Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012

Venue: School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University

Your Journey into Financial Services Tech & Ops Begins Here

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Outline

• Why Singapore and A Career in Financial Services IT

• What Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) Is and Is Not

• What Make Us Different

• I am Interested! What’s Next?

• Questions & Answers

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Singapore Financial Services Landscape

• World’s 4th leading financial center.

– 6 Local banks

– 26 Foreign full banks

– 52 Wholesale banks

– 39 Offshore banks

– 1 Financial Holding Company

– 46 Merchant banks

– 36 Representative offices of banks

– 380 Money changes

– 80 Remittances

– 3 Finance companies

– 165 Institutions with ACU

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• World’s 4th largest foreign-exchange trading center.

– Average daily foreign exchange turnover volume reached US$266bln (2010 BIS Survey)

Changi Business Park & Marina Bay Financial Center

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http://www.jtc.gov.sg/RealEstateSolutions/Business%20Park%20Land/Pages/Changi-Business-Park.aspx

http://www.mbfc.com.sg/management.html

Why Financial Services IT

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Industry looking for people to:

• Fulfill the vital bridging roles across.• Work more effectively with the top

executives on various aspects.• Lead and manage technology, process, and

operational change initiatives.• Expand and assume more complex

responsibilities in Tech and Ops.• Move into Tech & Ops senior management

and executive positions.

Outline

• Why Singapore and A Career in Financial Services IT

• What Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) Is and Is Not

• What Make Us Different

• How To Get a MITB(FS) Degree

• Questions & Answers

• About SMU and its Schools

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Bridging Academic and Industry

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Andrew BUTCHER

Managing Director

Chief Admin Officer

Asia Pacific

JPMorgan Chase

David GLEDHILL

Managing Director

Group Head, Technology

& Operations

DBS Bank

Venky KRISHNAKUMAR

Chairman

Oracle Financial Services

Software Ltd Singapore

Simon MCNAMARA

Chief Information Officer

Consumer Banking

Group Head Technology &

Operations

Standard Chartered Bank

Matthew QUINLAN

Global Chief

Technology Officer

Visa Inc

Ian RAE

General Manager

Technology Asia

PacificAustralia and New

Zealand Banking

Group Limited

Christophe TUMMERS

Managing Director

Information Technology

UBS AG

Susan HWEE

Executive Vice President

Information Technology

United Overseas Bank

Vikram SUD

Regional Head

Operations &

Technology

Citi Asia Pacific

TENG Soon Lang

Executive Vice President

Head, Group Quality &

Process Innovation

OCBC Bank

To be successful, financial firms will need to be more nimble, operationally efficient, and have better control and risk frameworks to meet the dramatically changing global landscape and customers’ needs.

Responding to this change means a heavier reliance on, and increased demand for seasoned Technology & Operations leadership and with a deep understanding of banking fundamentals to help drive the banking industry forward.

Wanted by the Financial Services Industry …

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Experts in financial services technology, operations &

processes

Leaders of financial services innovations & change

management

Executives with proven expertise and relevant

experience

Technologists with the business management edge

to move into senior management positions

within financial services Tech & Ops

… and fulfilled by the Master of IT in Business

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C.1* Innovation Management

C.2 Spreadsheet Modeling for Technology & Operations Decisions

C.3 IT Project & Vendor Management

C.4 Global Sourcing of Technology& Processes

C. Information Technology & Project Management

… and fulfilled by the Master of IT in Business

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D. General Management forTechnology & Operations

D.1A* Financial Accounting for Financial Services

D.1C* Management Accounting for Technology & Operations Managers

D.2 Strategy & Organisation

D.3 Finance for Operational Technology & Operations Managers

D.4* HRM for Technology & Operations Managers

… and fulfilled by the Master of IT in Business

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A.1 Banking Products & Processes

A.2 Retail Banking Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.3 Corporate & Institutional Banking Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.4 Financial Markets Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.5 Lifecycle Implementation of Banking Products

A.6 FS Operational Risk: Foundation & Framework

A.7 FS Operational Risk: Data, Information, System & Architecture

A. Banking Processes, IT & Architecture

… and fulfilled by the Master of IT in Business

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E.1 Capstone Project• Project definition, development & critique

workshops• Industry expert seminars & company site

visits

E.2 Project Delivery

E. Capstone Project

The Importance Capstone Project & Industry Attachment:

• An integration of learning points across multiple courses.

• Allows exploration of courses in greater depth.• Accumulation of real and relevant experience in

Financial Services Tech & Ops.• Opportunity to work with prospective employers.

