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Redundancy whispers in UBS’s London M&A team as recruiters warn lack of...
Is UBS about to quietly part company with some of its mid and senior-ranking M&A bankers? Recruiters in London say a series of layoffs are expected at the Swiss bank in the next few weeks, with the...
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Should you do a Masters in Finance, a CFA qualification, or both?
Top Masters in Finance qualifications can be a pretty expensive business. MIT Sloan estimates that its 18 month Masters in Finance qualification will set you back around $158k once you’ve paid fees and...
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Morning Coffee: Hong Kong banker says “horrendous” market means you won’t get...
We may still be several weeks away from the start of the bonus season for Hong Kong investment bankers, but speculation about the size of their bonuses has already begun. The head of an Asian equity...
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How to move to private equity as an older banker in China
Investment bankers move into private equity, but the window of opportunity is small and the competition is intense. Yes, the work-life balance is better and – longer-term – the pay exceeds investment...
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This is what your private banking salary and bonus should be in Hong Kong
As a range of private banks in Hong Kong – from UBS to Vontobel – compete to bolster their headcounts, it’s becoming increasingly important for relationship managers (RMs) to know how their...
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Hedge fund ‘talent shows’ take off to tackle image crisis
Can hedge funds ever be hipsters? In the battle for talent, not only are large hedge funds rolling out their own graduate schemes, they’re also creating competitions to uncover graduates who may have...
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BAML’s head of emerging markets trading has left before bonus time
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s head of European emerging markets, Babak Eftekhari, has departed. Eftekhari, who joined from Goldman Sachs in 2013, left earlier this month, according to filings on the...
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The three psychological mechanisms that prompt elite students to choose finance
Why do you work in finance? You might think you’re master of your own destiny and that you chose the industry as a free agent who could just as easily have become a teacher of physics, but how wrong...
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Could you answer these ‘difficult’ questions from banks’ numerical tests?
If you want to work for an investment bank, you’ll need to be mathematically agile. It’s not just a question of estimating the number of times a ball gets hit in an average game of tennis during your...
View ArticleHow to conquer the CFA exam level 1
The Level I CFA exam is the first hurdle on the way to charterholder status and arguably the toughest to get through. Only 42% of candidates passed in June 2015 and the six hours of questions is a...
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Morning Coffee: Credit Suisse’s Asian hiring isn’t just about private banking
Credit Suisse’s new Asian expansion plans are supposed to be all about hiring new relationship managers as it prioritises its private bank over other units. By 2018 it wants to add more than 270 new...
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How to write the perfect risk resume
The job market in risk management is heating up as more people try to break into an increasingly important area. Along with getting your risk cover letter up to scratch, your risk resume is your chance...
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Jes Staley, John McFarlane, and the Barclays bonus question
Tomorrow, Jes Staley will officially join Barclays as CEO. The ex-CEO of J.P. Morgan’s investment bank and ex-managing partner of hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management will be handsomely paid for...
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HSBC has been building its markets division late in the year
HSBC has been indulging in some opportunistic recruiting of senior people for its markets division, right about the time when people should be sitting tight and contemplating their bonuses. HSBC has...
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So, you haven’t studied hard enough for CFA Level I? Try this
There are five days to go until the CFA Level I exams and some people are starting to panic. You’re supposed to spend at least 300 hours studying for each of the CFA exams and if you haven’t put those...
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“I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. It seems I made a mistake”
I could be working in Silicon Valley. I studied computer science at one of the top universities in the U.S. and most of my peers went into start-ups. Six years later, I’m a 27-year-old a quant on Wall...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Two bankers who might hire you in Asia, and how to impress them
Want an earlier indication of who might want to hire you in Asia next year? You might want to add Christophe Aba, regional head of investments Southeast Asia at J.P. Morgan, to your list....
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What Standard Chartered bankers in Asia did next
Standard Chartered is shedding 15,000 jobs and many of its Asian employees are looking for an exit now to avoid the cut. But Stan Chart has been dogged by disappointing results and falling share prices...
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How to avoid cracking under pressure during the CFA exams
If you’re heading into the CFA Level I exams knowing that you only have a 40% chance of passing, it can be a stressful and emotionally draining experience. Six hours of exams in one day is demanding...
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The 6 questions you must ask before switching jobs in banking
Just because you’re moving into a new job with high pay and good prospects, don’t assume you’re advancing up the arc of your career. You may be doing the exact opposite: a recent study by academics at...
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