Morning Coffee: Has Bill Gross saved banks’ trading jobs, bonuses?...
At the risk of inflating a whole messianic-industrial complex in the mind of William Gross of Janus Capital, it’s worth asking whether, by quitting Pimco unexpectedly only a few weeks ago, he might...
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The top 35 MBAs for getting a job in hedge funds, private equity and asset...
MBAs with ambitions to work in the financial sector still have more opportunities available to them in investment banking than elsewhere. However, it’s private equity and hedge funds where the biggest...
View ArticleSo, what will Yann Gerardin do to jobs at BNP Paribas?
BNP Paribas’ corporate and investment bank (CIB) has got a new head. As of 1 October, Yann Gerardin, the French bank’s former head of global equity derivatives and commodity derivatives, has taken...
View ArticleConvicted Jefferies trader can stay out of prison, for now
There is hope for convicted traders, yet. Because an appeals court predicts the conviction of an ex-Jefferies trader will be tossed out, he can stay out of federal prison during his appeal process. In...
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How much you will earn after three years in M&A, capital markets,...
If you’re deciding between a front office investment banking graduate job, it’s worth considering where you’ll be in three years’ time. This doesn’t just mean looking at the exit opportunities and...
View ArticleChoosing partners at Goldman Sachs and assessing partners at McKinsey
It’s a paaaaaartner year at Goldman Sachs. Next month, the firm will announce the names of the lucky few. It’s also that time of year when existing partners at McKinsey & Co are evaluated upon...
View ArticleFive tips for getting your resume to the hiring manager’s desk
Getting your resume to the hiring manager’s desk is a modern day, professional equivalent of the quest for the holy grail to some. However, there are a few ways of improving your chances of getting...
View ArticleThe finance professionals in Asia who lie during salary negotiations
As the fourth quarter rolls on, job seekers in Singapore and Hong Kong are bargaining hard during salary negotiations. While this isn’t necessarily surprising – making a job move right now puts your...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Did Goldman Sachs seduce naive clients with girls, drink?...
Goldman Sachs stands accused of dubious methods of attracting clients. The accusations date back to the still-just-about-heady days of mid-2008, when the firm was attempting to sell investment products...
View ArticleBanks’ weird methods of attracting graduates
In these days of millennial fatigue and graduate cynicism, it’s not enough to run a few graduate networking events at a few top universities and hope that the applications will flood in. If you’re an...
View ArticleHow titans of industry negotiate job offers
The story behind the Bill Gross/Pimco breakup just keeps getting more interesting. We already knew that Gross, believing Pimco’s board was set to fire him, reached out to his closest competitor,...
View ArticleThe cover letter template that will get you a job in banking
Do you need to write a cover letter if you’re applying for a job in banking? If you listen to recruiters who receive thousands of applications every week, the answer is no. But if you listen to banks’...
View Article10 CV phrases that will make financial services recruiters love you
Making a move into a role where you’re not a 100% fit is an increasingly hard sell in financial services these days. Investment banks are looking for proven commodities in-house that they can train in...
View ArticleRanking the Swiss wealth managers that pay the most
You want to work for a Swiss private bank. If pay is your priority, which one should you go for? Thanks to last month’s publication for the first time ever of the results for Pictet, Lombard Odier and...
View ArticleRBC adding investment bankers, EY announces huge hiring plans
In this week’s hiring roundup, RBC is adding senior investment bankers in the US, a new debt team launches in the UK and one of the Big Four announces huge hiring plans. Boutique bank staffing up...
View ArticleThe banks now offering well-paid compliance jobs in Singapore and Hong Kong
If you want a compliance job in Singapore or Hong Kong, vacancies are increasingly opening up beyond the traditional sectors of investment banking and corporate banking. Private banking is fast...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Barclays asks its juniors to name 3 nasty VPs and MDs ....
As we reported not so very long ago, junior bankers are becoming empowered and Barclays is at the very front of that empowerment wave. Now, Financial News, has some detail on just how Barclays’...
View ArticleQuit banking, grow a big beard, work 14 hour days
Research by American academic and ex-Goldman Sachs banker Alexandra Michel suggests the long hours people working in banking become internalized. There is no escape. Even if you leave the industry,...
View ArticleMoore Capital boosts top paid partner pay by £7.2m
If you’re a top-earning partner in a large European hedge fund that posted a big uptick in revenues, how much extra do you award yourself? In the case of Moore Capital’s European operation, the answer...
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MBA or CFA. Which is best for M&A?
You want to work in M&A. You are up against the eternal question for all who would work in financial services: should you do a CFA, or should you do an MBA? Or should you do both? Or should you do...
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