Ex-Morgan Stanley banker aims for resilience and meaning in a time of...
Andrew McNally has done his time in investment banking. In four years at Morgan Stanley and 11 years at Berenberg, he rose from equity analyst to managing director and head of Berenberg’s UK business....
View ArticleWhy this could be an ‘easy’ year for getting into at Goldman Sachs
If you work at Goldman Sachs, you have reason to fear the first quarter. More than any other time, the first three months of the year are when Goldman lays people off. It spent the first three months...
View ArticleJefferies has been asking about the Blair Witch Project in job interviews
This is not the late 1990s, the Spice Girls are not at their peak and David Beckham is not being photographed wearing a sarong. Most people also don’t have a strong opinion on the virtues of guerrilla...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Where to work at Credit Suisse in Asia
If you’re looking for a job at Credit Suisse in Asia, the firm’s wealth management arm is likely to generate the bulk of opportunities this year. But there is a glimmer of hope in investment banking....
View ArticleThe ultimate guide to fast-track career success in banking
Want to boost your banking career, but don’t want to leave your current bank? Clinching a place on a high-potential (hi-po) programme could be your ticket to a fast-track promotion into a leadership...
View ArticleA detailed comparison of pay at BNP Paribas and SocGen
French banks are not known for their generosity when it comes to compensation. Large American investment banks are typically the most remunerative, followed by the Swiss and Germans, followed by the...
View ArticleThis Deutsche Bank job encapsulates the strangeness of contemporary banking
Deutsche Bank is looking for someone, and not just anyone. An advertisement for a role at its ever-expanding Birmingham office suggests that the German firm is looking for someone to join a team that...
View ArticleThe perfect CV for a career in trading
If you want to make it through the door within investment banks’ markets divisions, you’ll be facing some very stiff competition. Gone are the days of ‘barrow-boy’ traders: trading floors today are...
View Article6 London postcodes that show you’ve made it in banking, and the bankers who...
If you’re a banker and you live in London you probably don’t want to live in Lewisham, Edmonton, Enfield or anywhere much beyond zone two unless it’s Richmond (zone 4) or Chiswick (zone 3). So, where...
View ArticleWhat GS, JPM, MS, BAC and C say about your banking job in 2015
So, you want to work for a US investment bank? Or, you already work for a US investment bank and want to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. What did last week’s results from Goldman Sachs,...
View ArticleMeet five new analysts who have joined Deutsche Bank
What does it take to get a graduate job at Deutsche Bank? Following on from our profiles of top graduates getting front office jobs at top investment banks, we’ve profiled the new class of 2015 that...
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Why Morgan Stanley’s FICC traders look more talented than JPM’s and Goldman...
Morgan Stanley is the latest US bank to report its first quarter results. As at J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs, its traders had a brilliant first quarter. Moreover, they did so within greater...
View ArticleHow to become a hedge fund quant when you haven’t attended a top school
If you’re quantitatively-inclined and you want to work for a hedge fund, you may be finding it difficult to get in. There are hundreds queuing up for a role and most of them have attended top...
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Morning Coffee: Why job seekers already see Stan Chart and HSBC as “Asian banks”
As debate rages on as to whether HSBC and Standard Chartered should move their headquarters from London to Hong Kong and Singapore respectively, a new chart from Reuters shows how Stan Chart’s (and to...
View ArticleHow private equity firms are poaching from banks in China
Private equity firms are poaching young analysts from investment banks the world over, but if you want a job in China, the key is experience. Private equity is not a training school for investment...
View ArticleExpats in limbo in Asia’s banking sector as localisation takes hold
Expat banking professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore are being locked out of the finance job market. After years of enjoying a relatively privileged position, Westerners now face limited...
View ArticleThe 20 top life hacks of successful bankers
Working in investment banking isn’t easy. The money may be good but the hours are long, the politics pernicious and the travelling arduous. Time-poor finance professionals end up feeling pulled in...
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Credit Suisse has hired 400 people for its investment bank, and other...
Credit Suisse is the first European firm to unveil its Q1 results for 2015. US investment banks were generally bullish after their FICC divisions bounced back and life returned to the FX and rates...
View ArticleHow to survive as a trader in age of robots
Two Sigma, a $24bn hedge fund in New York’s Soho, has robots roaming the halls. Seriously. But they aren’t doing much. The Wall Street Journal says they’re restricted to tasks such as playing...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: UBS and Credit Suisse to clash in new battle for Asian bankers
Swiss rivals UBS and Credit Suisse are expected to further ramp up their recruitment of relationship managers (RMs) in Asia this year as senior leaders at both firms target new expansion plans in...
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