2. John Molson Investment Society (JMIS) Meeting

3. John Molson Trading League

4. Internship opportunity at FINCA

 1. The Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program

Announcement of Available Positions

The Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program was formed for the primary purpose of training a select group of undergraduate students in the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in investment management. 6 to 10 students are selected every year for this program, which is an excellent spring board into the world of market finance. For more information, attend an information session and see attached documents

Information Sessions

Dates: Monday September 12, 19, 26

           Wednesday, September 14, 21,28

Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Location:  MB12.101

2. John Molson Investment Society (JMIS) Meeting

When: Tuesday, September 20th 2011 at 8:30pm

Where: MB 5.215

 The John Molson Investment Society (JMIS) is having their first meeting of the year on the evening of the 20th. Discussion topics for the meeting include, “Capital Markets and Investing basics” and JMIS’s junior analyst positions. For more information, and to keep current with JMIS members, visit the JMIS website: http://grou.ps/fisa_jmis

3. John Molson Trading League (JMIS)

When: Monday, September 26th 2011 at 8:30pm

Where: MB 12.254

Want to give Trading a shot?

Sign up for the John Molson Trading League’s inaugural event!

You will get the chance to compete against your fellow JMSB classmates in various cases fot he chance to win prizes and the bragging rights of being JMSB’s top trader!

Registration opens September 19th, and participation is free however seating is limited. Visit JMIS’s website for more information: http://grou.ps/fisa_jmis

4. Internship opportunity at FINCA

Part-time Internship for the fall Semester, 2011

Application Deadline: September 26, 2011

The statement of work (SOW-FINCA Intern Fall 2011 ) is attached. The contact person’s email is on the last line of the SOW.

What is FINCA International?

FINCA stands for the Foundation for International Community Assistance. Established in 1984, FINCA is best known for having pioneered the “Village Banking method”–one of the major forms of microcredit–and for leadership in microfinance overall. The mission of FINCA International is to provide financial services to the world’s lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. Our vision is to be a global network collectively serving more low-income entrepreneurs than any other microfinance institution, while operating on commercial principles of performance and sustainability

The letter should include your: Name, Student ID, Phone Number, Email, Relevant academic classes you have taken (e.g. COMM 308, FINA 455p, etc.), Relevant trading and financial modelling experience (e.g. other stock simulations, online trading, work experience, seminars, etc.), A copy of your transcript (from your Concordia portal)
 
This letter must not exceed one page in length and must be in bullet form.
 
Potential candidates will be contacted prior to the simulation tryouts which will be held on September 18th from 1:15pm-3:30pm in the Formula Growth Trading lab (MB 12.154). An interview round to finalize the selection of the team will be conducted on a later date.
 
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Samer Balaghi at s.balaghi@jmcconline.ca or at 514-961-1816.