ABSIP UWC

12/06/2026

🤝 ABSIP UWC x Young Investors Programme (YIP) x Standard Bank 🤝

ABSIP UWC was proud to collaborate with the Young Investors Programme (YIP) and Standard Bank for an engaging information and demonstration session on the Trading and Stock Pitching Challenges.

The session provided students with valuable insights into trading, stock pitching, portfolio construction, and technical analysis, while offering the opportunity to engage directly with industry professionals from Standard Bank. Participants also learned more about the initiative and how these challenges can help develop practical investment skills that are highly relevant in today's financial markets.

Beyond the competition, these initiatives create pathways for growth, exposure, networking, and potential opportunities within the Standard Bank CIB Graduate Pipeline.

A big thank you to our partners and everyone who attended and contributed to the success of the event. The future of investing starts with learning, and we're excited to see our members continue to grow their knowledge and skills.

12/05/2026

Dear ABSIP Members,

ABSIP UWC, in collaboration with Standard Bank and the Young Investors Programme, invites you to attend an in-person information and demonstration session for the Trading and Stock Pitching Challenges.

Following the recent online session, this session offers an opportunity to engage directly with Standard Bank representatives, gain insight into trading and stock pitching and learn how to participate in these challenges, including the Market Minds initiative.

Participants will develop practical skills in portfolio construction, trading strategy and technical analysis, with top performers gaining exposure to exciting opportunities. Furthermore, these challenges offer a possibility to be filtered into the Standard Bank CIB graduate pipeline.

📅 Date: 14 May 2026
⏰ Time: 14:00
📍 Venue: IPS Lab, 2nd Floor, EMS Building

Click the link in bio to register for the event.

Please refer to the attached posters for more detailed information on what to expect from the session.

We look forward to seeing you.

05/05/2026

Dear ABSIP Members,

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming online educational session: Shyft Market Minds – Investment 101, where the classroom meets the trading floor. This is brought to you by a collaborative initiative between the ABSIP student chapter, Standard Bank and the Young Investors Programme.

The programme overview are key concepts such as how financial markets operate, the distinction between trading, investing and saving, as well as a live trading overview and platform demo activity.

📅 Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026
⏰ Time: 17:00 - 18:30
📍 Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams),

Click the link in bio to register for the event.

Please refer to the attached posters for further information.

02/05/2026

Dear ABSIP Members,

Allan Gray will be hosting a graduate opportunities 2026 webinar where they will discuss the graduate opportunities available for final year/ honours students who are able to join their team from 2027.

📅 Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026
⏰ Time: 17:30 – 18:30
📍Venue: Online

Click the link in bio to register for the event.

24/04/2026

22/04/2026

JSE X ABSIP INVESTMENT CLUB
Gain info on how to invest and what to invest in! 💯

21/04/2026

What a start to the Investment Club!

A huge thank you to our guest speaker, Ralph Speirs, for an incredibly insightful session at our Investment Club opening event. Great turnout from our members, but even better conversation.

Mr. Speirs took us through an introduction to the JSE and what it offers, how to choose industries, and what to consider when picking a stock, as well as highlighted common beginner mistakes to avoid. He introduced the JSE Investment Challenge for university students, and shared practical tools and platforms for researching JSE stocks.

Valuable takeaways all around. This is just the beginning. Let's grow. 📈

21/04/2026

Dear ABSIP Members,

If you are a final year finance student who is excited by the idea of joining a young, driven team and working directly with London's Investment community, join Oceanrock Consulting for their annual webinar.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 13th May 2026
⏰ Time: 18:00
📍 Venue: Online

Schedule the event via their LinkedIn; the link is in our bio.

15/04/2026

Dear ABSIP Investment Club Members,

Hosted in collaboration with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and featuring guest speaker Ralph Speirs.

The JSE X ABSIP UWC Investment Club session stands to provide valuable and practical insight into financial markets, including an introduction to how the JSE operates, an understanding of market trends and investment timing, common beginner pitfalls and key tools for analysing stocks. There will also be a brief overview of the JSE Investment Challenge.

📅 Date: Monday, 20th April 2026
⏰ Time: 17:30 -19:00
📍 Venue: UWC, DL 3

Kindly check your emails for communications as a RSVP link as been sent out to the email address you provided when filling out the sign up form.

Please see the attached poster for further details regarding the event.

Please note that this session is exclusively available to Investment Club members and forms a foundational part of your experience within the programme. Your attendance is strongly encouraged.

We look forward to your participation.