AmplifyME APAC's top 5 moments of last year

As we welcome the Year of the Snake, we’re reflecting on AmplifyME APAC’s biggest milestones of 2025 - from launching the University Pathways platform to being featured in Bloomberg for our efforts to equip the next generation of finance professionals across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Feb 20 / Rachel Aspinall

1. Bloomberg Spotlights Our Partnership with HKU

One of the biggest moments for AmplifyME APAC in 2024 was being featured in Bloomberg, highlighting our work in bridging the gap between young talent and global financial institutions. As firms like Citadel and Morgan Stanley intensify their search for early-career talent, AmplifyME is providing high school students across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore with an unparalleled head start in the finance industry.

In August, Lulu Yilun Chen of Bloomberg covered our simulation-based workshops, which are giving students aged 15 to 18 a hands-on experience typically reserved for seasoned finance professionals. During the two-day program, students stepped into the role of traders, managing $20 million fictitious portfolios under real-world market conditions. This immersive experience isn’t just a learning exercise - it’s the same training used by leading investment banks and hedge funds to prepare their graduate hires.

One of the biggest moments for AmplifyME APAC in 2024 was being featured in Bloomberg, highlighting our work in bridging the gap between young talent and global financial institutions. As firms like Citadel and Morgan Stanley intensify their search for early-career talent, AmplifyME is providing high school students across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore with an unparalleled head start in the finance industry.

In August, Lulu Yilun Chen of Bloomberg covered our simulation-based workshops, which are giving students aged 15 to 18 a hands-on experience typically reserved for seasoned finance professionals. During the two-day program, students stepped into the role of traders, managing $20 million fictitious portfolios under real-world market conditions. This immersive experience isn’t just a learning exercise - it’s the same training used by leading investment banks and hedge funds to prepare their graduate hires.

Lulu Yilun Chen, Bloomberg shines a light on AmplifyME’s efforts to equip the next generation of finance professionals across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Read the full article here.

It was a great honour to return to the classroom at long last and see first-hand how our practical, simulation experiences brought theory to life for both undergraduate and postgraduate students at such a fantastic university. Being able to have such an impact on shaping students' career paths is a great feeling.

Bloomberg

2. University Pathways launch in APAC!

In October we launched AmplifyME University Pathways – a game changing platform giving universities across the region a scalable employability solution, including Hong Kong University, PolyU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Now in semester two, the growth of Pathways isn’t slowing down and we’re expanding further across the world!

In October we launched AmplifyME University Pathways – a game changing platform giving universities across the region a scalable employability solution, including Hong Kong University, PolyU, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Now in semester two, the growth of Pathways isn’t slowing down and we’re expanding further across the world!

3. Learning & Teaching Expo in Hong Kong!

In December, the APAC team showcased AmplifyME’s cutting-edge approach to education at the Learning & Teaching Expo in Hong Kong. This event brought together global education leaders, teachers, and academics to explore the future of learning. Attendees experienced Retrader, our interactive trading simulation, and explored how the Pathways platform bridges the gap between education and early careers.

In December, the APAC team showcased AmplifyME’s cutting-edge approach to education at the Learning & Teaching Expo in Hong Kong. This event brought together global education leaders, teachers, and academics to explore the future of learning. Attendees experienced Retrader, our interactive trading simulation, and explored how the Pathways platform bridges the gap between education and early careers.

4. Expanding our presence in India and Indonesia

2024 marked a major expansion for AmplifyME APAC, as we delivered events in two new countries—India and Indonesia!


India: In partnership with Citadel, we ran immersive quant trading simulations for campus recruitment, upskilling and engaging interns in March and October.

Indonesia: Invited by National University of Singapore, we delivered an IPO simulation to help students bridge theory with hands-on experience.

2024 marked a major expansion for AmplifyME APAC, as we delivered events in two new countries—India and Indonesia!


India: In partnership with Citadel, we ran immersive quant trading simulations for campus recruitment, upskilling and engaging interns in March and October.

Indonesia: Invited by National University of Singapore, we delivered an IPO simulation to help students bridge theory with hands-on experience.

5. Launching APAC’s First-Ever M&A Competition with UBS

One of the year’s biggest highlights was our first-ever APAC-wide M&A competition, in partnership with UBS. Students took on the role of an investment banking analyst, mastering financial modeling and valuation in the preliminary round before competing in a high-stakes IPO roadshow pitch in the grand final. With UBS scouting top talent and a fully sponsored spot on our Summer Analyst Training Programme as the grand prize, the competition gave students hands-on experience and a direct pathway into the industry.

One of the year’s biggest highlights was our first-ever APAC-wide M&A competition, in partnership with UBS. Students took on the role of an investment banking analyst, mastering financial modeling and valuation in the preliminary round before competing in a high-stakes IPO roadshow pitch in the grand final. With UBS scouting top talent and a fully sponsored spot on our Summer Analyst Training Programme as the grand prize, the competition gave students hands-on experience and a direct pathway into the industry.

Join us as we continue to amplify excellence world-wide

As we bid a final farewell to the Year of the Dragon and embrace the promise of the Year of the Snake, AmplifyME stands poised at the precipice of boundless possibilities. With each milestone, we illuminate minds and redefine the landscape of financial education across the APAC region.

As we bid a final farewell to the Year of the Dragon and embrace the promise of the Year of the Snake, AmplifyME stands poised at the precipice of boundless possibilities. With each milestone, we illuminate minds and redefine the landscape of financial education across the APAC region.