MSC FINANCIAL ENGINEERING

Your Ticket to the Most Exciting Jobs in Finance

Finance professionals in the industry’s top jobs find themselves having to deal with an ever-increasing amount of data, products, regulations, and technological disruption. Individuals who possess multi-disciplinary expertise in finance, computing, and mathematics are well poised to stay ahead of the curve and navigate this uncertain and dynamic environment. If you are looking to pivot your career into this profession, equipping yourself with these skills is critical. This is where a master’s degree in financial engineering can pay dividends.

“Financial Engineering” is a marriage of two crucial age-old concepts – finance and engineering. It draws on a combination of mathematical techniques, financial theories, engineering tools, and advanced programming techniques to solve critical and complex financial problems such as asset restructuring, derivative structuring, and hedging.

At Nanyang Business School (NBS), our MSc Financial Engineering (MFE) programme aims to develop multi-skilled professionals with strong financial expertise, who are well equipped to succeed in the rapidly advancing world of quantitative finance and the exciting career opportunities it presents.

Wide career choices

Our MFE graduates gravitate towards roles in various financial services segments, including banks, hedge funds, ratings firms, venture capitalists, private equity, and fintech. Below are some of the most in-demand jobs in the sector:

A good number of these jobs are lucrative, even at the junior level. According to the RGF Salary Watch 2020 report, base salaries for junior roles can go as high as SGD 169,000 per annum. Remuneration for senior roles is also a lot more generous compared to other industries. However, as high salaries tend to attract intense competition, it is all the more necessary to differentiate yourself by upskilling at an institution that can help you develop the robust skills and capabilities required for success.

Rigorous programme with strong industry recognition

A rigorous and well-established programme delivered for more than 20 years in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, USA, our MFE programme is thoughtfully designed to hone your ability to apply sophisticated engineering tools to financial problems utilising analytical and quantitative methods, while ensuring that you stay ahead of industry developments.

Its highly practical approach to learning emphasises teamwork and communication in real-life corporate settings, seamlessly integrating current financial theories and computational methods with practical knowledge. In addition, the programme is delivered by world-class faculty and industry-seasoned professionals, enabling you to amalgamate real-life experience with academic research to enrich your understanding of today’s financial world.

We believe that all these factors combined give our MFE graduates an edge in showcasing the capabilities that top employers are looking for. Indeed, the MFE degree from NBS carries a certain standing that opens doors. The many top institutions that regularly hire our graduates include global financial services and investment banking leaders such as GIC, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Moody’s Analytics; investment management companies such as Invesco and Astignes Capital; commodity trading giants like Glencore; MNCs like Exxon Mobil; as well as major banks, Singapore Exchange, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

As one of our MFE alumni, Lu Danqing, shared: “The Nanyang Business School MSc Financial Engineering (MFE) offers the best structure with the most depth in derivatives valuation.” Upon graduation, Lu could clinch a role in valuation control in American hedge fund firm Point72 Asset Management.

Fellow MFE alumna Anubhuti Gupta counts her decision to undertake the MSc Financial Engineering as one of her best investment decisions and a gamechanger that enabled her to build a rewarding career. Today she is Head of Investment APAC at Rosenberg Equities and CEO of Singapore at AXA Investment Managers and sees Asia as key to global business growth. “The region is going through a rapid pace of transformation and wealth creation, with exciting developments in finance, responsible investing and technology.” The need to upskill and be ready for the opportunities to come has now become all the more apparent.

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