OU Investment & Finance Society

Dear members,

It is now week 2 and the events are coming thick and fast. On Monday, J.P. Morgan and Barclays Capital are both giving firmwide presentations. Please see the details below and make sure you register where applicable. On Tuesday, we are delighted to be hosting Bob Janjuah, Chief Credit Strategist for RBS, at the Oxford Union in association with the PPE Society. Bob has over 20 years experience in the credit markets and was formerly the Global Head of Credit Research at UBS. On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs are giving their internship presentation and on Thursday OUIFS is holding a networking event at the Corner Club after the Finance Fair. This event will run from 16:00-18:00 and has limited capacity so make sure you get there asap and make the most of the opportunity to network exclusively with our sponsors.

Kind regards,

Adam Barker
President, Michaelmas 2008





 

Contents

1. Barclays Capital Presentation @ Rhodes House, Monday 7:30pm
2. J.P. Morgan Careers Event @ Freud Cafe, Monday 6:30pm
3. The Great Depression- Part 2? @ The Oxford Union Macmillan Room, Tuesday 6:30pm
4. Goldman Sachs Internship Presentation @ The Museum of Natural History, Wednesday 7:30pm
5. OUIFS Finance Fair Networking Drinks @ The Corner Club (Turl Street), Thursday 4:00pm-6:00pm
6. Looking Ahead: Goldman Sachs Commercial Awareness @ Merton College, October 27, 7:00pm

1. Barclays Capital Presentation @ Rhodes House, Monday 7:30pm

Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With offices in 29 countries and over 16,200 employees, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, governmental and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs.

We are recruiting full time hires and interns into the following positions in, Compliance, Corporate Communications, Corporate Real Estate Services, Finance, Global Financial Risk Management, Human Resources, Information Risk Management, Investment Banking and Debt Capital Markets, Marketing, Operations, Operational Risk Management, Research, Sales, Structuring, Technology and Trading.

1st year students of a 3rd year degree and 2nd year students of a 4 year degree from any discipline are welcome to attend this presentation, after which you will have the opportunity to talk informally with representatives across a number of areas within the firm.
 

2. J.P. Morgan Careers Event @ Freud Cafe, Monday 6:30pm

No more slideshows, structure charts and corporate hype. Attend our event and you’ll get the opportunity to meet our people. What is Investment Banking? We have a Navigation Point for those of you unsure of where to start and focused zones for those who know what they want.

Open your mind, we have career opportunities to suit any high-achieving graduate from any degree discipline.

Places are limited so apply via the events calendar at www.jpmorgan.com/careers

Recruitment website: www.jpmorgan.com/careers
 

3. The Great Depression- Part 2? @ The Oxford Union Macmillan Room, Tuesday 6:30pm

Bob Janjuah, Chief Credit Strategist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, is giving a talk on the current financial crisis followed by a Q&A session. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions about recent developments and improve your commercial awareness in the run up to the interview season.

Speaker Profile:

'After studying Law at the University of Warwick, Bob has spent 20yrs in the credit markets. After several years in the loan market, Bob joined SBC/UBS where he became Global Head of Credit Research in the mid-90s, including a 3yr stint in Hong Kong, and subsequently Bob has held a number of senior research and proprietary credit trading positions in the credit markets, including Head of Credit Trading, Europe, at Hypovereinsbank, and Head of Proprietary Credit Trading at ABN Amro in Europe. Since 2003 Bob has focused on macro credit strategy, at ABN, at Bear Stearns and right now Bob is the Chief Credit Strategist for the Royal Bank of Scotland'
 

4. Goldman Sachs Internship Presentation @ The Museum of Natural History, Wednesday 7:30pm

Goldman Sachs has been at the forefront of innovation, performance and service in the investment banking, securities and investment management industry since 1869. Today, we help the world's governments, corporations, institutions and private individuals realise important financial and strategic goals - initiating change and generating wealth across the globe. We invite students in their first and second years to meet professionals from across all divisions to learn more about our businesses and your career opportunities.


Recruitment website: www.gs.com/careers

Please sign up to this event online via www.gs.com/careers/campusevents
 

5. OUIFS Finance Fair Networking Drinks @ The Corner Club (Turl Street), Thursday 4:00pm-6:00pm

Following the Finance Fair at the Town Hall make your way down to the Corner Club on Turl Street for afternoon tea and cakes in the dining room or a drink from the bar with representatives from our Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors. This should be an excellent opportunity to network with representatives in a relaxed environment.

Capacity will be limited to 70 to ensure a strong ratio of students to representatives so please make your way down as soon as possible.

 

6. Looking Ahead: Goldman Sachs Commercial Awareness @ Merton College, October 27, 7:00pm

Are you one of the thousands of students applying to investment banking and finance firms for Spring and Summer internships this year?

Are you unsure about what technical knowledge you will need to know for your interviews?

Or do you simply want to hear what investment bankers themselves think about the current credit crisis?

On Monday 27th October OUIFS will be hosting representatives from *GOLDMAN SACHS*, one of the few investment banks to emerge from the summer of turmoil and arguably the biggest financial brand in the world, who will be explaining EXACTLY what you need to know about the financial world to impress firms such as themselves.

They will also be available to answer any of your questions... what are the current trends in investment banking? How are banks such as Goldman Sachs going to get through the current downturn? And how does this affect you as an applicant?

This is an event not be missed if you aspire to a career in the city.

***Unfortunately capacity is limited to 60 people. If you wish to reserve a place at this event,

PLEASE SEND A PARAGRAPH OF NO MORE THAN 100 WORDS EXPLAINING WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT TO joanna.li@keble.ox.ac.uk.

Your applications will be reviewed by OUIFS and a representative from GS before we invite you formally to this event.***

If you would like to attend, please send your paragraph by e-mail to Joanna * NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER *.

If you have any other questions regarding this event, please contact arjun.bhohi@some.ox.ac.uk.