Banking and Finance Concepts
Designed for
Growth in the Finance Industry

The IAS Advanced Diploma in Banking and Finance program will take you beyond the “basics,” and provide valuable skills in problem-solving, communication and leadership. Career prospects include the banking and finance industry, in commercial banks, offshore banks, foreign banks, investment banks, insurance, wealth and fund management, and more.


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This IAS Advanced Diploma program equips graduates with extensive knowledge and crucial insights into

  • intermediate accounting skills required for “internally-oriented” Financial Management functions and “externally-oriented” Corporate Finance functions of a business enterprise;
  • the characteristics of investment products (both traditional and alternative);
  • financial assets are how they are valued, and
  • how these asset classes can be integrated into a portfolio context vis-a-vis the owner’s risk and return parameters.

Throughout the world economy today, the Banking and Finance sector plays a dominant and extremely critical role, by providing the regulated platform for the government to conduct its all-important monetary policy; for consumers to save and invest their unconsumed income safely under legal protection; and for business enterprises to borrow funds to finance capital accumulation and support the growth of the overall economy.

*Every person and every business is affected directly or indirectly by the development and changes in the Banking and Finance industry. This influence extends beyond national boundaries, into the world economy. Whether seeking employment within the Banking and Finance sector, or in the larger global business community, there are tremendous opportunities in terms of career development, job flexibility and personal investment for those who have the knowledge, specialized work skills and insight required to compete in fields of Economics, Banking, Accounting and Finance.


Delivery and Assessement Formats

This program caters for both local and overseas candidates via a mixture of online and face‐to‐face learning. The online learning is offered using the in‐house student portal system for all courses with comprehensive assessment for every module. The face‐to-face lectures address the need for interactions on advanced topics, concepts and applications. These lectures may also be conducted online via our IT platform and advanced streaming technology.

Candidates will go through three phases of learning for all courses, which comprises knowledge acquisition, assessments and final examinations.

Students with prior knowledge of specific modules may be exempted from the first phase of study if they successfully pass the initial assessment and proceed to the second phase, thus effectively shortening their learning cycle.


Certificate Award

Students will be conferred the Advanced Diploma in Banking and Finance when they have successfully met the above graduation requirements and attained approval from the Academic and Examination Board of Institute of Arts and Sciences. Students who fulfill their graduation requirements will receive their certification within 3 months from their final examination results date.


Tri-Semester System

The School's class (non-online) calendar are based on tri-semester system.

  • Spring Semester: January to May
  • Summer Semester: June to August
  • Fall Semester: September to December

Class Sessions

Classess are conducted during one or more of the following sessions.

  • Morning (Monday to Saturday)
    0800 — 1000 hour
    1030 — 1230 hour
  • Afternoon (Monday to Saturday)
    1330 — 1530 hour
    1600 — 1800 hour
  • Night Session (Monday to Friday only)
    1900 — 2100 hour

Online Support

All students are assigned a free online account at web portal.

  • Access to Online Learning
  • Assignment, Audio, and Video Materials
  • Learning and Career Diagnostic tests
  • Tutorial and Enrichment courses

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Competitive Career Advantage

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