10 six-figure jobs investment banks should be hiring for soon
For all the money spent on technology by financial institutions, Silicon Valley still holds the trump cards when it comes to innovation. Silicon Valley goes first and banks traditionally play catch-up....
View ArticleHow hedge funds became caring, nuturing employers
Staff churn has always been an issue at hedge funds. The rewards of switching into a hedge fund as a investment banking trader can be great, but the risks are also high. Performance dips and you’re out...
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These are the Asian banking jobs where you must speak Mandarin
Mandarin is fast becoming the de facto language in Hong Kong’s financial services industry and monolingual bankers who can only speak English or Cantonese are being frozen out of the job market. But...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Is this the bank with the worst set up for IBD juniors? When...
If there’s one thing which sounds worse than being staffed as an overworked M&A generalist in a pool of analysts based in London, it’s being staffed as an IBD generalist in a pool of analysts based...
View Article“Why we quit IBD at J.P. Morgan after two years”
If you’re an MBA student who wants to work in investment banking, J.P. Morgan’s IBD business looks like a good place to be: JPM ranks top in investment banking globally and is either the market leader,...
View ArticleThe 11 hottest jobs on Wall Street in 2015
The job market on Wall Street remains tough. New York’s financial sector still employs 25,000 fewer people than it did ten years ago. Aspiring bankers are sending out 300 emails just to stand out from...
View ArticleEx-Barclays VP shares top body language tips for banking interviews
Ferdinand Petra started his banking career as an associate at J.P, Morgan. After four years, he moved to Barclays’ investment bank, where he spent five years as a vice president (VP) in client...
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How to make $1m at RBS
As we noted yesterday, making big money at RBS isn’t easy. Only 130 people at the government-owned British bank earn more than €1m ($1.1m) a year. Given that there are around 18,000 people working for...
View ArticleHow to dress as a banker at 3am
When I joined the Bank, I bought a suit, with money I didn’t yet have. Nobody told me (essential information was never divulged by the Bank) but after midnight, we were supposed to go ‘casual’ – but...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Singapore bank funds “personal grooming courses” to make...
Dressing well is an essential part of being a front-office banker who could be called upon to meet clients at short notice, even during the early hours of the morning. UOB, though, is encouraging more...
View ArticleDeluded graduates in Asia still want to work in investment banking
Asia’s top graduates still want to work in investment banking over other less glamorous parts of the financial sector. For corporate banks providing the bulk of job opportunities this is a problem:...
View ArticleWorking for PWC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG. What’s the difference?
If you’ve decided to work for a Big Four accounting firm, you may be ambivalent about which one you go for. After all, they’re all pretty similar aren’t they? That depends upon who you speak to....
View ArticleCareer lessons from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s new co-head of investment...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the latest firm to shake up the top ranks of its investment bank. Diego De Giorgi and Karim Assef have been promoted to co-heads of investment banking at a time of...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Five key candidates for the biggest job in Asian banking
China’s bid to launch the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been an outstanding success so far, attracting more than 40 potential founding members. But who will run the bank on a...
View ArticleWhen bankers buy private jets: hiring hots up at elite end of Asian banking
Fancy buying a private jet or helping to set up an ECM deal without the instability of working in investment banking? Welcome to ultra high net worth (UHNW) private banking – a sector where banks in...
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Where you will get a job after an Masters in Finance
If you want to work in investment banking, investing in a Masters in Finance degree seems like a good bet. A large proportion of those from the top schools end up in front office roles and a lot of...
View ArticleThese are the people being hired by Goldman Sachs’ hottest division
If you want to work for Goldman Sachs now, asset management is the place to be. For years, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) was the neglected stepchild of the firm – small, leaking assets,...
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The technology companies that pay juniors more than investment banks
Investment banks are engaged in a battle for the top graduate minds with the expansionary tech sector. Forget start-ups, more students and MBAs are gravitating towards large technology firms that can...
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What it takes to make it to the top in asset management
Want to make it to CEO of an asset management firm? There are three things you need to have in your favour. Firstly, you will almost certainly be male, you are also increasingly likely to be working...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Why foreigners aren’t stealing Singaporean banking jobs
The number of foreign professionals entering the workforce in Singapore may still be increasing, but that isn’t shutting Singaporeans out of good jobs, says Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin. Writing in...
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