Carmen Segarra’s Goldman Sachs Lesson: Buy This Spy Pen
Carmen Segarra, the ex-Federal Reserve examiner who spent seven months working inside Goldman on behalf of the Fed, has provided a helpful lesson for anyone working in banking who is worried about a)...
View ArticleThe real reasons Ivy Leaguers flock to Wall Street
Best-selling author Michael Lewis, the scribe of hits like “Moneyball,” “Flash Boys,” and “Liar’s Poker,” just penned an eye-opening op-ed on Wall Street and what it does to young bankers. A former...
View ArticleWant to work with Bill Gross at Janus Capital? You’ll need this
Janus Capital has hired Bill Gross from Pimco. Cue pandemonium. Cue a 40% increase in Janus Capital’s share price. Cue recriminations over the huge fund outflows Gross presided over whilst at Pimco....
View ArticleThe 10 most salacious things bankers have done this year
When bankers slip up, they tend to make big headlines. The New York Post and the Guardian practically make a living off detailing the trials and tribulations of the 1%. Last year, we had a tired German...
View ArticlePerfect resume, no interview: nine reasons why recruiters in Asia are...
You’ve applied for a banking job via a recruitment agency in Singapore or Hong Kong and your CV and covering letter are spot-on. All that now stands between you and meeting the hiring manager is an...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Do you want to work in Hong Kong now? Bill Gross’s last...
Is Hong Kong as appealing a destination for expat bankers at it used to be? Finance staff arriving for work in Hong Kong today came face to face with pro-democracy protesters after a weekend of...
View ArticleMoore Capital raids the ranks of defunct hedge fund Clive Capital
Christian Levett, the founder of commodities hedge fund Clive Capital which shuttered its doors last year, is now firmly back in the bosom of his former employer, Moore Capital, having officially taken...
View ArticleInvestment banks’ interview questions – the ultimate list
Are you interviewing for a graduate scheme or summer internship at an investment bank? Do you aspire to be an ‘analyst’ or ‘summer analyst’. Which questions will you be asked at interview? Below, we...
View ArticleSun Trading turns to Asia to escape dire European markets, increases pay
The European arm of prop trading firm Sun Holdings moved away from the lack of volatility in UK markets last year, and instead expanded its reach to Asian markets and betting on European interest...
View ArticleWant to work on Blackrock’s Aladdin system? Here’s who we think...
Want to work for Blackrock when you leave school? Click here. Want to work on Blackrock’s epic Aladdin system? Read on. If you’re not familiar with the Aladdin system, then know this. Aladdin is...
View ArticleNew firms launch in London, New York; Millennium continues to hire
In the latest hiring roundup, Millennium continues to add talent, new firms launch on both sides of the pond and Santander is expanding in London. Hedge fund hiring in the UK Millennium Management is...
View ArticleRecruiters fear potential hiring slump in wake of Hong Kong protests
If you’re looking for a new banking job in Hong Kong, you may not want to wait to receive your bonus from your current employer next year. Following recent pro-democracy protests in the city,...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: JPMorgan’s quiet layoffs. Goldman Sachs’ Q3...
JPMorgan is laying London people off. Who knew? We didn’t, although maybe we should have given that the US bank declared its intention to make investment banking cost savings back in July. Three months...
View ArticleFive banks rumoured to be hiring in the Middle East now
International banks are not viewing the Middle East with a huge amount of optimism. While revenues within investment banking have picked up in recent months, the story is still one of caution when it...
View ArticleAre your 20s wasted in banking?
If you’re a student at university today and you want to get into banking, it’s time to apply. Most banks opened their analyst application processes weeks ago. Some are closing them again in the weeks...
View Article11 easy steps to create a more productive investment banking team
Financial services firms don’t only want their employees to work harder, they want them to work smarter and this means not only putting your nose to the grindstone, but directing it in the way that...
View ArticleGoogle’s simple formula for resume success applies especially to finance
Lazlo Block, Google’s ‘SVP of People Operations’ has developed a sideline offering careers advice on LinkedIn. In his latest epistle, Block tackles the issue of resumes. He says getting your resume...
View ArticleThe five firms that may increase hiring in the US following Bill Gross’s...
What Bill Gross did on Friday was almost unimaginable. He quit a firm that he founded 40 years ago and has been the face of ever since to run a bond fund that may end up being smaller than his personal...
View ArticleThe Asian banking job where pay is plummeting by 50%
Banks in Hong Kong and Singapore are trying to cut technology headcount costs by offshoring, hiring cheap contractors and slashing salaries as they replace senior staff with juniors. Fintech...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Bad news for traders at RBS. How Goldman Sachs is better than...
Last time RBS announced its quarterly results, RBS’s traders got off comparatively lightly. Amid expectations in July that the government-owned bank was about to announce massive cuts to its markets...
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