Inspiring, educational and fun – Meet Caj, FFP intern in Equity Research
In spring, we had the pleasure of welcoming yet another group of 22 talented students to join our renowned Future Finance Professional (FFP) programme in Finland. In this first blog in a FFP series, we introduce you to Caj, who works as assistant analyst in Equity Research, which involves morning reports, company analysis, client meetings and IPOs and more.
Meet Caj Toppari and hear about his job in Equity Research in Investment Banking, and learn what makes his FFP traineeship so inspiring and educational – and why the FFP life is such good fun.
I'm currently writing my master’s thesis in Finance at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki.
Caj Toppari
As a Future Finance Professional (FFP) intern in the Equity Research team in Finland, my main tasks include writing a daily morning report to be sent out before the market opens. The report entails summarising key events which affect the stock markets, as well as writing company-specific texts on key events, for example on earnings results. Writing this daily morning report has broadened my understanding of Finnish listed companies, and I have found it interesting to stay on top of the latest market news.
When the morning report is completed, I help out the senior colleagues with their work, which could include; market or company analysis, collecting and analysing data, and participating in client meetings. It’s inspiring and educational to work alongside such experienced and professional colleagues.
The Equity Research team in Finland provides analysis on listed firms, and then proceeds to give recommendations (buy, hold, sell) and analysis to support our clients, which mainly consists of large Finnish corporations and institutions. We work together alongside the Equity Sales team, which helps clients execute their trading strategies, and provide advice and ideas to our customers.
Caj at his desk at Markets trading floor, at Nordea's headquarters in Helsinki.
During my tenure as FFP trainee, I have also got the opportunity to participate in IPO (initial public offering) projects, which I have found extremely interesting. Being included in projects and given responsibility from the start is, in my book, a key driver to learning fast. And I do feel like my learning curve has steepened accordingly from day one, which I have my colleagues to thank for.
Whilst I have certainly been grateful for the opportunity to learn about Equity Research in particular, I also want to point out one of the best parts of the FFP summer programme; you also get to learn a lot about the bank overall.
Many teams on the trading floor in Helsinki have one or more FFP trainees during the summer, and as you get acquainted with the fellow trainees you learn valuable things about how one of the largest Nordic banks’ Markets trading floor functions, and what kind of roles it entails.
Having fun, making FFP friends at a sauna related FFP event - Caj to the right together with Arttu Hannila (left), and Ilmari Tokola, whom you'll get to meet in the next blog.
In addition, the dedicated Fun Managers (prior FFP interns themselves) organise all sorts of events and get-togethers for us during the summer, which makes for a relaxed atmosphere where it’s easy to make new friends and have fun.
All in all, I am really enjoying my time here, and I can highly recommend the FFP programme. Apply if you get the chance.
/Caj
Left; Ilmari, Sandra and Arttu.
Stay tuned for the upcoming blog in the FFP series where you get to meet Arttu Hannila and Ilmari Tokola (on the above picture together with Caj), and their fellow FFP, Sandra Karsten.
Sandra works in Markets FX Sales Finland while Arttu and Ilmari work in the Business Control Solutions team in Large Corporates & Institutions (LC&I). Hear all about their work and overall experiences as FFPs in their blog.
Meanwhile, you can gain insight and inspiration about the varied career opportunities and working culture at Nordea in the blogs at our Career site.
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