Analyze economic events and their effect on Global Markets Trading with Standard Bank
Welcome to our programme! We are so excited to have you here.
Here at Standard Bank, we’re passionate about driving sustainable, inclusive growth across Africa. The kind of growth that will make a positive and lasting impact on all our lives. And we put Africa’s dreams, our clients’ dreams, and our people’s dreams at the heart of everything we do.
During this programme, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Standard Bank team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our Global Markets Trading team does every day. You’ll learn how to prepare a weekly market view, prepare for key economic and earnings events, analyse the impact of economic events on the investment landscape, and more.
We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Standard Bank!
All tasks, materials, companies, and people featured in this programme are simulated and entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (either living or dead) or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
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Recapping last week’s events
Prepare a weekly market view for your team meeting- Fact Finding
- Communication
- Presentation
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Preparing for upcoming economic and earnings events
Summarise key economic and earnings events that could impact the bank’s equity portfolio- Data Analysis
- Judgement
- Communication
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Impact of economic events on the investment landscape
Analyse the implications of economic events on the investment landscape- Financial Markets
- Asset Classes
- Commercial Awareness
- Communication
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Optimising portfolio to weather current market conditions
Analyse quantitative and qualitative factors in repositioning equity portfolio- Stock Analysis
- Judgement
- Presentation
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Finish Line
