Stories from the LKCSB Community

Wealth may pay, but it may not stay — that’s a piece of conventional wisdom that appears to transcend cultures. A Chinese saying that goes “Wealth does not last beyond three generations”, for example, is essentially stating the same belief as the American expression, “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations”.

While the banking sector might have taken some time to recover its reputation following the Lehman Brothers collapse over a decade ago, Angela Koh, alumna of the SMU Master of Science in Wealth Management programme, was never cagey about the industry despite the negative connotations.

Artificial Intelligence may seem like the latest wave of advanced, modern-day technology, but its roots have been around for much longer than most of us may realise. After all, in order to create intelligent machines that work and react like humans, there must first be a study of human behaviour – something which Mandy Tham was already doing some 20 years ago.

Ask UBS executive director, Ms Sylvia Lim, what she finds fulfilling about her job, and it's clear that finance – particularly in the field of wealth management – is inextricably a deep passion in her life.

The movie Crazy Rich Asians portrayed how the ultra-rich in Singapore lived, worked and played. What is it like to engage with this well-heeled demographic on a daily basis? Leon Qiu, 33, who has at his peak, managed more than USD100 million in private wealth, sheds light on his experiences.

While other children were dreaming of becoming doctors or lawyers at a young age, Francis Koh found himself drawn to a career path less travelled – the one of personal finance. He chalks it up to having witnessed Singapore go through hard times in his youth, and being taught by his parents to be prudent with money and save up for a rainy day.