MITB (Financial Services) Program in a Nutshell

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A.1 Banking Products & Processes

A.2 Retail Banking Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.3 Corporate & Institutional Banking Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.4 Financial Markets Technology: Processes, IT & Architecture

A.5 Lifecycle Implementation of Banking Products

A.6 FS Operational Risk: Foundation & Framework

A.7 FS Operational Risk: Data, Information, System & Architecture

A.1 is compulsory, minimum 4 others

C.1* Innovation Management

* Half module

* Half module

C.2 Spreadsheet Modeling for Technology & Operation Decisions

C.3 IT Project & Vendor Management

C.4 Global Sourcing of Technology& Processes

A. Banking Processes, IT & Architecture

C. Information Technology & Project Management

D. General Management forTechnology & Operations

D.1A* Financial Accounting for Financial Services

D.1C* Management Accounting for Technology & Operations Managers

D.2 Strategy & Organisation

D.3 Finance for Technology & Operations Managers

D.4* HRM for Technology & Operations Managers

C.2 , D.1A , and D.1 C are compulsory unless exempted; choose 2.5 other courses across series C or D. Exempted course must be replaced by another course from A, B, C or D series.

E.1 Capstone Project• Project definition, development & critique workshops• Industry expert seminars & company site visits

E.2 Project Delivery

E. Capstone Project (worth 2 Course Units)

Outline

• Why Singapore and A Career in Financial Services IT

• What Master IT Business (Financial Services) Is and Is Not

• What Make Us Different

• I am Interested! What’s Next?

• Questions & Answers

• About SMU and its Schools

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We Are One of Its Kind

• Unified Banking Process Framework = a solid foundation for the curriculum.

• Provides comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of business methods and management concepts required for assuming senior corporate positions.

• For the industry by the industry (industry seminar series).

• Trains students in processes, operations, technology solutions and innovation strategies in the Banking and Financial sector.

• Program is the result of a close collaboration between top industry experts, solution providers, government agencies and academia.

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Pedagogy

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• Small class sizes, seminar style learning allows participative learning and maximum interaction.

• Not only you are learning from the professors, you are also learning from the person sitting next to you.

Beyond Lectures

Beyond lecture

Learning Beyond Campus

• Industry projects,

• Industry attachments

• Networking

• Seminars with industry

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Network with prospective employers • Monthly Seminars• Networking Events• Career Fairs• Career Coaching• Job Posters

Our Faculty

• Learn from professors and instructors who are also industry veterans with years of practical experience in their area of focus.

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Gayathri DWARAKNATH Full Time Faculty

Working ExperienceCitibank, Senior VP

Randall DURAN Adjunct Faculty

Working ExperienceCEO, Catena Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore

Beyond Academia

We Are Experiential

• Configure and deploy algorithms for high frequency trading with Progress Apama.

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Progress Apama complex event processing (CEP) platform named a standout leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Complex Event Processing Platforms, Q3 2009"(Aug 2009) Report.

Real Life Hands-on Experience

• Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking and Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking are in the Leaders quadrant of "Magic Quadrant” for International Retail Core Banking, 2009 Gartner report.

• Calypso Technology, Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced that it has won first place in the Risk Magazine Technology Awards 2011 for “System Implementation Efficiency.”

• SAS positioned in Visionaries quadrant in leading industry analyst firm's enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platforms assessment.

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We build your "Portfolio" through a Capstone Project!

• Data Centre Capacity Modelling Capstone

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Sample of Capstone Projects

Risk & Security Related • Fraud Monitoring & Detection System

• Low Cost Two-factor Authentication

• Managing the Challenges of Spreadsheet and Other Applications that are Developed and Maintained by Users

• Signature Recognition Device for Mobile Relationship Managers

• Technology and Operations Risk Management

• Wholesale Bank Operational Dashboarding

Operations Management • Change Management Study Financial

Institution's Credit Admin Process Improvement

• Migration of Core System & Credit Card (Business Process Re-engineering Analysis)

• Western European Service Center -Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 Implementation project

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Core Systems

• Core Banking Platform Study

• Creativity and Business Innovation for Offshore/ Onshore Customers for Priority Banking

Integrating and putting into use what you learnt

Industry Consultation and Partnership

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Outline

• Why Singapore and A Career in Financial Services IT

• What Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) Is and Is Not

• What Make Us Different

• I am Interested! What’s Next?

• Questions & Answers

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You should drop us an application! If you have…

• A good Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT, Engineering or Science!

• 2 years of IT and/or operations related work experience in Banking, or other segments of the financial services industry!

• Strong IT and/or operations work experience in other industries!

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Application is Simple

• Go Online www.mitb.sg/fs

• Just 2 referees

– They can be your colleagues

• Call us for an interview.

– Or simply register and we will call you.

• Submit your GMAT/GRE.

– Taken within the last 5 years.

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You can apply prior to taking the GMAT.Check the next available date at: www.gmat.com

Who are your classmates?

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45%

33%

6%

12%

6%

Age Group

< 30 years old

30 to 34 years old

35 to 39 years old

40 to 45 years old

> 45 years old

3% 6%3%

48%3%3%

3%3%

21%

6%

Country China

Philippines

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Singapore

Vietnam

6%

33%

33%

27%

Years of Work Experience

< 2 years

2 years to 5 years

6 years to 10 years

> 10 years

55%

21%3%

3%

18%

Industry

Win a Prize, at The Same Time Meet Your Capstone Project Requirement!

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Why They Chose MITB-FS

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Success Stories

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Further Enquiries

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+65 6828 0939

mitb@smu.edu.sg

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