The Ultimate Banker

[chialc]

Good mentor for student who wanted to climb the corporate ladder.
Thou its written specifically for baking industry, the spirit is applicable to all.

Gratitude to Edwin and his team for the sharing.

[pianist]

care to share some of the key take-away?

[chialc]

The first things that strike me is the importantness of choosing the right job in the early phases of one's career.
(p.s. I'm using my own words after digested Edwin's book)

Lesson 1:
For example, if you're keen in a career in banking industry, then as early as your internship, you must choose a bank (or superbank like MAS). To me this is something which I did not thought is important but Edwin did. To put it bluntly, there is a guideline on choosing a company during internship and look the 3rd points and you get what I mean:
Priority #1: MAS and any bank (local or foreign)
Priority #2: If you can not get any bank, then go to their subsidiary like trading, insurance or other financial industry etc
Priority #3: anything else is irrelevant and wasting your time (again. In my own word)

Lesson 2:
If you're already working in financial industry or a bank, and you're planning to further your studies. Some people will choose MBA. This is not a good idea because the main reason for MBA is net-working. If you're already working a bank, you'd already enough opportunities to network. Instead, a Master in Finance or Economy will add more ounces to your power.
make sense?

Lesson 3:
Edwin run thru the front end, back end and operational of a bank. It gives me a integrated view of how things works and how fraud. Of course, he can not go into details as this is not a text book. The good things is he use solid/personal example eg. 911 what he was doing minutes before and he turn around his bank loss position in treasury within the next 10 minutes. ( again in my own word).

Lesson 4:
Write a book and leave your legacy.
You know, Edwin is diagnosed with the same illness as Prof Hawking (well-known for black hole).
This book is his meaningful contributions to the society.

Whether you're a engineer or a banker, I'm sure that you'll enjoy reading this book.

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[pianist]

thanks for the sharing..what exactly is his illness?

[chialc]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which is a motor neurone disease.

A picture is worth a thousand words:

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I am aware of Stephen almost the same time I know Isaac Asimov (famous for his science friction I'Robot).

Stephen really struggle throughout his life and he is doing very well.

For example, he can not hold a book. In order to read, someone have to photocopy the book into sheets of paper, and arrange them around a long table. Stephen will then wheel himself around the table and read them page by page. Slow but steady process.

[pianist]

omy, this seems like a death sentence with no curable option.

search on possibel cause - Studies also have focused on the role of glutamate in motor neuron degeneration. Glutamate is one of the chemical messengers or neurotransmitters in the brain. Scientists have found that, compared to healthy people, ALS patients have higher levels of glutamate in the serum and spinal fluid.[12] Riluzole is currently the only FDA approved drug for ALS and targets glutamate transporters. It only has a modest effect on survival, however, suggesting that excess glutamate is not the sole cause of the disease.

MSG or monosodium glutamate is quite commong flavor additive in most food here. dunno if he consumed a lot of them during his banking career?