Even as the pandemic grounded Fenny Tsai’s high-flying role as a flight attendant at Singapore Airlines, it marked the start of a new journey – into business analytics.
The financial industry is experiencing enormous changes as a result of mathematics. Advances in computing technology and low-cost cloud storage services have allowed individuals to build sophisticated investment strategies from the comfort of their homes. On a larger scale, banks, software companies, and even governments are refining the mathematical models used in financial markets to create more robust policies and valuable strategies.
It’s an exciting time to enter the world of finance, particularly as technology continues to transform the industry. However, in the face of such rapid changes, one question inevitably arises: how can one break into the field and stay relevant?
Noel Son Sang Hyuk, from Korea, graduated from Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) MSc in Business Analytics (MSBA) programme in July 2022.
Data is the lifeblood of modern businesses, but it takes a good analyst to harness its power. Today, seven in 10 leading enterprises rely on data to drive decision-making – and each one needs analysts like Wang Jing Wen to transform raw data into business intelligence.
From understanding data to sharpened communication skills, find out what skills you need to land jobs in financial engineering and how a specialized master’s degree can help.
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