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How banking jobs in Singapore have totally changed – and what to do now to...
If you needed any more convincing that banks in Singapore are increasingly becoming havens for technologists, new data reveals the vast extent of their tech hiring. More than a quarter (27%) of current...
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Morning Coffee: Deutsche Bank’s dirtiest secret, and meet the “Old Gits” of...
It’s Deutsche Bank results day, and things aren’t too bad (the first net profit since 2014, a fourth quarter revenue drop of just 5% in the corporate and investment bank) but the quarterly performance...
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Deutsche Bank’s managing directors don’t really deserve bonuses anyway
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Bonus rage. And how to handle it
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This U.S. alternative asset manager is poaching junior bankers in London
If you’re a junior investment banker with less than two years’ experience (say, an analyst working for a major U.S. investment bank) and you fancy a move to the buy-side, a U.S.-based alternative asset...
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What to study when your parents are poor and you want to be rich
What should you study at university? What should you study at university if you come from a comparatively low income household and you want to be a high earner? – And where should you go to study it?...
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Deutsche Bank’s 2019 Asian hiring is not where you might expect
Deutsche Bank is likely to add headcount in both asset management and wealth management in Asia this year, its 2018 results suggest. Regional recruitment in the firm’s corporate and investment bank...
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Bankers reveal seven ways to save your career over Chinese New Year
Banking professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to spend at least a few days – or potentially the whole week – away from the office. But while the Chinese New Year holidays are mainly about...
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Morning Coffee: “We are paid a ton. Looking forward to my yearly bonus of...
A certain sort of banker can step aside. A new person is occupying the space commonly associated with crass materialism: the greedy employee of big tech. They’re making the sorts of statement...
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Charlotte Rahn, an Associate in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, clearly remembers the moment she decided she wanted to work for the bank. “I was at a career fair and met an analyst from the...
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This senior equity researcher left Credit Suisse
A London-based veteran equity researcher has left Credit Suisse. Michael Shillaker, a managing director and the head of steel and mining research, officially departed the Swiss bank after a little over...
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The Guerrilla guide to graduate technology interviews at investment banks
During my career I’ve been part of countless technology graduate interviewing panels at banks like Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. Things have changed over the years and often...
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The graduate finance job where 35 hour weeks are standard
If you’re thinking of applying for a graduate job with a finance orientation, you’re probably contemplating something in the front office of an investment bank – something like sales and trading or...
View Article7 reasons to try EY’s career returner programme
Two years after returning to work on the first ever EY Reconnect programme, Louise is now supporting others through their own career transitions. Here’s her take on why the programme works so well....
View ArticleSingapore offers growing opportunities for financial services and technology...
Singapore’s burgeoning fintech sector and growing fund management industry is creating significant opportunities for talents in financial services. The Monetary Authority of Singapore is working to...
View ArticleOCBC Bank is growing its data science team as it continues to lead the way in...
From conducting transactions through Siri to taking out a mortgage through a chatbot, OCBC Bank is proud to be a game-changer when it comes to innovation. The group was an early adopter of structural...
View ArticleI was keen to advance my career in the financial services sector. Here’s why...
When Kailash Satyanarayan found himself at a career crossroads, he knew he would need an MBA to help propel him to the next level in banking. ESSEC Business School’s Global MBA was exactly the...
View ArticleWhy the FMVA is the Fastest Growing Financial Modeling Certification
Find Out Why CFI’s Financial Modeling Certification Program Will Always Be In High-Demand What is the FMVA? To put it simply, FMVA stands for “Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst” and is CFI’s...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley’s Return to Work programme helped me restart my career. Here’s...
Tanya Lahdelma, a vice president at Morgan Stanley, was keen to restart her career after having children, but she lacked confidence following more than a 10-year break. Now in her role as Product...
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