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...business-friendly Singaporean government came up with a solution: In 2004, it helped to establish a Master of Science degree program at Singapore Management University (SMU) geared to churning out a stream of bright, socially savvy private bankers. Besides offering instruction in financial black arts such as macroeconomics and quantitative analysis, the one-year course teaches students "soft skills" needed to forge relationships with demanding clients, including cross-cultural etiquette tips. "All the bankers want hard-charging types, but our successful students are more low-key and soft with people," says Wee, who today is CEO of the Wealth Management...
...keep its economy chugging, the Singapore government in the past has implemented farsighted policies to attract electronics manufacturers and biotech start-ups?and the masters program at SMU is part of another official quest: Singapore is determined to become a private-banking haven to rival Switzerland. Several years ago, the city-state's leaders recognized that despite its transparent legal system, low taxes and stable government, Singapore (population 4.2 million) really wasn't big enough to challenge Hong Kong or Tokyo as an Asian center for investment and merchant banking. But tiny Switzerland manages to punch way above its economic...
...undersized Crimson frontcourt—junior center Brian Cusworth remains sidelined with a fractured hand—looked all the more mortal in the face of athletic, aggressive Mustang forwards who ruled the glass and the low block in the first half. SMU (6-4) tallied 18 points in the paint to just six for Harvard (8-5) in the opening frame of the Mustang’s 76-55 win on Wednesday. The Crimson’s own offensive sets were hurried and confined almost exclusively to the perimeter, with the few entry passes into the post swatted away...
...After a dominant 18-point performance off the bench in a loss to Boston College, Harris was promoted to the starting lineup in Wednesday’s contest at SMU. With the switch, the Crimson starting five featured two freshmen—Harris and point guard Drew Housman—for the first time since both newcomers were five years...
...second half, however, Harvard won the battle in the interior, netting 18 points in the paint and holding SMU to 12. A more assertive man-to-man defense clamped down on the Mustangs’ post game, as the Crimson forced 12 second-half turnovers and held SMU’s starting frontcourt to just four points after the break. Mustang forward Derrick Roberts—who compiled 10 first half points on 5-of-9 shooting—took just one shot in the second half...