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13 ways to successfully schmooze Chinese clients
You’re one of the growing legions of private bankers based in Hong Kong – or even Singapore – tasked with managing the investment, family and entrepreneurial needs of mainland Chinese millionaires and...
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Analyst, associate, VP, director: where is it easiest to get a banking job in...
If you’re looking for a front office banking job in Singapore right – and there are many people on the market – it’s good to know what the competition is like. This depends on your level of experience....
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How I became a tech entrepreneur without giving up my banking job
There’s a standard route into entrepreneurialism among finance professionals. Agonise over the decision to leave a high-paying job for a jump into the unknown. Eventually take the decision and use...
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Deutsche Bank’s biggest U.S office outside of Wall Street is hiring 350 people
Front office banking jobs in the U.S are no longer confined to Wall Street. More client-facing jobs are expected to move away from New York in 2016, so finance professionals need to re-assess where...
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UBS is now paying people $1m IN CASH
UBS is not only hiring in IBD and equities and fixed income sales and trading, it is also paying some people some big money in purest cash. So says today’s UBS remuneration report for 2015. In 2015,...
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Here’s who really works for Goldman Sachs in London
Goldman Sachs has produced a report for Goldman Sachs International, its London-based business, in 2015. As well as confirming that pay per head at the London office is still higher than pay at Goldman...
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What it takes to become a portfolio manager in U.S. asset management
You want to make it as a portfolio manager at an asset management firm in the U.S. What do you need to study? Which qualifications will set you apart from the competition? It stands to reason that most...
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The curse of the client-facing job
You might think you want to be a ‘front office revenue producer’ in an investment bank. You’ll certainly get paid more if you are. But do you really want the associated hassle? A new report from Hilary...
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This chart shows which banks are focusing their hiring on Asia
Are you looking for a job at a global bank in Asia? You may want to apply to firms that are currently focusing a comparatively high proportion of their recruitment efforts on the region. We’ve searched...
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Why you really don’t want to be a director in an investment bank in Hong Kong
With investment banks making headcount cuts across Asia, it’s no longer the expensive managing directors – or in-demand juniors – who are being targeted. Instead, those on the cusp of MD are falling...
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Morning Coffee: The worst thing that can happen when you exit banking aged...
We’ve warned before about the inadvisability of leaving a banking career before it’s bedded down – which today can take anything from 20 to 25 years. James Adams, a former bond analyst, appears to be...
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Are Credit Suisse’s traders in trouble or not?
In theory, Credit Suisse is a good place to work if you’re a fixed income trader. Yes, the bank is “reshaping” its fixed income business after a dismal 2015, and yes headhunters say Credit Suisse’s...
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Credit Suisse hires technology cost cutter as banks prioritize senior IT hires
While financial services firms are cutting traders, there’s a simmering demand for senior technologists who can help re-shape their capital market functions. Take Credit Suisse. The Swiss bank has just...
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Partners of a certain vintage are leaving Goldman Sachs, and people aren’t happy
Are you a partner managing director (PMD) at Goldman Sachs? Are you in with Lloyd Blankfein? No? You might want to watch your back. Goldman insiders suggest the firm is in the throes of a battle for...
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Do you have to disclose that you’ve lost your banking job?
You’ve lost your job in banking. Do you have to make this clear when you’re looking for a new one? Banking recruiters in London say plenty of people aren’t. “We’re getting a lot of junior candidates...
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The perfect CV for a job in project management or change management
If you’re a project or change management professional in banking, you have the rare privilege of finding your services in demand. While banks cut back in the front office, project and change management...
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Seven ways to make sure you don’t lose your banking job in Asia this year
At this time of the year you probably already know how much your bonus will be for 2015 and whether your salary will be frozen for 2016. But although your compensation will provide some clues, you may...
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The only front-office banking job in Hong Kong where VPs are still getting...
A year ago, vice presidents (VPs) were in line for large pay rises across most functions at banks in Hong Kong. Not any more – unless you work in M&A or in some middle and back-office roles. Before...
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Morning Coffee: Lose a top banking job at 40, this is what happens to your...
Remember Erin Callan? The trim, blonde, ex-CFO of Lehman Brothers who – together with Zoe Cruz at Morgan Stanley, was once one of the most powerful women on Wall Street? In 2007, aged 41, Erin Callan...
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Believe me, you do not want to quit your banking job for a tech unicorn
In the middle of 2015 I was hired by a unicorn, (no really, stick with me here, a unicorn is a start-up company worth over $1bn on paper) to grow the UK part of their business. A few months later I was...
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