FSR | Financial Business Cycle 2023
- event 13 until 24 November, 2023
The Financial Business Cycle consists of multiple in-house days, workshops, informal activities, and dinners hosted by different companies. You will have the opportunity to get to know the participating companies and experience the differences in activities and corporate culture.
During the workshops and in-house days, each company will present itself through a presentation and a case. A significant part of the day will be reserved for business cases, allowing you to show your financial talent. At the end of the day, you will be able to get to know the company in an informal setting.
During the company dinners, you will have the opportunity to meet companies in a more informal way. During these dinners, you will meet employees of multiple companies from the same sector and you will have the chance to ask them about their own careers and company.
In short, the Financial Business Cycle is the perfect opportunity for future financial professionals to explore career possibilities and orient in the financial world. You can sign up for each event separately.
EVENT OVERVIEW
- Event period: 13 November 2023 - 24 November 2023
- Number of participants: 20 per event
- Target group: Third-year bachelor and master students with an interest in finance, accounting, or controlling
- Only FSR members can participate in this event
- Enrollment: Separate application for each workshop, dinner, and in-house day
- Selection process formal events: CV
- Various informal events without CV selection
Programme
Financial Business Cycle 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Informal Activity |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Workshop |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Dinner |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Workshop |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Dinner |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Informal Activity |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Workshop |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Workshop |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Inhouse Day |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Dinner |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Informal Activity |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Workshop |
Financial Business Cycle 2023
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Workshop |
Activities
Informal Activity
Opening Coolblue
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Have you always wondered what it is really like working at such an interesting and modern company like Coolblue?
Now is your chance to gain more information and speak to some of Coolblue's employees! The opening is hosted by Flora Oudeboon (Manager Business Control).
Coolblue is hosting the opening of the Financial Business Cycle, which will start with a masterclass and afterwards students have the option to meet the team during the informal networking drinks!
No CV selection necessary, everyone is welcome to join!
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Deloitte (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location:
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
During this case you experience the excitement of an escape room in a professional setting. While solving puzzles with a bit of time pressure you receive more information about one of our clients and their strategic or operational problem. By gaining more information you can shape the advice and show you are the best consultant in class. Do you want to take the challenge?
Deloitte
Workshop
Workshop Bluemetric (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Bluemetric is an independent investment office, aiming to provide clients with the insights and knowledge they need to ensure they feel in full control of their wealth. To enable clients to be at the helm of their wealth they proactively analyze various investment opportunities using different asset classes.
The workshop will focus on the analysis of investment opportunities (within private and/or public markets) and constructing an investment advisory/asset allocation for a client.
Dinner
Auditing & Financial Management Dinner (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in what the work in Auditing and Financial Management entails? The Auditing and Financial Management dinner gives you the opportunity to learn more about this!
The participating firms Baker Tilly, BDO, Mazars and Grant Thornton will have various of their recruiters and other company members present to be able to give you their insights. You will be able to form connections with these great companies to start off your future career!
For more information about the participating companies check out the following links:
BDO
Baker Tilly
Grant Thornton
Workshop
Workshop NIBC
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
The workshop will focus on corporate banking.
NIBC
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Rabobank
Location: Utrecht
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
During the case, the teams represent private equity parties with the aim of achieving the best possible return on capital. The teams will use the first round of the case to determine the value of a set of companies. These companies will be sold during the second round of the case, the auction phase. In this phase several things happen at the same time, in which the students will have to continuously watch what is happening and adjust their strategy if necessary.
Dinner
Private Equity Dinner (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in what the work in private equity entails? The Private Equity dinner gives you the opportunity to learn more about this!
The participating private equity firm Mentha Capital, Main Capital Partners, Pride Capital Partners and Foreman Capital will have various of their recruiters and other company members present to be able to give you their insights. You will be able to form connections with these great companies to start off your future career!
For more information about the participating companies check out the following:
Mentha Capital Main Capital Partners Pride Capital Partners Foreman Capital
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Nielen Schuman (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Amsterdam
Do you want to know more about what it’s like to work at Nielen Schuman? This event will offer the opportunity to get a unique insight into our firm, further develop your skills and to form important connections for your future!
Through a company presentation, working on a case and getting in contact with company representatives you will get a better overview of the corporate culture and what we do on a day-to-day basis.
Don't miss out on this opportunity and sign up for this activity!
For more information about the participating company check out the following link: https://financialbusinesscycle.nl/participating-companies/168/nielen-schuman
Nielen Schuman
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day CBRE (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Amsterdam
Om in te schrijven voor dit evenement moet je ingelogd zijn op je FSR account.
CBRE is een organisatie waarbij het niet uitmaakt of je een ervaren professional of een jong talent bent, en op welke positie je speelt. We bieden iedereen de vrijheid om kansen te zien
en te pakken. We werken hard voor onze successen en vieren die met elkaar, bijvoorbeeld na het sluiten van een deal of tijdens onze wekelijkse borrel.
Met ruim 105.000 medewerkers verspreid over 500 kantoren in 100+ landen is CBRE wereldwijd marktleider in real estate consultancy. In Nederland werken onze 500+ professionals vanuit Amsterdam, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht en Zwolle elke dag aan de mooiste vastgoedprojecten.
