Some deep thoughts for Thanksgiving from a $2m ex-Morgan Stanley salesman who...
“So, I’m 44 years old now. I’m living on the first floor of a split-level house in Long Island and am a writer. Every day, I get up in the morning, do a little bit on social media and then try and get...
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Is this the finest facial hair in banking? Our Movember competition closes on...
As it’s Movember, we are running a competition to identify the best moustache in the City of London and its environs (Canary Wharf, Mayfair, Covent Garden). If you work in financial services and are...
View ArticleWhere to find the brightest (and cheapest) MBA graduates in Asia
INSEAD Singapore is Asia-Pacific’s top ranked business school in terms of employer recognition, according to the newly released QS Global 200 Business Schools Report 2013/14, but it is three...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Whole new employer emerges for corporate finance...
If you’re an equity capital markets or M&A banker who’s bored with working in the private sector and interested in a little governmental action in Whitehall, now’s your chance. The Evening Standard...
View ArticleBanking recruiter Q&A: “On a scale of 1-10, I am at 7 for optimism regarding...
What will happen to banking recruiting in 2014? Will there be any new financial services jobs? Will any banks in the City of London really be hiring? Will they only be hiring for front office roles? We...
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There is only one place to work in the EU if you want to make more than €1m...
The European Banking Authority’s new report on high earners in banking is out. If you’re based in the EU and are wondering where you’re most likely to find an investment banking job that might pay you...
View ArticleBad behaviour is integral to an investment banking career – and this isn’t...
You’ve finished taking part in a ‘beauty parade’ for a potentially lucrative new client and there, casually discarded on the train, is a copy of the pitch book for a rival investment bank you believe...
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Ex-Goldman trader’s brilliant student presentation on what trading jobs in...
Do you want to leave university and become a trader in an investment bank? You might want to check out our guide to jobs in sales and trading. You might also want to check out the presentation below...
View ArticleBarclays snags Deutsche FIG rainmaker
Barclays’ investment bank has achieved a major coup by poaching one of the City’s most prominent financial institutions group (FIG) bankers. Mike Lamb, who joined Deutsche Bank in 2006 as a managing...
View ArticleAmbiguous words to say if you want to seem like a hotshot banker
What do you say when you’ve made it in banking? What is the core banker-vernacular indicating maximal importance on Wall Street or in the City of London? Here we have a comprehensive list of...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: Poor young investment bankers on £50k, the MBA to take to...
If you’ve not visited eFinancialCareers this week, you’ve missed out on all the news and advice related to the financial sector. Here’s an update on our top stories over the last seven days. Ex-Goldman...
View ArticleThe ancient Chinese cultural concept that could save your banking career
If you’re moving to mainland China or Hong Kong to start a new job in banking, your financial-markets skills will only take you so far. Your career success will also hinge on your ability to give and...
View ArticleDaily Dispatches – 25% of employers ignore exit interview feedback
A new survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters of 1,000 hiring managers and professionals in Australia and New Zealand revealed that a quarter of companies don’t use the feedback from exit...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Citi offering dramatic pay rises to new hires. Massive...
Citigroup has been hiring in London this year. As we’ve noted on various occasions, the U.S. bank led by Michael Corbat (now feted for his steady aptitude) has been staffing-up, with the London...
View ArticleActivist hedge fund keeps lid on compensation after stellar year
The Children’s Investment Fund Management, the activist hedge fund manager that has been slowly recovering since posting a 43% loss at the height of the financial crisis and losing a number of...
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The harsh, horrible truth regarding investment banking pay at RBS
RBS’s bonus pool has been leaked (allegedly). According the Sunday Times, bonuses at the bank will total £500m for 2013. RBS has issued a statement saying that the leak is premature and that it’s made...
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Over 70% of financial firms will increase headcount next year, as investment...
M&A bankers have been left waiting for the supposedly large pipeline to come into fruition throughout 2013, but next year could be when the industry really starts to turn around. More firms are...
View ArticleAsset managers ramp up bonuses to avoid staff defections
After a year when the asset management industry quashed regulatory interference over pay, increased headcount, and rode the wave of an equity-market surge, firms are set to increase bonuses by 10-15%...
View ArticleWho works harder – bankers or lawyers? Lawyers give their verdict
You want to earn good money in a deal-driven environment working with big international companies filled with people who excelled academically. Assuming you don’t want to work for an international PR...
View ArticleDaily Dispatches – SE Asia provides slim but rich pickings for M&A recruiters
South East Asia is rapidly becoming the place to look to find the best dealmakers in Asia, according to a report by Reuters. The region has seen $46.5 billion worth of capital raisings, mergers and...
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