After months of hard work and strategising, winners of the 2011 JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge have been announced. After a year of investing a virtual million rand, being amongst the winners in this exciting financial literacy competition is no small feat. It’s only fitting that these top teams be honoured for their consistently stellar performance at the awards ceremony to be held at the JSE on 28 October.

Prizes amounting to R60 000 per portfolio will be awarded to the winners. For the winning university students, a prize of an all expenses paid overseas trip, plus R25 000 will also be awarded.

Winning teams:
Soweto schools had their eye on the prize this year and showed great investment skills. With three schools from the area occupying the top positions in the Income Portfolio, Soweto seems set to produce some of South Africa’s finest investors. Taking first place is Kwadedangendlale High School’s “The Bears” team with an impressive income of R66 628.27. Not too far behind them is “Aurora 6” from Aurora Girls’ High School, who managed an income of R60 171.36; and in third place is Emdeni High School’s “Emdeni E” team who achieved an income of R59 711.67.

Finally, rounding up the Income Portfolio winners are two equally impressive teams – “JR Investors” from Jimmie Roos School with R54 637.82, and “Professional EL” from JF Mati High School with R52 755.08.

No strangers to the winners’ podium, Eden College Lyndhurst’s “BADJ is Back Again” take first place in the Equity Portfolio with a capital growth of 75.6%. Coming in second place is a team that won the monthly rounds as recently as August. “Genius Investors” of Maritzburg College achieved a capital growth of 64.8% in the runners up position.

Both these teams have continued to show financial insight and a flair for making the right investment decisions. They are joined by Hoërskool DF Malan, who’s two teams “Beat Us” and “Die Kommuniste” occupy positions three and five, with growths of 55.48% and 36.56% respectively. Coming in fourth place is yet another team from Maritzburg College. “Super Heroes in Training” added another notch on their schools belt, with a growth of 45.3%.

The ability to strategise is a key skill in the high risk Speculator Portfolio, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem for the five teams who won in the final standings. Parktown Boys High School is represented by two teams. The “Enterprise V 1.2” team takes first position with a capital growth of 62.15%, and they are joined by school mates “Inglorious Brokers” who take fifth position with a capital growth of 11.88%. In second position is Bishops Diocesan College’s “Bishops 123” who grew their capital by 18.59%. And rounding up the top five Speculator Portfolio winners are “Orient Fantastic Four” from Orient Islamic School in third place and “PBHS TMC” from Pretoria Boys High School in fourth. The teams managed growths of 18.39% and 13.68% respectively.

For the high schools in first place, each of the four team members will receive R4000; second place team members receive R2500 each, third place R2000 each and in fourth as well as fifth place, receive R1000 each. In addition to the learners being rewarded, successful schools and their mentors also take winnings home.

“The JSE Education department takes great pleasure in announcing the JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge winners for 2011. We value the participation and dedication of the learners throughout South Africa and hope that the skills gained from the Investment.

Challenge can be implemented into their daily lives and beyond,” says Senior General Manager of JSE, Noah Greenhill.

In the university and college category, the University of Witwatersrand has come in first place, winning an all expenses paid overseas trip plus R25 000. The University of Pretoria takes second place, winning R20 000. They are followed by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in third place receiving R15 000.  All the universities and colleges participated in the speculator portfolio only.

Andrew Warren, Executive at Liberty Retail SA Marketing says, “We congratulate the 2011 JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge winners on their outstanding performance. We hope that the success achieved by these learners motivates other learners to participate in next years Investment Challenge.”

The JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge is an annual competition running in its 38^th year and is open to all South African high school learners as well as students from universities and independent colleges. The winners have gained exposure and experience on financial and life skills such as budgeting, economic research and team work. This in turn assists the learners in deciding on their future career paths.

To enter the 2012 JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge contact the JSE’s Challenge Coordinators on 011 – 520 7116/ 7344/ 7168. You can also have a look at the JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/JSELiberty-Investment-Challenge/352982065154) which contains loads of information, complete with

instructions to register on Mxit, as well as the chance to interact with other registered participants sharing tips and ideas.  You can also follow them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JSELiberty_Game.

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In the last month of the competition, Gauteng schools continue to display their dominance in the 2011 edition of the JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge, this time with wins in the Income and Speculator portfolios respectively. Kwadedangendlale High School and Pretoria Boys High School were joined by Maritzburg College from KwaZulu Natal who took top spot in the Equity Portfolio. 

Soweto schools are showing their mettle with Kwadedangendlale High being the second school from the area to take first position in the Income Portfolio in as many months. The “Paradise” team grew their income to an impressive R16 856.53 – the highest amount in the competition so far. “I’m extremely proud of the team. They’ve been working consistently hard throughout the year and it’s great to see the results of all that hard work,” teacher and mentor Solomon Letshwenyo said. 

Team “PBHS Alpha and Omega” of Pretoria Boys High School, also first time winners, delivered a capital growth of 5.63% in the high risk Speculator Portfolio. They are led by teacher Jaydon Kelly who is thrilled with the team’s performance. “It’s good to see team coming out on top. They’ve showed steady progress from month to month. A win was only a matter of time.” he said. 

