NUS RMI Hosts the Seventeenth Annual Risk Management Conference on 15 August 2024
By Liu Jingdi, MFE Student

On 15 August 2024, the Seventeenth Annual Risk Management Conference was held at Conrad Centennial Singapore. Incumbents from financial and consulting firms such as the World Bank, the Big Four consulting firms, Standard Chartered Bank and GIC, as well as professors and researchers from world-renowned universities such as the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Fudan University, the University of Hong Kong, Northwestern University and the University of Toronto participated in the conference. Alumni and current students of NUS MFE are also invited to attend the conference. The conference focuses on various aspects of risk management, including financial challenges and opportunities in ESG climate change, digital quantitative finance, climate finance, computational finance and market strategies, banking shocks, and more.

NUS RMI Co-Hosts the Eighth PKU-NUS Annual International Conference on Quantitative Finance and Economics on 18 to 19 May 2024
By Xu Weixi, MFE-DDP Student

On May 18-19, 2024, the Eighth PKU-NUS Annual International Conference on Quantitative Finance and Economics was held at the Suzhou Research Institute of the National University of Singapore (NUS). I was fortunate to participate in this conference and learned a lot, and the international cooperation in the field of quantitative finance and economics, as well as interdisciplinary and cross-regional academic exchanges are of great significance to promote the development of academia and its applications.

NUS RMI Co-organized the Advanced Workshop for Central Bankers from 11 to 16 March 2024
By Yue Lanxin, MFE Student

Background on the Workshop

During the week of 11 to 16 March 2024, NUS Risk Management Institute and Northwestern University’s Center for International Microeconomics in Collaboration with Monetary Authority of Singapore, hosted the Advanced Workshop for Central Bankers, the first of its kind workshop in Singapore. A few selected students from RMI’s Master of Science (Financial Engineering) Program got a unique chance to attend a few of the sessions during the workshop. As part of this I got to attend the session on “International Capital Flows” by Professor Jesse Schreger.

DIALOGUE WITH DISTINGUISHED VISITOR

A Dialogue Session with Professor Janice Eberly, MIT and Northwestern University  
By Lim Wei Xuan, MFE Student

Professor Janice Eberly, Distinguished Fellow at the Golub Centre for Finance and Policy, visiting the Sloan School at MIT. She has also held the position of James R. and Helen D. Russell Professor of Finance at Northwestern University and was the former Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, visited the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Risk Management Institute (RMI) and was invited to participate in the Seventeenth Annual Risk Management Conference on 15 August 2024. The day after the conference, Professor Eberly had a cordial dialogue session over lunch with six students from the Master of Science in Financial Engineering (MFE) program.

RESEARCH UPDATES

Industry Projects

Under the leadership of our Deputy Director for Industry Prof. Chen Kan, RMI has continued to make advances in the industry projects, which aim at developing models and tools for industrial applications, establish industry research program for training students on the use of analytic tools and methods for quantitative risk management, as well as establish industry collaborations. In 2024, the projects team worked on developing and finetuning new packages, collaborating with other researchers NUS and other universities on interdisciplinary project as well as further the training of students. 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCIAL ENGINEERING (MFE)

MFE Updates

On 8 January 2025 RMI hosted its annual on campus information session for the MFE Program’s August 2025 admission exercise. For the admission exercise of AY2024 cohort, RMI also conducted a few virtual information sessions in both English and Mandarin throughout 2024.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Training Programs Updates

In 2024, RMI organized several training programs, including certification programs and customized programs. From January 2024 to May 2024 RMI welcomed its first annual cohort for its Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) Certification Training Program – Part I & II. This program helps prepare professionals from the financial industry for the rigorous examinations to obtain the FRM® certification. RMI has successfully conducted this Program bi-annually since 2013 and prepared over 430 participants for the examination that takes place twice a year in May and November. The certification is globally recognized and administered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

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