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Built on integrity, honesty and trustworthiness

Fin Academy has an unswerving dedication to building a professional practice that delivers genuine client care.

Nick Sim

Nick Sim

Founder & CEO of Fin Academy

Meet the founder

Fin Academy was founded by Nick Sim, and brings together veterans in the Training, Financial Planning and Banking professions with over 100 years of combined financial advisory experience.

Successful, driven and dare-to-dream are Nick’s outstanding attributes. His success has come a long way, having juggled academic studies with part-time work to support himself as a student. A less fortunate family background motivated him to work hard, and when the going gets tough he falls back on the qualities he learned as a uniformed group leader in his younger days, staying focused and persevering.

Nick amazes people with his sharp business acumen and go-getter attitude. He is a strong believer in life-long learning, and prioritises upgrading courses at the top of his personal expenses book. He earned his PhD in Educational Management and Leadership in 2016.

Learning from a business failure and near bankruptcy, Nick went on to start his second and third businesses, which have since flourished with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Taiwan. He was awarded “Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs in Singapore” in 2014.

Meet the trainers

Every trainer at Fin Academy still works in the industry they teach, bringing current market knowledge into every programme.

  • Trainer, Fin Academy
  • Owner & Founder, Super Incorporation Singapore

ICF Professional Certified Coach · Certified NLP Trainer (ABNLP, USA) · Certified Trainer, Timeline Therapy (TLTA, USA)

Joe is an internationally recognised trained coach, highly enthusiastic and motivated in facilitating participants to uncover and develop their personal and professional potential. He covers the future of financial selling, FinTech, InsurTech and ZMOT gap analysis, walking participants through a self-discovery process to review past and existing workplace experiences, highlight necessary changes and revitalise next action steps.

A bilingual facilitator in English and Mandarin, Joe tailors programmes to learners’ and organisational needs. His strong people skills and cross-border experience let him work with participants across different industries and cultures in the region.

His more than 25 years of financial industry experience spans roles as Insurance Agent, Insurance Agency Trainer, Personal Banker, Sales Professional, Director of Training, and Deputy Head of Retail Banking. His key competencies include corporate training, course development and management consultancy in sales and marketing, communication, customer service and supervisory management, especially for insurance and banking.

Joe’s recent corporate clients include Prudential Assurance Singapore, Malaysia & Vietnam, Tokio Marine Insurance, Manulife Singapore & Vietnam, HSBC Bank, OSO Securities Indonesia, iFast Investment Services, Maybank and Citibank.

Our partners

Fin Academy works with companies, governments, nonprofits and other organisations to spearhead talent development programmes.

FinTech Academy
WhizHeartz
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
Republic Polytechnic
Temasek Polytechnic
Singapore Exchange
ACCA
ISCA
NTUC

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