Banking and Finance

With Singapore being a financial hub in the region, there is a big demand for talent in banks and finance-related firms. The Banking and Finance (B&F) specialisation in NBS offers a curriculum that is built on continuous review and collaboration with government regulators and premier employers in the financial industry. The curriculum has been structured to train and prepare students to meet the needs of the rapidly changing financial environment and careers in Wealth Management, Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Financial Innovation and Analytics (FinTech). 

 NBS is among a select group of top business schools to be recognised as a CFA Program Partner Institution by CFA Institute. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner signals to the industry and top employers that the NBS B&F curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. 

 NBS is also an academic partner with Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® (CAIA Association), which works to promote education and professionalism in the alternative investment industry. This academic partnership demonstrates that the NBS curriculum covers a substantial portion of topics in the CAIA curriculum. 

 

Programme Structure

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Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC)

Uni-Core ICC: 

  • Inquiry and Communication in An Interdisciplinary World (2 AU) 

  • Navigating the Digital World (2 AU) 

  • Ethics & Civics in a Multicultural World (2 AU) 

  • Career & Entrepreneurial Development for the Future World (2 AU) 

  • Science & Technology for Humanity (3 AU) 

  • Healthy Living & Mental Well-being in an Aging Society (3 AU) 

  • Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment (3 AU) 

College-Core 

  • Decision-making with Programming & Analytics (3 AU) 

  • Professional Attachment (5 AU) 

  • Careers Future Forward (1 AU) 

  • Communication Management Strategies (4 AU) 


Major Requirement

Business Core (To be taken by all students in Bachelor of Business programme) 

  • Financial Accounting (3 AU)  

  • Financial Management (3 AU) 

  • Intermediate Excel (3 AU) 

  • Principles of Economics (3 AU) 

  • Statistics & Analysis (3 AU) 

  • Business Law (3 AU) 

  • Marketing (3 AU) 

  • Organisational Behaviour & Design (3 AU) 

  • Managerial Accounting (3 AU) 

  • Management Principles, Skills & Competencies (3 AU) 

  • Strategic Management (3 AU) 

  • Business Operations & Process (3 AU) 

Students will apply for their preferred Specialization at the end of Year 1 from the 7 Specializations as shown below: 

Elective

General:  

  • Global Financial Markets and Institutions 

  • Equity Valuation 

  • Fixed Income Securities 

  • Alternative Investments 

  • Derivative Securities and Hedging Strategies 

  • Financial Modelling 

  • Corporate Finance and Strategy 

  • Wealth Management 

  • Relationship Management 

  • Portfolio Management and Analysis 

  • Blockchain and AI in Finance 

  • FinTech in Investment Management 

  • Equity Investing with Big Data 

  • Introduction to Compliance 

  • Sustainable Finance 

  • Climate Risk Analytics 

  • Financial Risk Management 

  • Financial and Risk Analytics I 

  • AI in Accounting and Finance 

  • Analytics I: Visual & Predictive Techniques 

 

Above list of courses are grouped into 4 optional clusters based on finance sector (* considered more important) 

 

  1. Wealth Management  

  • Wealth Management* 

  • Introduction to Compliance* 

  • Global Financial Markets and Management* 

  • Relationship Management* 

  • Alternative Investments 

  • Sustainable Finance 

  1. Asset Management  

  • Global Financial Markets and Institutions* 

  • Sustainable Finance 

  • Fixed Income Securities* 

  • Equity Valuation* 

  • Derivative Securities and Hedging Strategies* 

  • Portfolio Management and Analysis* 

  • Equity Investing with Big Data* 

  • Financial Modelling 

  • Alternative Investments 

  • Financial and Risk Analytics I 

  • Financial Risk Management 

  1. Investment Banking  

  • Global Financial Markets and Institutions* 

  • Corporate Finance and Strategy* 

  • Equity Valuation* 

  • Financial Modelling* 

  • Equity Investing with Big Data* 

  • Sustainable Finance* 

  • Climate Risk Analytics 

  • Introduction to Compliance 

  • Financial and Risk Analytics I 

  1. FinTech 

  • FinTech in Investment Management* 

  • Blockchain and AI in Finance* 

  • Equity Investing with Big Data* 

  • Financial and Risk Analytics I / Analytics I: Visual & Predictive Techniques* 

  • Climate Risk Analytics 

  • Introduction to Compliance 

  • Financial Modelling 

  • AI in Accounting and Finance

     

Career Prospect

BAF
No.Company NameJob Title
1AppleAnalyst (Finance Development Program)
2Bank of AmericaDebt Capital Markets Analyst
3Fullerton Fund ManagementPrivate Equity Associate
4Goldman SachsAnalyst
5J.P. MorganCredit Trader
6McKinseyBusiness Analyst
7Ontario Teachers’ Pension PlanInvestment Analyst
8SalesforceSales Strategy Associate
9Temasek HoldingsAssociate (Investment)
10UBSInvestment Banking Analyst