SINGAPORE – The finance industry epitomises extreme work-life imbalance: 60-hour weeks, high-pressure environments and the pursuit of profit over personal well-being.

Overwork in the finance industry frequently makes global headlines – from 95-hour work weeks for junior analysts at investment banking company Goldman Sachs to three-quarters of UK finance professionals surveyed by payment software firm Medius in 2024 saying they would not recommend the job to younger generations.