Executive Fellowship in
Investment Management
Master Investment Management with the Combined Wisdom of Industry Leaders and Academic Experts
Week of 22 February 2027
Week of 1 March 2027
Learn how to design and manage investment portfolios aligned with diverse investor objectives and risk profiles.
Participants explore asset allocation, behavioural finance, hedging strategies, and performance measurement to build resilient long-term portfolios.
April 2027 till May 2027
Translate learning into real-world impact by working on a company-sponsored project.
Participants will collaborate in teams to address a live investment challenge provided by an industry partner and will pitch their proposal to them.
7 and 14 July 2027
The programme culminates with an integrative assessment where participants present their applied project outcomes and investment recommendations to a panel of faculty and senior practitioners.
Who Should Attend
- Mid-career professionals (5–12 years’ experience) working in corporate finance, M&A, credit, or asset management seeking to broaden beyond a single functional or asset-class specialisation.
- Professionals in sovereign wealth funds, private equity, family offices, and institutional investors aiming to develop a more integrated understanding of the full investment lifecycle.
- Early-career private bankers and wealth managers with limited exposure to deal structuring and alternative investments.
- Finance-trained professionals in consulting, strategy or corporate development roles looking to transition from operator roles to investor-level thinking.
Participants are expected to have prior academic or professional exposure to finance (e.g., corporate finance, valuation, or financial markets), as the programme does not cover foundational concepts.
Programme Fees
SGD 21, 691 (incl. 9% GST)*
SGD 19,900 (excl. 9% GST)**
* Fee is subject to change. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
** Fee is subject to change. GST is not applicable to foreign based companies.
SMU Associate Alumni
Individuals who have successfully completed and obtained a certificate for the Executive Fellowship in Investment Management will be eligible to apply for SMU Associate Alumni status. Application instructions will be shared with participants upon successful completion of the programme.
SMU will collect, use, and disclose participants’ personal data, as provided in the programme records, for the following purposes, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 and SMU’s data protection policy:
(i) to join as an SMU Associate Alumnus;
(ii) to update my personal data in SMU’s associate alumni database to receive communications on associate alumni-related news, events, services and such other communications that may be beneficial to an SMU Associate Alumnus.
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Marina Surzhenko
Programme Director
Director, Nakasendo Capital
Sandeep Chandak
Managing Director
Elham Credit Partners
Sandeep Gupta
Managing Director
Broad Peak Investment Advisors
Sandeep Pahwa
Chairman Asia
Corporate Finance & Origination & Head of Capital Markets
& Advisory, SEA, India, Australia, HSBC
Shaun Sakhrani
Head, Structured Banking
SEA, HSBC
Shrinath Bolloju
Managing Director
APAC, Operations & Technology
for Payments, JP Morgan
Tan Shao Ming
Chief Investment Officer
ABC Impact
Walter de Oude
Founder
Chocolate Finance
Vijay Pattabhiraman
Managing Director
Global Head of Energy & Transport Transition, UBS
Note: Faculty and Industry Speakers are subject to change.