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Meet the Bulgarian analyst arguing that the CFA marking scheme isn’t fair
Genadiy Georgiev, a financial analyst at civil construction firm Bord in Bulgaria, is a veteran of the CFA exams. Having passed level I in 2010 and level II in 2011, he thought he was on his way to...
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Morning Coffee: The buy-side firm you should send your CV to in Asia
Landmark regulatory announcements in China don’t always trigger immediate hiring sprees – financial services employers tend to watch how the market reacts to financial reform before committing to new...
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The new way to boost your finance career: write an action-adventure novel
You’re a finance professional desperately seeking a creative outlet – so you write a novel. As we noted last year, it’s not new phenomenon. But so far the financiers putting pen to paper have been...
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Someone just left Goldman Sachs for Berenberg
Berenberg, the privately owned German bank, is hiring. The Financial Times reports that the firm has aspirations to grow in both London and New York, that it wants to ‘disrupt in the UK market and be...
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The best IBD sector specialism in 2015?
From Dealogic. Presented without comment… Related articles:Which banking jobs are safe and which banking jobs aren’t for the rest of 2015?This is what's happening to revenue and headcount across IBD,...
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Behind the scenes at McKinsey, Bain and Boston Consulting Group
If you’re thinking about joining a top global consulting firm, you’ve probably got your eye on the ‘Big Three’ MBB firms (McKinsey & Co., Bain & Co. and Boston Consulting Group). You’ve...
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HSBC names new APAC commercial banking head, Goldman HK executive moves to...
There have been a few high-level moves in the Asia-Pacific region over the past week, these are the ones you need to know about. HSBC names new Asia Pacific head Paul Skelton has been named regional...
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When bankers and start-ups collide: rise of the fintech ‘innovation lab’
You run an early-stage start-up with grand plans of shaking up a certain part of the finance sector, but your product isn’t finalised and your funding isn’t fully in place. You also know that fintech...
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The lewd ladies of Deutsche Bank?
The hitherto unthinkable has happened: a man has sued a bank for sex discrimination. Bloomberg reports that Konrad Joy, the former chief operating officer in the global risk department at Deutsche, has...
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Forget working for a bank, should you just become a prop trader?
You know the meme: working as a trader in a bank these days is boring; you’ll make no money, you’ll be living on pot noodles, and – given the extreme competition for places – you probably won’t get in...
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Morning Coffee: Singapore bank has three months left to DOUBLE headcount in...
Smaller private banks have been particularly prone to talking up their Asian expansion plans in recent months (think: BMO, Bordier and Vontobel), but none have been quite so bold as UOB. In a new...
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Will fintech kill your banking job?
Job losses in the banking sector have been massive since the 2008 financial crisis – UK banks alone have trimmed more than 186,000 staff. But the next wave of layoffs might not be triggered by a...
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RBC’s hedge fund pays more than Brevan Howard
When choosing to work for a hedge fund, traders and portfolio managers often face the choice of going for an ‘institutional’-sized fund, where the job security is comparatively high but the pay is...
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J.P. Morgan interview questions. The definitive list
We’ve looked at the interview questions of Goldman Sachs. We’ve looked at the interview questions of Deutsche Bank. But what happens if you’re interviewing at J.P. Morgan? Will the questions you’re...
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Meet the finance firm that calls employees dudes, has its own recording...
You’re hanging out at Goldman Sachs, helping out a little around the community, serving yourself salad with orange tongs and feeling pretty good about the world. But maybe you’re doing it all wrong?...
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Morning Coffee: Career advice from Singapore bank bosses
Two Singapore bank CEOs have offered up career-related advice to private bankers in Asia. Bahren Shaari, Bank of Singapore’s chief executive, has outlined the dangers of working for a boutique wealth...
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Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is focusing his firm’s growth strategy on Asia wealth management, while DBS wealth head Tan Su Shan is hiring across the region. But there are other, less high profile...
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The only universities that will get you a fund management job
Asset management is supposed to be different. While investment banks focus on a core of universities and degree subjects – and the elite groups within that – fund managers should be opening their doors...
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Bluecrest has increased headcount by nearly 30%
Bluecrest Capital Management has been doing a lot of hiring. As investment banks have cut back on prop trading, this hedge fund has been recruiting top traders and senior bankers as part of an...
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“Tell me which bank you want to work for. I’ll tell you how to get in”
As anyone who’s spent any time in finance will know, banks are not identical. Aside from the obvious distinctions between boutiques and full service investment banks, there are increasing disparities...
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