ifs Student Investor Challenge 2007-8

The ifs Student Investor Challenge sponsored by Deutsche Bank and Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust has opened for registration this week.

The ifs Challenge equips thousands of young people with the knowledge and capability to manage their own finances, both now and in the future, by providing a practical insight into stock markets, savings and investments.

The challenge is operated by financial education charity, the ifsSchool of Finance. It’s free to enter, open to teams of 4 students aged between 14 and 19 and ordinarily attracts in the region of 30,000 participants each year.

The challenge commences with students investing a fantasy £100,000 in the stock market over a three month period, followed by regional finals involving a business quiz and a national final where the top 8 teams in the country compete for an all expenses paid trip to New York and £2,000 for their school.

Rod McKee, Head of Financial Capability at the ifs School of Finance, said: “The educational benefits speak for themselves - the challenge develops a wide range of useful life skills in a practical, challenging and enjoyable setting.

The feedback received from both students and teachers alike is consistently positive as you would expect from a challenge that continues to attract tens of thousands of entries each year.

We look forward to receiving registrations from thousands of teenagers from across the UK again this year.”

For more information or to register for the 2007-8 ifs Student Investor Challenge please go to: studentinvestor.org.