Performance and Growth BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS TALENT POOL A Hub for Financial Knowledge, Innovation and Learning To support our aim to grow the size and sophistication of the financial markets in Singapore, MAS actively promotes the establishment of a critical mass of regional financial training and research facilities. In 2004, two financial training providers set up or expanded operations in Singapore, offering advanced or specialised financial training to professionals in Singapore and those from the region. In the area of financial research, three financial institutions established or expanded their financial research activities here.