Investment Competition
Gain hands-on experience, build industry connections, and win a paid internship.
2026 winners
Kick-start your investing career
Congratulations to our 2026 winners!
Congratulations to our 2026 winners!Well done to winning team SK Advisory: Jenny Lao, Christopher Goh, Samantha Pollett and Brian Lau.
The team will now choose a paid internship prize with leading investment firms Schroders, TCorp, QIC, Colonial First State or GCQ Funds Management.
All four final teams were incredibly impressive. Well done to everyone who participated in this year’s competition.
Finalist investment cases:
- SK Advisory: CAR Group (Schroders)
- Aurum Capital: Bayview Village (CFS)
- Mars Capital: Uber (TDM Growth Partners)
- Phuture Capital: Uber (TDM Growth Partners)
Future IM/Pact National Investment Competition
Our annual investment competition is a platform for gender-based teams of 2-4 university students to get hands-on experience solving and presenting investment challenges to leading investors and advisers. Not only do students get practical exposure to the types of complex problems analysts and portfolio managers solve daily, they also have the opportunity to win a paid internship with one of our partner organisations.
Proudly supported by UNIT, this is your opportunity to gain exposure to investment management and advice leaders who are actively looking for emerging talent.
Message of support from the Governor-General
Her Excellency the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, wishes our competition finalists luck and recognises the important role Future IM/Pact plays in fostering diversity and inclusion in the industry. Watch video here
Why you should participate
- Win paid internships with our partners
- Meet and build connections with industry leaders who are actively looking for talent
- Challenge yourself with real-life cases designed by investment analysts and portfolio managers
- Hone your communication and presentation skills
- Bolster your CV so you stand out when applying for roles
Paid internship prizes
2026 prizes:
- 12 week paid internship with Schroders
- 12 week paid internship with TCorp
- 6 week paid internship with QIC
- 4-6 week paid internship with Colonial First State
- 4 week paid internship with GCQ Funds Management
Our 2026 judges
Head of Australian Equities,
Schroders
Although studying a degree in finance, I did not have much clue to what a career in investment management looked like until I participated in the Future IM/Pact investment competition.