The banking and finance sector is a major driving force of Singapore’s economy. Embarking on Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma in Banking and Financial Services course will prepare you for a promising future. We are the premier Banking and Finance course with the largest intake. We also have the most number of graduates out in the industry.
We offer knowledge and skills to launch you into the dynamic and challenging world of banking and finance. This well-established course provides practical training, modern facilities and an excellent curriculum to give you a head start. You will receive a quality educational programme that is specialised, yet broad-based and highly recognised by the industry and many universities.
We are the only Banking & Finance course offering two options:
Banking
Financial Trading
Graduates from this course receive generous advanced standing from reputable foreign universities and module exemptions from local universities. Graduates from both banking and financial trading options are exempted from modules 6 and 8 of the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Examination in line with the licensing framework under the Securities and Futures Act and the Financial Advisers Act.
We prepare our Banking students for the Associate Financial Planner certification. We are also the only polytechnic that prepares our Financial Trading option students for the Certificate in Technical Analysis conducted by Singapore Technical Analysts and Traders Society (STATS).
To broaden your frontiers and build business and personal networks, you will have the opportunity to participate in overseas study trips, credit transfer programme and community service projects. Beyond classroom activities, our students also take part in tertiary and national financial competitions as well as business strategy competitions.
For internship, you will be attached to international banks, financial institutions and relevant companies. Students also have the opportunity of going overseas for industrial attachment.
Our graduates are highly in demand by global and local financial institutions - such as Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, DBS Bank, Daiwa Securities, DMG & Partners, Singapore Exchange and UBS – with 98% of them employed within six months of graduating.
Our graduates are accepted by reputable local and overseas universities. Our outstanding graduates received 1st class honours and its equivalent from universities such as London School of Economics, University of Lancaster, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.
Our Graduate
"DBF was one of my best choices thus far. Here, I was offered just the right amount of everything from strong fundamentals to practical skills, market insights, hands-on experiences and many more. I was presented with the opportunity to explore the different aspects of the financial markets and I am grateful for that. This was the time to explore, and DBF with its strong hands-on culture, gave me the liberty to do so."
Ms Diah Fawnia, Top DBF graduate 2011
Here is a list of competitions that we have done well in:
SP DBF STUDENTS’ TRACK RECORD IN FINANCIAL COMPETITIONS
1989:
First (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1990:
Fourth & Fifth (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1991:
First (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1992:
First & Second (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1993:
First, Second & Third (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1994:
First & Second (Simex Challenge I)
1995:
Second (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1996:
First & Second (Simex Challenge II)
First, Second & Third (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
1997:
First, Second & Third (Aiesec Financial Futures Game)
