Diploma in Fund Management & Administration (C56)

Course Introduction

NYP is the first and only tertiary institution in Singapore to offer the Diploma in Fund Management & Administration. This diploma prepares students to enter into an exciting and lucrative career in the fund industry and will equip students with the latest knowledge and skills to succeed in this sector, with a focus on knowledge in all areas of fund and investment services that cover the front, middle and back office operations. As Singapore evolves into a global financial hub, talent and skills for investment management, fund administration and securities operations are consistently in great demand to meet the industry’s expansion. The programme was developed in close collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore as well as international and local banks.

Students will be trained in a practice-oriented environment by undergoing the Teaching Enterprise Project (TEP) to gain practical skills in various operational business processes, which are relevant to the fund management and administration industry. Through group projects, they will be exposed to the technical application of their knowledge on fund management products, such as equities, bonds or other investment products, as well as other related areas in the financial services industry. Students will also have easy access to ‘real-time’ information relating to various financial markets, such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters, in the School’s well-equipped Financial Services Resource Centre.

The TEP is complemented by a 10-week Industrial Placement Programme where students are attached to public and private sector organisations.

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Course Aims 

This course aims to:

• Provide students with a good broad-based business education through carefully selected core business module, and an understanding of business process development and operations.

• Provide an adequate level of specialization (in fund management and administration) through careful selection and phasing of specialized modules within the course.

• Enable total student development through value-added education, training and other capabilities development, including developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Train and develop students in a practice-oriented learning environment, such as our unique Teaching Enterprise Project (“TEP”), industrial placement programme and case study based learning.

• Develop essential lifelong skills, such as thinking, problem solving and analytical abilities with a strong emphasis on communication, interpersonal and Info-Comm Technology skills.

• Prepare students with a regional and global mindset who can contribute positively in a competitive borderless business world.

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Opportunities for Graduate

Graduates from the Diploma in Fund Management & Administration course will find good career opportunities in executive and middle management positions in areas such as fund and investment services that cover the front, middle and back office operations. Graduates can also look forward to promising career prospects with the international and local banks, global financial institutions and fund houses, regional asset management firms, hedge funds, fund administrators and custodian companies.

Graduates with good academic achievements may be accepted for degree courses by local and overseas institutions of higher learning at advanced entry levels.

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