Investment Internship

Over two focused weeks, you will step directly into our Investment team’s world. You will work alongside portfolio managers and analysts, contribute to live research, join key decision‑making conversations and experience the rhythm of long‑term investing from the inside.

Your ambition, matched.

Applications

  • By invitation only, though we do review outstanding applications when we receive them

Qualification

  • Final-year student completing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Commerce, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics or similar majors

  • GPA: 75% or higher

Duration

  • Two weeks

  • Start: Mid-to-end January 2027

Location

  • Cape Town

  • Relocation support is provided for selected interns, as required

Understand long‑term
investment thinking.

Under the guidance of our portfolio managers, you will have the opportunity to learn how our analysts evaluate businesses, build investment cases and contribute to the discussions that inform our long‑term decisions.

What to expect


  • A structured experience with a dedicated portfolio manager mentor guiding your journey

  • Access to Trading and Investment meetings, where ideas are debated and tested

  • Hands‑on company and stock research, using the same tools and frameworks as our analysts

  • Spending time in our research library and internal knowledge base, culminating in a final presentation of your analysis

Build confidence
by doing the work.

Step into our investment process to develop stronger analytical instincts, clearer commercial awareness and a deep understanding of how long‑term investment ideas take shape.

What you will gain


  • Exposure to fundamental investment research in a real‑world environment

  • Analytical skills and structured reasoning

  • Insight into how teams challenge and refine investment views collaboratively

  • Guidance and feedback from experienced analysts and portfolio managers

A focused internship for exceptional talent.

Participation in this internship is usually by invitation. However, if you believe you are the right match, please email your CV, matric certificate and university transcripts to investment_careers@allangray.co.za

Frequently asked questions

The selection process is usually aligned with interviews following our Graduate Analyst Programme and ongoing engagement with investment societies across universities. However, if you believe you have the right qualifications, please email your CV, matric certificate and university transcripts to investment_careers@allangray.co.za.

We look for students or graduates who are completing or have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Commerce, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics or similar majors. You must have achieved 80% or higher in English and pure Mathematics in your National Senior Certificate and maintained an average of 75% or higher in your degree.

Yes. If you are selected to be an Investment intern and you live more than 100 kilometres outside Cape Town, you qualify for relocation support. Travel and accommodation arrangements will be made to ensure that you can attend the full two-week internship at our office in Cape Town. We will provide more information on how this works during the onboarding process.

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