Activity

Banking

100

What are the roles of a bank? 

• Handle transactions for customers, including check cashing, deposits, withdrawals, transfers, loan payments, cashier's checks, and opening and closing of accounts.
  
  

200

Name the top 3 local banks in Singapore.

1. DBS
2. OCBC
3. UOB 

300

What are the 3 types of offices in a bank?

Front 

Middle  

Back 

400

Name the 2 types of business strategies

Cost-leadership or specialist niche

500

If a director gets sued for a car accident, will it affect the company’s creditworthiness?

No, if the director resolved the lawsuit and paid total compensation. 

Finance

100

Name one financial market

Capital market
Bank Market
Stock Market
FX Market
Money Market
Derivatives Market 

200

Name 3 jobs that require financial skills

Accountant
Financial Analyst
Finance Manager
[Any other reasonable responses]

300

Name 2 investment assets

Equities(stocks), fixed income (bonds), and cash equivalent or money market instruments. 

Dividend stocks
Bonds
Real estate
Money market funds
Certificates of deposit

400

What is the 50-30-20 rule in relation to portfolio composition?

The basic rule of thumb is to divide your monthly after-tax income into three spending categories: 50% for needs, 30% for wants, and 20% for savings or paying off debt. By regularly keeping your expenses balanced across these main spending areas, you can put your money to work more efficiently.

500

Can a company show positive net income and yet go bankrupt?

YES, A company can show positive net income while facing bankruptcy by deteriorating working capital (by enhancing accounts receivable and reducing accounts payable) and financial tactics.

Technology

100

Name a digital bank in Singapore 

1. Singtel & Grab

2. Sea Limited

3. Ant Financial

4. Greenland Financial Holdings

200

Name 2 cryptocurrencies
( Excl BTC and ETH ) 

Tether / USD Coin / BNB / Binance USD / Dogecoin/ Polygon/ Dai / Polkadot / TRON / Shiba Inu / Litecoin / Solana / Uniswap / Avalanche / UNUS SED LEO / Wrapped Bitcoin / Chainlink / Toncoin / Monero / Cosmos / Ethereum Classic / Stellar / Bitcoin Cash / Cronos/ Quant / OKB / Algorand / ApeCoin

300

Name 3 types of programming languages

Javascript / Python / Go / Java / Kotlin / PHP / C# / Swift / Ruby / C and C++ / Matlab / TypeScript / Scala/ SQL  / HTML  / CSS / NoSQL  / Rust / Perl 

400

What is the future technology in banking?

Cloud computing

500

What are the technology used to enhanced security in digital banking 

Data encryption/Login protection(face recognition)/Artificial Intelligence/Digital account opening/API deployment/Video collaboration tools/Robotic process automation.

DBKF

100

What is DBKF cut off points 

6 to 12

200

What are some internship opportunities offered in DBKF？

MAS/HSBC/UOB/OCBC/DBS/Prudential/Chubbs/IFL

300

What will you learn in DBKF?

DBKF gives students the opportunity to acquire specialist knowledge and skills related to banking, monetary and financial operations.

400

How many students will there be in one cohort in year 1?

DBKF takes in 80 students per year

500

What is the class size for DBKF classes?

around 20 students/ class

Money

100

Name 3 types of currency 

U.S. Dollar (USD), European Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY),British Pound (GBP),Swiss Franc (CHF),Canadian Dollar (CAD),Australian/New Zealand Dollar (AUD/NZD),South African Rand (ZAR)

 any acceptable answers

200

Which market is the currency traded? 

The foreign exchange market 

300

What is the most commonly traded currency in the world

USD

400

How many countries use EURO?

19

500

What is the world's most stable currency?

The Swiss Franc (CHF)

The Swiss Franc (CHF), the currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, is the most stable currency in the world.