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Ranked within the world’s top 40 pre-experience degrees in the Financial Times Masters in Finance Rankings 2022, and Top 5 in Asia, the SMU Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF) caught the eye of Swiss national Kirin Goeldi, Account Manager at private banking group LGT.

Consumer behaviour and how consumers bank has changed dramatically in recent years, primarily due to digital technology and the accelerated pace of digitalisation during a pandemic. Online banking, mobile banking, and other digital services have made it easier and more convenient for consumers to manage their finances.

Save the earth, while making some cash: what's not to like about green investments, the latest financial trend to catch the fancy of retail investors?

We speak with SMU Adjunct Professor and Head of Customer Analytics, Global Commercial Banking, OCBC, Wong Tiong Kiat on four ways banks are relying on big data to better engage with their customers and understand their needs.

Despite the economic chaos triggered by the pandemic, the property market in Singapore hit a three-year high in 2021, with sales quickly rebounding in both the private and public housing sectors amid Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions. With property prices seemingly surging at a relentless clip, are we in the midst of a real estate bubble?

Global recessions, market upheavals, lockdowns and an ensuing drop in consumer spending: Covid-19 certainly upended the world of finance and brought mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to a virtual standstill in 2020. No sector was immune from the impact of Covid-19, not least M&A activities, which saw a collapse to record lows last year.