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COMMENT: I’m a senior banker at Deutsche Bank and I believe that my bonus...
I’m a senior investment banker at Deutsche Bank in London and yes, I’ve read the news. I understand that the bank’s bonus pool is supposed be down 10% on last year. I appreciate too that the cost...
View ArticleInvesting in people: how OCBC Bank unlocks its employees’ potential
OCBC Bank prides itself on being an innovator and it is not surprising that this innovative spirit is also evident in the bank’s development of talent. Yap Aye Wee, OCBC Bank’s Head of Learning &...
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COMMENT: What it’s like to interview at Google, Amazon and Twitter as a...
I recently graduated with high marks from a consensus top-five MBA program in the U.S. One of the best aspects of attending a “target” business school is that prestigious companies from a number of...
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The best and the worst banks for working hours
How many hours will you really work in an investment bank now? After all those initiatives to cut working hours, is it true that banking jobs are about as arduous as a long shift at the Big Four? Not...
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An MD who complained of ‘historic under-investment’ in IT just left Deutsche...
A London-based managing director who complained of Deutsche Bank’s historic under-investment in information technology (IT) just left the German Bank. Charles Elliott, the chief information officer...
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Credit Suisse is still hiring in London for jobs that might move because of...
Credit Suisse has hired a director in London to look after sales in Europe. James MacDonald, an executive director at JPMorgan for the last eight years, joined Credit Suisse earlier this month....
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Morning Coffee: Ex-senior banker with links to top models and marijuana ends...
When people complain about the financial crisis a popular refrain is that no bankers ended up in jail, except in Iceland. In the UK, this could soon change. John Varley, Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris and...
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The great irony of the Brexit vote and this year’s banking bonuses
Oh, the timing. As we reported last week, this is the week in which several U.S. investment banks in London (and indeed everywhere) tell employees how much they will receive as a bonus for all their...
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Top healthcare banker leaves RBC Capital to join VC firm
A veteran investment banker who has spent more than a decade covering the healthcare sector has left RBC Capital to join renowned venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Nate Chang started at the...
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JPMorgan’s results suggest it’s doing some big hiring here
JPMorgan has been hiring. The bank today released its results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2018, revealing that headcount in the corporate and investment bank (CIB) rose by 6% last year,...
View ArticleEY organisation to boost recruitment across key UK team. Here’s how to get in
Catriona Early isn’t a programmer, but she’s recently developed a passion for disruptive technology in her role within EY’s Chief Financial Officer Advisory (CFO) Services. “In one of my current...
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Morgan Stanley said to promote a top quant to MD in this year’s promotions
Today is the day that Morgan Stanley announces who’s been promoted to managing director (MD) at its investment bank. Unlike Goldman Sachs, which publishes its managing director list for all to see,...
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Nomura adds former Goldman Sachs MD to bolster sales team
Nomura has hired veteran mortgage-backed securities salesperson Lou Rosenfeld as it seeks to continue to grow out its business in the U.S. Rosenfeld started earlier this month in New York as a managing...
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The small bank now hiring from Goldman, JP Morgan in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong branch of Jefferies has taken on senior equity sales-trader Maya Frommer from Goldman Sachs. The hire, which comes just three months after Jefferies recruited two Hong Kong-based JP...
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Joining a Chinese bank could be the only option for these young Hongkongers
If you’re an analyst or associate in Hong Kong and you specialise in debt capital markets (DCM), it’s increasingly likely that your next job will be at a Chinese bank – if you’re not working for one...
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Morning Coffee: How could Andrea Orcel let this happen? The most...
Early in the year, we already have a candidate for the craziest job move of 2019. Andrea Orcel’s move from Head of Investment Banking at UBS to CEO-designate of Santander is off. How can this be?...
View ArticleDeloitte is on a recruitment drive to help clients implement new accounting...
Deloitte is on the hunt for talent as it gears up to help its clients prepare for a raft of new accounting standards. After a period of little change, three International Financial Reporting Standards...
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COMMENT: Is this the end of the MBA for jobs in banking?
I started working in finance in 2002, joining an investment banking graduate programme. With a mere bachelor’s degree I was streamed into the ‘analyst’ class. Sitting alongside me were several trainees...
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The banks that pay the most for the least amount of time spent working
Despite recent work-life mandates, junior bankers still put in marathon weeks, averaging north of 80 hours at some investment banks. Most are paid handsomely as well, at least compared to what other...
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Goldman Sachs clarified the people it’s focused on hiring now
As with JPMorgan, so with Goldman Sachs. Goldman reported its fourth quarter and full year results for 2018 today and revealed that the two banks are both fishing in the same pool for talent. They both...
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