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A Nomura salesman just joined Liberum
Another day, another resurfacing of Nomura’s unwanted equities professionals. Yesterday it was Fraser Ramzan, the ex-Nomura equity researcher who joined M&S as head of investor relations. Today,...
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The perfect resume for asset management
It’s tempting to think that asset management firms only look for performance in any potential front office employee they hire. This is, of course, important but your experience needs to be presented in...
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This year’s banking interns are turning up at the worst possible time
With less than 72 hours to go until what may be the most monumental event to hit markets since Black Wednesday in 1992, guess who’s turning up at investment banks? Yes, it’s the summer analysts....
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An ex-Goldman Sachs MD has this advice on banking interviews
Good news – you passed the 1st test, your resume has been accepted and they want a 1st round interview with you. A 1st round interview is just another screening tool to narrow the resume file further....
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The six safest front-office jobs in Hong Kong investment banks
If you work in the front-office at an investment bank in Hong Kong and are of a nervous disposition, you are probably not enjoying this year too much. As Chinese economic growth and trading volumes...
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Morning Coffee: The most competitive sector in finance now. Is it finally...
Private equity is fast-becoming the destination of choice for anyone wanting to work in the financial sector. More people apply for jobs on the buy-side than anywhere else, junior investment bankers...
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The phrase that will frighten any recruiter…
The success of a handful of former Nomura equities professionals aside, it’s not exactly super-easy to find a new banking job in the City of London right now. It might be easier after Thursday’s EU...
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London investment bankers will be paid a lot less in Paris or Frankfurt
Tomorrow is Brexit D-day. If the UK decides to leave the EU, some jobs currently in London are likely to move to Paris or Frankfurt. For any front office bankers forced to relocate, there’s some bad...
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The art of following up after a job application or interview without...
It takes experience to master the nuances of following up with recruiters, HR executives and hiring managers at various stages of the job-search process, from the time that you send in your cover...
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High frequency trading firm hikes pay to £473k per head
In theory, life has got tougher for high frequency trading (HFT) firms. Since the HFT heyday a few years ago, costs and competition have risen and profits have shrunk. That may be so, but high...
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Bloomberg’s family office is hiring from bulge-bracket investment banks
For investment banks’ traders going into hedge funds, the new thing now is to target ‘family offices’. Point72 Asset Management, Steve Cohen’s family office, has been hiring and ex-Brevan Howard star...
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“I’m a Romanian intern in the City of London. I’m going to work in China”
“I’m Romanian by birth, but I’ve lived in the UK for seven years in total and for four years consecutively. I’ve studied at one of the UK’s top universities and I’ve been an intern at several City...
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Harvard study suggests people take pleasure in bankers’ pain
If you’re a banker in the City of London and you’re hoping that the prospective decimation of your livelihood will discourage the good citizens of the United Kingdom from voting to leave the European...
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Nine excellent excuses that bankers in Asia use to justify job hopping
Moving between banks after short tenures is, as a rule, something to avoid – even if the practice is still prevalent in Hong Kong and Singapore. Recruiters and hiring manager in Asia love grilling...
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Morning Coffee: Deutsche M&A banker’s $11m pay plan. Colm Kelleher’s Brexit...
If you’re still working in investment banking aged 52, you’re usually thought to have had a pretty good innings. With plenty of talented managing directors and directors succumbing to the pressure of...
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“Technology professionals are still second class citizens in banking”
Believe the hype and you might think that working in a banking technology job is the best place to be right now. Banks are battling for CIOs able to lead their technology functions into a new era, the...
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Inexperienced 28 year-old FX traders prepare for Brexit chaos
There’s a story going around about last year’s surprise devaluation of the Swiss franc. It says the junior FX traders at one of the many European banks which lost millions of dollars that day, just...
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“I’m Italian and I’ve begun my banking career in Dublin and Frankfurt”
I’m Italian and I’m just beginning my career in banking. I graduated top of my class and I want to work for a global company with interesting career opportunities. I’ve just started a new job in Dublin...
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Here’s what seven top New York hedge funds pay
Those running successful hedge funds haul in millions, if not billions. But what about the rank and file? Pay is high compared to most of the U.S, but not stellar when you only consider base pay. Maybe...
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11 ways junior bankers mess up their job search
While investment banks start to welcome the new class of summer analysts, those with a few years’ experience under their belts may looking for their first lateral move. So-called ‘first bouncers’...
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