I AM READY.I AM DRIVEN.

I AM CONFIDENT.

Applied WealthManagement Track

NEW

Launched by NTU Singapore and WMI In partnership with DBS Bank

International Trading

Programme

Main (BAF) Track

Platform-based

Learning

Applied Wealth

Management (AWM)

New track

Make your mark in Wealth Management.

The new Applied Wealth Management (AWM) track is open to students enrolled in Nanyang Business School’s (NBS) Bachelor of Business programme from August 2017.

Students completing this new track will be offered full-time positions at DBS Bank before graduation. Starting out as a Wealth Management Associate in DBS Bank’s Consumer Banking Group, you’ll have the opportunity to then fast track your career across the Wealth Management career ladder.

What this new track offers

Discover Your Passion in Wealth Management

Hit the Ground Running

Secure a Job Before Graduating

Gain a solid, first-hand

understanding of Wealth

Management through 2

immersive internships with

DBS Bank.

Attain all the necessary

industry and regulatory

certifications to be job ready

for Wealth Management.

Start work immediately as

a Wealth Management

Associate in DBS Bank’s

Consumer Banking Group.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore)

Bachelor of Business

(Single Degree)

Bachelor of Business

and Bachelor of Accountancy

(Double Degree)

Actuarial Science

Business Analytics

HR Consulting Marketing Risk Management &

InsuranceBanking

& Finance

Bachelor of Business

Degree Programme(Intake from

AY2017 & after)

Nanyang Business School (NBS)

6 Specialisations to choose from

First Internship Professional Attachment

- Students will be exposed to DBS Bank’s digital banking environment and various aspects of DBS Consumer Banking & Wealth Management.

- Students will prepare and sit for the Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) examinations.

- Upon completion of the first internship, students who perform well will continue with the second internship and receive a conditional letter of offer from DBS Bank.

10 weeks

20 weeks

- Students will complete DBS Bank’s new hire onboarding programme.

- Exposure and workshops with various departments including: Compliance & Risk Management, Products & Advisory, Data Analytics, Digital Innovation and Channel Management.

- Students will be attached to DBS Bank branches, experience first-hand customer interaction and learn branch operations.

- Students will complete a 4-Academic Unit (AU) Group Project supervised by both DBS Bank employees and NBS faculty.

Second Internship Experiential Semester Programme

- Overview of the Wealth Management industry

- Fixed income

- Foreign exchange

- Insurance

- Equities & real estate investment trusts (REITS)

- Unit trusts & exchange-traded Funds (ETFs)

- Options & structured products

- Investment advisory

- Applied financial markets

- Networking, client acquisition & onboarding

- Managing client relationships

- Ethics, rules & regulations

Based on NTU Wealth Management Institute’s (WMI) Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) Level 1 Priority Banking Curriculum. The course emphasises practical application through market analysis, case studies, role plays and client enactment models.

Wealth Management Affluent Course Year 3 Semester 1

Applied Wealth Management Track

Mandatory core courses - BF2201 Investments +

Ethics Seminar

- BF3xxx Wealth Management Affluent (new)

- BF3xxx Wealth Management Group Project (new)

Students must complete 7 core specialisation courses (total of 28 AUs).

Complete any 4 courses - BF2207 International Finance

- BF2209 Derivative Securities

- BF2210 Bank Risk Management

- BF2213 Introduction to Compliance

- BF3201 Corporate Finance & Strategy

- BF3204 Financial Modelling

- BF3207 Alternative Investments

CoursesInternship Structure

I want to raise my game

In this volatile job market, I want to be job-ready even before graduation. The new Applied Wealth Management track allows me to have a better understanding of the job, thereby raising the level of my professionalism. It will also equip me with the required industry certifications, so that I can hit the ground running and have a head start when I start work.— Ryan Lee, 22, NTU NBS first-year student

I want to gain an edge

Clinching a job in wealth management before graduation is a tall order, so I’m excited to find out about the Applied Wealth Management track. Starting a banking career comes with many challenges, and being part of a programme that will prepare me for the corporate world will give me an edge over my peers.

CMFAS Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services

AWM Applied Wealth Management

WMI Wealth Management Institute

IBF Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 VACATION

General Business Core Courses Break General Business

Core Courses -

Specialisation selection exercise

DBS holds profiling & interview for AWM

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2 VACATION

Specialisation Courses Break

Specialisation Courses

(or Overseas Exchange)

Professional Attachment (10 weeks)

at DBS Bank

Study for CMFAS examinations

Upon completion of the first internship,

students who perform well will continue with the second

internship and receive a conditional letter of offer from DBS Bank.

At this juncture, students may also

choose not to continue with the AWM Track

and will return to the Main (BAF) Track.

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2

Specialisation Courses

Wealth Management

Affluent Course - based on

WMI’s IBF Level 1 Priority Banking

Curriculum.

Break

Second internship (20 weeks)

at DBS Bank

Complete all CMFAS examinations before

the start of the second internship.

Work on credit-bearing Group Project

supervised by DBS Bank & NBS supervisors

Students graduate and join DBS Bank as Wealth Management

Associates

Curriculum Overview

— Randall Pay, 23, NTU NBS first-year student