Finance
Faculty members in the Finance group at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business received their doctorates from leading research universities and have published actively in prestigious finance journals. For example, in the UT Dallas rankings based on publications in Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies for the 2022-2025 period, SMU is ranked 39th worldwide, 2nd in Asia, and 1st in Singapore (see PDF file). The finance group hosts an annual summer research camp, an active research seminar series, and visits by distinguished finance scholars. The finance group also has a PhD programme with high quality students and good recent placements.
In teaching, the finance group offers both undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Analysis of Equity Securities, Analysis of Fixed Income Securities, Analysis of Derivative Securities, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Innovation, International Finance, Investment Banking, Advanced Portfolio Management, Real Estate Investments and Finance, and Wealth Management and Advisory. Undergraduates who major in finance also have the opportunity to choose a track to specialise in. Tracks in the finance major include Banking, International Trading, Wealth Management, Finance Analytics, and Real Estate.
Our programmes have received industry certification and are highly ranked. In particular, our BBM (with Finance major), MSc in Applied Finance (MAF), and MSc in Wealth Management (MWM) degrees have achieved CFA Program Partner status and we are one of the qualified Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association Academic partners. In terms of rankings, our MWM has ranked 1st in Asia in the 2025 QS Masters in Finance Rankings, and the MAF program is ranked 2nd among Asian business schools and 35th globally in QS Business Master's Rankings 2026. And in 2025, SMU is ranked 4th in Asia and top 50 globally in QS Global MBA Ranking 2026. We also have a Global Master of Finance dual-degree programme which offers the opportunity to study in two world-class universities: Singapore Management University in Singapore and Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
