The varsity is celebrating after a workforce of gifted S3 pupils aced the nation’s largest inventory‑choosing problem for kids.
The judges praised the workforce for his or her perception, enthusiasm and ingenious presentation model
Proficient Hamilton Grammar ladies took prime spot in Scotland’s largest funding problem.
The South Lanarkshire faculty is celebrating nationwide success after a workforce of gifted S3 pupils have been topped winners within the Rising Future Belongings Funding Competitors, the nation’s largest inventory‑choosing problem for kids.
The workforce, Neve Anderson, Hannah Dodds, Ayesha Imran, Ella McGlynn, Eilidh Robertson and Emily Watkins, impressed judges with their properly‑researched and interesting pitch on renewable power firm Drax.
Guided by their instructor Reece Lyons, at the moment in his first yr of educating, the pupils demonstrated robust analytical expertise, creativity and confidence.
Senior business leaders shaped the judging panels, together with Mandy Rawlinson, head of UK and EMEA at Aberdeen Investments, and Sally Greig, head of world bonds and chief of funding workers for multi asset and glued revenue at Baillie Gifford.
Reflecting on her expertise as a decide, Mandy Rawlinson mentioned: “I used to be massively impressed by the abilities that these ladies dropped at the duty.
“Many spoke in regards to the misconceptions that they had about monetary providers earlier than the competitors.
“Monetary providers aren’t extensively taught in colleges, and Future Asset makes it tangible – exhibiting younger ladies the realities of the business and that it’s not simply maths and numbers.”
The judges praised the Hamilton Grammar workforce for his or her perception, enthusiasm and ingenious presentation model.
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Taking to the stage in personalised sun shades and props, the pupils delivered a pitch that introduced their argument to life.
Their victory secured £800 for Hamilton Grammar together with vouchers for every workforce member.
Hamilton Grammar’s success continued with instructor Reece Lyons being awarded runner-up for the Future Asset Trainer Champion of the Yr Award – a brand new accolade recognising educators who go above and past to help the programme.
This yr’s competitors is a part of Future Asset’s mission to rework Scotland’s monetary sector by inspiring extra younger ladies to contemplate careers in funding and tackling the business’s longstanding gender imbalance.
The 2025/26 competitors noticed 47 finalists aged 14–18, representing eight colleges, chosen from 159 entries and greater than 900 members nationwide.
Future Asset continues to develop quickly: since 2020, the initiative has expanded from 13 colleges to 100, with greater than 3500 college students participating and funding professionals from over 50 companies volunteering as coaches and judges.
All through the ten‑week problem, college students labored carefully with a devoted business coach, developed their funding instances and gained entry to actual‑world insights by means of visits to main companies together with Aegon Asset Administration, Baillie Gifford and BlackRock.
Future Asset chair Jen Mair praised the scholars, saying: “By supporting these gifted college students, we’re actively working to create a extra dynamic and inclusive business.
“Our objective is to make sure no lady believes being feminine is a barrier to her profession ambitions.”
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