“We are nearly at the end of this year’s Investment Challenge and it is inspiring to see new teams step up at this stage of the competition. I have no doubt that it will be a healthy race to the finish. The JSE Education Department would like to congratulate all the August winners and encourage those schools that didn’t make it into this monthly winners’ list to keep working hard at protecting their investments,” says Senior General Manager, Noah Greenhill. 

All boys’ school Maritzburg College is clearly in top form in this year’s Investment Challenge. This time the “Genius Investors” team was number one in the Equity Portfolio, and achieved a capital growth of 12.7%. Their teacher Charles Coghlan said “The team has certainly found its stride. Each and every member should be very proud of this stellar performance.”

The learners in each team have been awarded R500 each for best performance in their individual portfolios. A further R500 has been awarded to their mentoring teachers and also to their schools.

According to Andrew Warren, Executive at Liberty Retail SA Marketing, “Once again we at Liberty are happy to be associated with some of the most intelligent young individuals and scholars in the country. The skills these students attain from the Investment Challenge today will no doubt come in handy in their future endeavors. Congratulations to all the August winners.”

The Investment Challenge runs until September and is open to all learners from any South African high school. Students from universities and independent colleges are also eligible to participate. Entrants have a choice of selecting one or more risk portfolios that they wish to take part in for the competition namely: Income (low risk), Equity Growth (moderate risk) and Speculator (high risk). All school entrants must be in teams of four and have to be supervised by a teacher or mentor. University teams must consist of a minimum of two members and a maximum of four.

At the end of the competition, five prizes amounting to R60 000 per portfolio will be awarded to the overall winners of the Income, Equity Growth and Speculator Portfolios; and for the Universities and Colleges, a top prize of an all expenses paid overseas trip plus R25, 000 is up for grabs. 

More information about the JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge is available from their website http://schools.jse.co.za or http://university.jse.co.za; mobisite:http://schools.jse.co.za/mobile or  http://university.jse.co.za/mobile or contact the Investment Challenge coordinators on 011 – 520 7116/ 7344/ 7168. For more tips and interactions,also check out Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/JSELiberty-Investment-Challenge/352982065154,Twitter:http://twitter.com/JSELiberty_Game

 

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Two Gauteng schools showed outstanding skill as the June winners of the JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge when they took top standing in the Equity Portfolio and Speculator Portfolio, respectively. Eden College Lyndhurst and Parktown Boys High School were joined by Free State representative, Jimmy Roos School, who won in the Income Portfolio.

Eden College’s “BADJ is Back Again” team is proving to be quite the challenger in this year’s edition of the literacy competition, with this being their second win in the Equity Portfolio. A growth of 13.71% on their capital put them in top spot this time around. They are led by teacher, Elsa Olivier who was thrilled with her team’s achievement. “Another notch on our belt makes us a serious contender for the overall prize. I’m extremely proud of my team,” she said ,Although this is a first time win for team “Jozi Share”, Parktown Boys High School has been represented as winners in the Speculator Portfolio before. Led by Ashika Duttoo, the players delivered a growth of 14.68% on their capital.

According to Duttoo, “I am impressed with the talent shown by the team. They are learning more and growing in confidence every day, and this result is proof of that. I’m sure they will only get better in the remaining months of the Investment Challenge.”

First time winners, “JR Investors” of Jimmy Roos School in the Free State, grew their income to a whopping R12 291.27 in the Income Portfolio – the highest amount to be achieved so far in the competition. Their teacher and mentor, Marelize du Toit said, “To be in first place for the first time and with such a magnificent result is a great feat for the team. The time and effort the learners have been putting in for something that is outside the school curriculum is commendable. This can only be a sign of better things to come.”

The learners in each team have been awarded R500 each for best performance in their individual portfolios. A further R500 has been awarded to their mentoring teachers and also to their schools.

The Investment Challenge runs until September and is open to all learners from any South African high school. Students from universities and independent colleges are also eligible to participate. Entrants have a choice of selecting one or more risk portfolios that they wish to take part in for the competition namely: Income (low risk), Equity Growth (moderate risk) and Speculator (high risk). All school entrants must be in teams of four and have to be supervised by a teacher or mentor. University teams must consist of a minimum of two members and a maximum of four.

At the end of the competition, five prizes amounting to R60 000 per portfolio will be awarded to the overall winners of the Income, Equity Growth and Speculator Portfolios; and for the Universities and Colleges, a top prize of an all expenses paid overseas trip plus R25, 000 is up for grabs.

Registration is open continuously throughout the JSE/ Liberty Investment Challenge for high schools. Each team will be required to pay a registration fee of R120 per team per portfolio entered. Registration forms are obtainable from their website http://schools.jse.co.za or http://university.jse.co.za; mobisite: http://schools.jse.co.za/mobile or http://university.jse.co.za/mobile or contact the Investment Challenge coordinators on 011 – 520 7116/ 7344/ 7168. For more tips and interactions, also check out Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/JSELiberty-Investment-Challenge/352982065154 , Twitter: http://twitter.com/JSELiberty_Game

 

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