How to survive when your colleague becomes your boss
Have you been recognised as the sort of ‘high-potential’ employee that an investment bank will fast-track up the organisation? If not, the chances are you could be over-looked for a promotion and, even...
View ArticleWhat I learned in my first two years as a buy-side analyst
Want to join a hedge fund right out of school? You’ll need a sharp mind and an impressive pedigree if you even want to be considered. Buy-side firms are extremely picky, particularly when it comes to...
View ArticleWhy taking a pay cut could be your career salvation in Singapore
If you’re worried that your back-office job in Singapore will soon fall victim to offshoring, the best way to get your career back on track may be to work for less money and hardly any benefits. In...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Jamie Dimon’s cancer prognosis. Exciting new jobs at Google...
Jamie Dimon has cancer. The chief executive of JPMorgan disclosed his condition in a message to shareholders and staff yesterday. Dimon said that he has the disesase in the throat but that it’s...
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ACA still leads ACCA on pay for accountants in investment banking
The ACA still shades the ACCA and CIMA when it comes to pay for accountants in the investment banking sector, a factor any budding accountant may wish to consider before embarking on their training. A...
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13 reasons Goldman Sachs careers may be going out of fashion
Speculating that Goldman Sachs is losing its touch is like debating the purpose of the British Royal Family – it’s an issue that crops up intermittently only to be suppressed by one big quarter or...
View ArticleChange may be coming to BNY Mellon, but in what form?
Seemingly every week, big-name activist investors like Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman take huge positions in a company eyeing oftentimes radical changes. The end goal is always to “create greater...
View ArticleIf you’re a graduate, are Barclays careers still safe?
You’re a university student and you’re thinking of applying to work for Barclays’ investment bank. But following the bank’s big strategy day in May, Barclays is pulling back from some areas of...
View ArticleExpanding research boutique taps JPMorgan veteran
Lazarus Partnership, the expanding equity research boutique launched this year by David Knox, former chief executive at Oriel Securities and head of research at JPMorgan, has added another senior...
View ArticleSkill shortage alert: Banks in Singapore struggle to source cyber security staff
Cyber-security experts are urgently needed at banks in Singapore, but recruiters in the city state say there’s not enough talent to meet demand. The buoyant job market in cyber security is being partly...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Contractor at Goldman Sachs made disastrous mistake. Banking...
You would not want to be one particular contractor (or ex-contractor) at Goldman Sachs this morning. That contractor, identity and location unknown, made an unfortunate mistake, prompting Goldman to...
View ArticleWhy becoming a mother still hobbles your finance career
Flexible working has been thrust into the limelight in the wake of new UK laws that allow anyone to request it. For mothers working in financial services roles, though, overtures from employers and HR...
View ArticleRBC emailed recruiters to say it won’t pay fees on at-risk Barclays bankers
If you’re working for Barclays’ investment bank and are hoping to get out and join Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC’s) expanding fixed income business, you might want to send your CV directly. RBC has sent...
View ArticleIs Goldman Sachs a ‘boy’s club?’
Goldman Sachs is making news for all the wrong reasons this week. First a report that it may be “throwing in the towel” on its bullish fixed income stance, then its shares were downgraded by a...
View ArticleSenior investment banker quits finance for education
Brian Daly, a 30-year veteran of investment banking who was most recently head of EMEA futures and options sales at Royal Bank of Scotland, has quit the industry to try and carve out a career in...
View ArticleAnnoying things bankers do that drive their co-workers nuts
Everyone has a co-worker or two that does things that drive them up the wall. Bankers, it seems, have dozens of these colleagues. We asked several investment bankers what office habits have them...
View ArticleFinance recruiters reveal the most miraculous career changes in Asia Pacific
Cut backs in commodities, dissatisfaction in investment banking and (of course) offshoring in operations – finance careers in Asia Pacific are in a state of flux. As a result, recruiters in Hong Kong,...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Barclays tries new method of behavioural modification....
It’s tried a ‘no jerks’ policy. It’s tried behavioural change through management jargon. It’s tried cutting bonuses in the wake of misdemeanours. Now, still smarting from the transgressions involving...
View ArticleInvestment bank’s expanding internal hedge fund hires Goldman Sachs trader
BTG Pactual, the Brazilian investment bank, may be expanding its London office by bringing in up to 100 new commodities staff this year, but its UK operation still primarily operates as an asset...
View Article31-year-old ex-Barclays trader finds ‘fun’ job in trendy new area of finance
This is not the best time to be working in fixed income for Barclays in London. Nearly 30% of Barclays’ investment banking staff are being made redundant, and Barclays’ London-based fixed income...
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