About HIC
“Connecting students to the financial services industry since 1986.”
The Helvetian Investment Club is the largest and most active student-run finance society in the DACH region, at home at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
HIC originates from a 2018 merger of four finance-oriented student organizations – the Bankers' Club, Effektenforum, Investment Club, and Trading Club – uniting a tradition of connecting students with the financial services industry that goes back to 1986.
HIC in Numbers
What We Do
Comapny Events
Company presentations, workshops and case studies, and networking apéros and dinners with leading firms in finance and consulting.
- Company presentations
- Workshops & case studies
- Networking apéros & dinners
Speaker Events
Talks and discussions with leading figures of the financial industry. Past speakers include:
- Sergio Ermotti – CEO of UBS
- Josef Ackermann – ex-CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Alex Dibelius – CEO of CVC Germany
- Dr. Paul Achleitner – ex-Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Deutsche Bank
- Wolfgang Fink – CEO of Goldman Sachs Europe
- Urs Wietlisbach – Co-Founder & CEO of Partners Group
Networking Trips
Trips to the financial centers of Europe, visiting banks, funds, and advisory firms where our members recruit.
- Frankfurt Trip (October 2025)
- London Trip (April–May 2026)
- Munich Trip (May 2026)
From Four Clubs to One
1986
Bankers' Club founded – the beginning of organized finance networking at HSG
1998
Effektenforum founded
2011
Investment Club founded
2018
The four clubs merge into the Helvetian Investment Club
2019
HIC Capital founded as a spin-off of HIC – a student-run virtual long-only fund with a global mandate, where sector teams pitch stocks to an investment committee each semester hic-capital.org →
Today
The largest and most active student-run finance society in the DACH region
