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RBC Capital Markets is parting company with fixed income traders and IBD...
It’s not that long ago that RBC Capital Markets was riding to the rescue of fixed income traders rejected by the rest of the market. Now RBC seems to be quietly shunting a few fixed income...
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Morning Coffee: Now UBS wants to hire even more bankers for new HK office
Back in June we reported that UBS was getting ready to open a new office in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district early next year to be staffed by 50 relationship managers (RMs). Now Swiss website Finews is...
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Interning at a global or local investment bank in Hong Kong, what’s the...
Internships are, of course, the fastest route into a full-time investment banking job. But students looking for a job in Hong Kong have two options – go to a local Chinese firm based in the City, or...
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The universities to study at if you want a job at Deloitte, EY, KPMG or PwC...
The Big Four – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – hire hundreds of new graduates each year across their audit, consultancy and tax practices in Hong Kong and Singapore. And now is the time to apply as the...
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Hip NYC hedge fund billionaires not THAT generous to staff in London
Forty five year-old John Overdeck and 54 year-old John Siegel are billionaires. Forbes reported this week that the two men each have an estimated net worth of $2.8bn. That’s pretty impressive, but if...
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Deutsche Bank MD describes the awful reality of paternity leave
If you’re a new father in the UK, you’re entitled to up to 26 weeks of paternity leave. Ok, you might not exploit that to the maximum if you’re working in the fast-paced, ever-changing, not-very-secure...
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11 fintech CEOs’ predictions for the future
In 2013 fintech was a sleepy backwater; now it’s a thriving metropolis. But where next for this fast-moving industry which thinks it can turn the finance world upside down? We spoke to the CEOs of some...
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How to get accelerated offers from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and others
If you’re a student applying for analyst or summer internship positions with investment banks, now’s the time. The application process at most banks has been open since at least 1 September. It...
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Morning Coffee: More senior staff set to quit big finance firms in Asia?
Could we soon see a flood of departures from Asia’s wealth and asset management industries as experienced senior staff seek to set up their own shops? Asian Investor has identified the early stage of a...
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What you need to know about banking pay in Singapore and Hong Kong
It’s officially the fourth quarter – a particularly cost-averse period for banks as budgets dry up until bonuses are paid next year. If you’re negotiating pay for a new banking job in Hong Kong or...
View ArticleThe qualifications you need to make it in investment banking now
If you want to make it in investment banking, do you need to have qualifications coming out of your ears to stand out from the competition? Or is it more important to have gone to the right school and...
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Och-Ziff cuts pay in the UK to just $790k a head
The UK arm of U.S. hedge fund giant Och-Ziff Asset Management has cut pay for its employees to an average of £520k ($788k), despite keeping profits stable and hiring more people. Och-Ziff, which has...
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How to get a job at the world’s top Fintech firms
If you believe the hype, then banks are about to be supplanted by a tsunami of fintech firms rolling in to disrupt the industry and wash away the established edifices of the financial system. Ok, these...
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Morning Coffee: New ANZ CEO to clamp down on Asian costs
ANZ employees in Singapore and Hong Kong will be relieved that newly appointed CEO-in-waiting Shayne Elliott has immediately announced his commitment to the bank’s Asian operations. But his initial...
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J.P.Morgan hires senior bankers for China, HSBC names deputy DCM head
Despite holidays in China, there have still been a few high-level moves in the Asia-Pacific region. These are the ones you need to know about. J.P.Morgan makes senior hires in China J.P. Morgan...
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The newly hot sector that finance graduates in Singapore are clamouring to...
When Chu Chong Lim joined DBS 23 years ago, his chosen field, corporate banking, sat very much at the unglamorous edge of the finance sector in Singapore. Now an MD and regional head of small and...
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Meet 14 impressive new analysts to have been hired by BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch may be trimming back its investment bank in the final quarter of 2015, but it’s still bringing in analysts at the junior level. Who are these people? And what do their...
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Deutsche Bank just sounded a death knell for banking jobs and pay in 2015
As the end of the year approaches and banks start looking at how much they can afford to pay and how many people they need to pay, the denominator is likely to be shrunk to fit. Bank of America has...
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These are the top M&A boutiques. This is how much they pay
What with all the excitement about PJT Partners, the boutique investment bank which went public this week and equips its senior deal makers with 15 year-old mobile phones, now’s a good time to review...
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Pitch book hell: “This is not good enough. For God’s sake, fix it!”
‘Sit up!’ Claire said. Her voice was not especially loud, at least not by Claire’s standards. But then her mouth was right next Vera’s ear. Vera already sat bolt straight. Any more, and she would...
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