UK students emerge victorious in the latest eFinancialCareers Investment Challenge

Online, September 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - UK students have swept the board in this summer's efinancialcareers.com Investment Challenge, sponsored by Credit Suisse.

Of those graduating in 2012, eight of the top ten performing students were from UK universities, the winners beating more than 1700 students from 325 universities across 36 countries around Europe who entered the Challenge. And among entrants graduating in 2013, five of the top ten are currently studying at UK academic institutions.

The eFinancialCareers Investment Challenge is an online trading game that allows students hoping for a career in the financial markets to pit their skills against one another, whilst at the same time giving them the opportunity to impress the Graduate Recruitment team at Credit Suisse. Players in this year's summer Challenge were able to trade virtual European and North American equities over the course of a month using a £10 million fantasy fund. Over 36,000 trades were placed and virtual fortunes were won and lost. The top players ended up with over a 20% return.

In addition to the prestige, the top three players in each year group have won the chance to be interviewed for the Credit Suisse Spring Programme for those graduating in 2013, or a Summer Internship for those graduating in 2012, as well as fun prizes including ipods, digital cameras and laptops.

Among those graduating in 2012, the top-ranked students were from EM Lyon in France, University of Warwick, and the London School of Economics. The top three players graduating in 2013 were students at Fernfachhochschule Schweiz in Switzerland, University of Warwick and St. Quentin en Yvelines in France. Students from the University of Exeter, London South Bank University and Kingston University just missed out on the prizes, ranking within the top 10 in both year groups.

James Bennett, Managing Director EMEA and APAC for eFinancialCareers.com, said:
"We're delighted that enthusiasm for the Investment Challenge is as strong as ever. We are also pleased that Credit Suisse will be working with us again later this year to launch a further European Investment Challenge to help spot the future talents at our European Universities and Business Schools."

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About eFinancialCareers
eFinancialCareers, a Dice Holdings, Inc. company, is the leading global career site network for professionals working in the investment banking, asset management and securities industries. The website provides financial services professionals with job opportunities, job market news and analysis, salary surveys and career advice. Recruiters and employers can post jobs targeting specific sectors within the financial services industry, both buy-side and sell-side, and can search the resume database for highly qualified and specialized professionals. eFinancialCareers has a network of co-branded career sites with industry-leading trade publications and offers local websites in 18 markets and five languages primarily across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. www.eFinancialCareers.co.uk

About Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies (hereinafter referred to as "Credit Suisse"). As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers its clients bundled expertise in the areas of Private Banking, Investment Banking, and Asset Management. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions, and innovative products to companies, institutional clients, and affluent private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse has its headquarters in Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. The group employs approximately 49,200 people. The registered shares of Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), the parent company of Credit Suisse, are listed in Switzerland, as well as in New York in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS). Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

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