Douglas Academy, Milngavie and Trinity High School, Rutherglen
were winners of the Investment Challenge, a competition where
school teams work to grow a virtual investment fund, making
decisions on what to buy and sell, based on their own research and
incoming news stories.
The competition is supported by BNP Paribas Securities Services
and first direct in partnership with City of Glasgow
College, Skills
Development Scotland and Global
Investor Simulations.
Regional finals were held in Glasgow, Dundee and Lanarkshire.
The team from Douglas Academy (pictured) triumphed in the
West region final, while Trinity High School won the
Lanarkshire final.
More than 1,400 pupils took part using the online business
simulation Finance Lab, with volunteers from BNP Paribas Securities
Services and first direct visiting schools to meet teachers and
students and talk about career opportunities in the sector.
Attila Boncz, Senior Manager at BNP Paribas Securities Services, said: "This
competition gives us the opportunity to promote the rich variety of
careers the financial services sector has to offer".
Financial
knowledge, quick decision making, and good teamwork have helped two
schools in the Greater Glasgow area win a competition challenging
pupils to show their investment skills.
Douglas
Academy, Milngavie and Trinity High School, Rutherglen were winners
of the Investment Challenge, a competition where school teams work
to grow a virtual investment fund, making decisions on what to buy
and sell, based on their own research and incoming news
stories.
The
competition is supported by BNP Paribas Securities Services and
first direct in partnership with City of Glasgow College, Skills
Development Scotland and Global Investor Simulations.
Regional
finals were held in Glasgow, Dundee and Lanarkshire. The team from
Douglas Academy (pictured) triumphed in the West region
final, while Trinity High School won the Lanarkshire
final.
More than
1,400 pupils took part using the online business simulation Finance
Lab, with volunteers from BNP Paribas Securities Services and first
direct visiting schools to meet teachers and students and talk
about career opportunities in the sector.
Attila
Boncz, Senior Manager at BNP Paribas Securities Services, said:
"This competition gives us the opportunity to promote the rich
variety of careers the financial services sector has to
offer".