COURSES OFFERED BY SMU ACADEMY

Further Develop Skills of Analysis, Evaluation and Synthesis in the areas of Cost and Management Accounting.

This 6-day course, comprising of 3 modules of duration 2-days each, seeks to provide a comprehensive guide to the workings, functions, and trading activities of the foreign exchange market in practice.

Financial modelling is a critical skill in business valuation for professionals working in corporate finance and investment. Modelling goes beyond number crunching and requires the ability to incorporate macroeconomic and business inputs into financial models.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the issuance of up to five new digital bank licences. The opening up of the banking industry to non-bank players aims to encourage innovative business models that build on strong digital capabilities.

As organisations embrace digitalisation to transform business and operations, it is critical to develop policies, procedures and controls to manage technology-related risks. The frequency and scale of cyber attacks and breaches have escalated.

As financial services sector organisations seek new methods of creating value, and actively leverage digital, disruptive technologies and operating models, they embrace innovation and immerse themselves in new approaches to deliver such value.

The world's awareness and adoption of blockchain is increasing at breakneck speeds, and the demand for skilled blockchain engineers is exploding. This presents a huge opportunity for developers with the desire to work with Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain protocols.

As businesses increasingly try to position themselves to reap benefits from data analytics, accountants are also poised to play a leading role in managing that transition.

Incidents relating to money laundering are reported every now and then. Money laundering incidents are on the rise in terms of both frequency and complexity. Organisations are increasing their focus on money laundering, risk, controls and prevention.

This workshop aims to provide a structured approach to develop core competencies in credit risk evaluation for corporate clients. Participants will learn basic accounting concepts and their impact on financials, and the credit evaluation framework.