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iWIL Announces the BNP Paribas "Ace Manager" Challenge to Students

After the great success of Ace Manager - the Second Set, BNP Paribas, through the Internship & Work-Integrated Learning (iWIL) Center, invites  again students to be part of the Ace Manager Challenge. During 4 weeks, students will play the role of a banker and experience the bank's 3 core businesses: Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), Investment Solutions (IS) and Retail Banking (RB). Designed by BNP Paribas experts, the game will take students through multiple challenges with other students from around the world..

The five top teams at the end of the game period will be invited to Paris to compete in the Grand Final in April 2011.

Students should create their team of three before February 11, 2011.

Entirely designed in English, the game participants virtually enter the world of tennis, where they become the star financial advisor.

• Helping a new tennis company get financed in its start-up phase
• Develop the same company to grow its business
• Manage the assets and worldwide account of an international business

The competition will be held in three stages:

• Stage 1: Registration (open until February 11, 2011)
• Stage 2: Competition (February to March 2011)
• Stage 3: Final in Paris (April 2011)

After being registered, participants will work in teams in a competitive economic environment and must solve various case studies in which the pertinence of their decisions will allow them to accumulate points ("Aces").  The aim of the competition is to obtain a maximum of Aces to enable their Team to qualify for the international final in Paris, where the best five teams will compete for 9,000 euros and other great prizes.

For registration and information, please visit http://acemanager.bnpparibas.com/.

About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is present in 84 companies, with more than 200,000 employees, including 158,000 in Europe. It holds key positions in its three main activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking.  The bank is present in Europe, United States and Asia.