Banking and Finance

Conversations with Gina Chan

Conversations with Gina Chan

Is banking as glamorous as one would perceive it to be? What are the different roles available in the industry? Let Gina Chan, with her prior experiences as a treasury specialist and an investment counsellor, take you through the different roles available in the banking industry.

Insights on Coinbase

Insights on Coinbase

On 15th June 2022, Advisory hosted Experience+: Coinbase, the 5th edition of the Experience+ series. Participants benefited from panel discussions, small-group networking with Coinbase professionals, as well as an exclusive introduction to the basics of cryptocurrency and current regional trends.

Insights on FinTech (2023)

Insights on FinTech (2023)

On 18 April 2023, Advisory hosted Discover+: FinTech, the 70th edition of the Discovery+ series. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a desire to know the different career paths in financial technology, and how to best position themselves for such roles.

Conversations with Eric Sim

Conversations with Eric Sim

Former UBS Managing Director Mr Eric Sim provides insights on advancing one’s career in the finance sector. Eric founded Institute of Life to help young professionals achieve success at work and in life. In May 2022, Eric's book ‘Small Actions’ was nominated for the Business Book Awards in London.

Conversations with Chua Ee Chien

Conversations with Chua Ee Chien

Ee Chien Chua currently heads the Business Development & Partnerships arm of Endowus. He joins us in this Conversations piece to shed light on work ethic, passion, and other qualities one needs to thrive career-wise, along with the challenges he has encountered since taking over his bar in 2018.

Insights on Banking and Finance (2022)

Insights on Banking and Finance (2022)

In Discover+: Banking and Finance, speakers spoke about their motivations, challenges, and their memorable experiences in this line of work. For prospective candidates, tips to break into the industry and desirable skills that recruiters look out for were shared as well.

Conversations with Soh Yi Da

Conversations with Soh Yi Da

Soh Yi Da is the Vice President, Investor Relations at United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), where he is responsible for engagement with the investment community on behalf of the firm.

Insights on PayPal

Insights on PayPal

On 8 July 2021, Advisory hosted Experience+: PayPal, where participants benefited from panel discussions, small-group networking with PayPal professionals, as well as an exclusive FinTech introduction led by PayPal experts.

Conversations with Kent Loi

Conversations with Kent Loi

Kent Loi is an Investor at Amasia, where he is involved in sourcing and executing investments and managing existing portfolio companies.

Reflections with Carina Lim

Reflections with Carina Lim

As a Director in Keppel Capital, Carina Lim oversees the activities such as fund-raising acquisition, asset management and portfolio management of the Keppel Education Asset Fund.

Insights on Accountancy

Insights on Accountancy

On 15 June 2021, Advisory organised a Discovery+ online panel: Discovery+: Accountancy. On our panel that evening, we were privileged to have experienced professionals from academia, government and corporations.

Conversations with Ee Ling Lim

Conversations with Ee Ling Lim

Ee Ling Lim is the Head of APAC (Asia-Pacific) Business Development at 500 Startups’ ecosystems team, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Smarter Me, an educational technology startup.