Traineeship
In ons 1 jaar durende programma sta jij als persoon centraal. In het Traineeship van CBRE ga je je 80% van je tijd specialiseren als Junior Consultant in een vakgebied naar keuze en 20% van je tijd besteden aan jouw persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Tijdens het programma wordt jou de mogelijkheid geboden om professionele trainingen te volgen, samen te werken en mee te kijken met collega’s uit verschillende vastgoeddisciplines en zo ook jouw netwerk uit te breiden. Alles om de jou een vliegende start van je vastgoedcarrière te bezorgen! Het programma start tweemaal per kalenderjaar: op 1 maart en 1 september, maar natuurlijk kun je het hele jaar door bij ons starten en ga je mee in het eerstvolgende Traineeship.
Informal Activity
Women in Banking
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in how it is to be a woman working in the finance sector and especially in banking? The Woman in Banking high tea offers the opportunity for students to speak with women from the companies ING, Lazard and Lincoln International to gain perspective on what it is like to work in this industry.
This event will take place from 14:00 - 18:00 and the companies will start with a short company presentation, followed by a drink. This event will inspire and potentially form important connections for your future!
Note: the dresscode for this event is business formal.
For more information about the participating companies check out the following:
Lazard
ING
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Boskalis
Location: Papendrecht
Boskalis
Workshop
Workshop Rembrandt Fusies & Overnames (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Wil je erachter komen hoe het is om bij een van de grootste M&A boutiques te werken?
Alvast een inkijkje krijgen in het waarderen van de bedrijven? Van huidige collega’s horen hoe zij hun eerste werkjaren hebben ervaren?
Schrijf je dan in voor de presentatie, kahootquiz en borrel van Rembrandt F&O.
Rembrandt Fusies & Overnames
Workshop
Workshop Eight Advisory
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and considering a career in consultancy? Join us at the Financial Business Cycle event on the 22th of November for an opportunity to learn more about the acquisition process and the role we play in it. During this event, you will get a look behind the scenes at Eight Advisory. Together with other ambitious students, we challenge you to show us your creativity, pro-activity and analytical skills.
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Nerisa (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
During this workshop, you will experience what it feels like to be an analyst at our office in Rotterdam. We will start the workshop by going over Nerisa’s general investment process and approach, after which you and your team will take on an actual case-study regarding a Dutch publicly listed company.
You will estimate if the company is a good investment opportunity, present your reasoning and highlight what you found important in the decision-making process. The event will be intellectually challenging and lots of fun for curious and ambitious students. After completing the case, we will have a drink in our office and you will get plenty of opportunity to ask our analysts and interns everything you would like to know about our work and the sector we operate in. A very valuable experience for every student and previous events have shown that you might be able to secure an internship or analyst position within our firm after successful completion of the case.
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day HAL Investments
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Wednesday November 22, 2023
14:00u - +/- 18:00u
HAL Investments’ Inhouse event gives selected students the opportunity to meet HAL. During this interactive event hosted by members of the HAL Investment Team at our office in Rotterdam, you will learn more about Private Equity and HAL’s long-term investment strategy.
Curious to find out more?
Apply now and perhaps you will be invited to join on November 22, 2023!
Please note that when applying for the HAL Investments Inhouse day you must email your gradelist to fbccommittee@fsr.nl.
Inhouse Day
Inhouse Day Zanders
Location: Utrecht
Zanders will host a masterclass on what treasury is, what it entails and what it means for Zanders as a firm to be in this niche, their clients, their services, their systems, and finally, life as a consultant within Zanders.
Dinner
Investment Banking Dinner (NL)
Note: Fluency in Dutch is required and the dresscode for this event is business formal.
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in what the work in Investment Banking entails? The Investment Banking dinner gives you the opportunity to learn more about this!
The participating Investment Banking firms Jefferies, Macquarie Capital, Lincoln International and RBC Capital Markets will have various of their recruiters and other company members present to be able to give you their insights. You will be able to form connections with these great companies to start off your future career!
For more information about the participating companies check out the following:
Jefferies Macquarie Capital Lincoln International RBC Capital Markets
Jefferies
Macquarie Capital
Informal Activity
Women in Finance
Location: Rotterdam
Please note that in order to sign up for this event, you have to log in on this website with your FSR account.
Are you interested in how it is to be a woman working in the finance sector? The Woman in Finance event offers the opportunity for students to speak with women from the companies ABN Amro, Gilde Healthcare, Orange Capital Partners and Nationale Nederlanden to gain perspective on what it is like to work in this industry.
The high tea will take place from 14:00 - 18:00 and the companies will start with a short company presentation. ABN Amro, Gilde Healthcare and Nationale Nederlanden will present themselves. Afterwards there will be a network drink. This event will inspire and potentially form important connections for your future!
Note: the dresscode for this event is business formal.
For more information about the participating companies check out the following:
ABN Amro Gilde Healthcare Orange Capital Partners Nationale Nederlanden
Workshop
Workshop Capitalmind
Location: Rotterdam
The Capitalmind workshop will be an interactive session that will highlight different aspects of the merger & acquisition (M&A) process, including a real-life negotiation case.
Workshop
Workshop STX Group
Location: Rotterdam
Are you ready to dive into the world of trading with STX Group's Trading Case Workshop? In this workshop, you'll be facing real-life trading scenarios and using your skills to navigate uncertain markets. Your ultimate goal is to optimize your profit and loss account, providing you with a a practical application of trading strategies.
Throughout the workshop, you'll work with authentic market data, gaining practical insights into the complexities of trading and decision-making. You'll learn to adapt and make informed choices in a high-stakes, ever-changing environment, equipping you for the challenges of real-world trading. Join us for an engaging and hands-on experience in the world of trading.