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A bank-by-bank strategy primer: everything you need to know about probable...
If you’re wondering what each bank will be up to in 2014, then wonder no more. We’ve put together a brief bank-by-bank strategy primer for the coming 12 months so that you know what you’re getting into...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Ten more years of battered reputation, hedge fund’s £104m...
How much longer until you can openly admit to working for a bank at dinner parties rather than pretending to be a teacher or charity worker? Oh, only around ten years. Antony Jenkin’s guest edit of the...
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The investment banks you should be working for in ECM and DCM
Capital markets investment bankers, unlike their counterparts in M&A, have enjoyed a prosperous 2013, according to new figures from Thomson Reuters. Equity capital markets in particular had a...
View ArticleA fast, statistical guide to how 2013 panned out for investment bankers
It’s the first working day of 2014; time to bang your head repeatedly against your keyboard and, perhaps, reflect on the previous 12 months. While 2012 was universally bleak, last year was one of highs...
View ArticleFour hedge funds quietly paying out millions to their employees
While the festive season is usually the time that most people like to wind-down until the end of the year, for hedge funds in the UK, it’s reporting season. Or, more specifically, it’s when they...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Paleo-dieting trader makes $90m profit. New pay figures for...
Now that it’s January and NYE, NYD, Christmas Eve, Christmas, the intervening period between Christmas and NYE, and office parties are all over, you might be inclined to go on a diet. Specifically, you...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the structure and level of salaries and...
Wondering how much ‘risk takers’ are paid at leading banks in the City of London? By virtue of the British BIPRU rules on remuneration disclosure, you need not wonder too long. Introduced after the...
View ArticleIs the CAIA really a passport to a hedge fund or private equity job?
Breaking into a hedge fund or private equity firm is notoriously tough, with both sectors singling out a very small number of elite candidates at the junior level and then drawing on their experience...
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Meet the singing, synchronised swimming Citi trader looking to improve...
Alex Magliaro, the bond trader who took a lead role in Citigroup’s choir last year, doesn’t exactly fit the mould that many associate with the macho image of the trading floor. He’s an aspiring...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: Where the hiring will be in 2014, uplifting tales of escaping...
Welcome back to reality – if you’ve been celebrating the festive season too hard to read eFC over the past two weeks, take a moment to catch up on what you’ve missed. 21 firms that will be hiring...
View ArticleThe hot finance sector set to provide better jobs than banking in Asia this year
The insurance industry has historically been seen as less attractive than banking when it comes to exciting career opportunities and earning potential. This perspective has changed somewhat within the...
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Morning Coffee: Best day of the year to find a finance job as banks face...
Welcome to the first full week of work in 2014. Welcome too to what may be the best week of the year to put your CV about in search of a new job in financial services. As we noted in our articles over...
View ArticleFinancial services recruiters’ predictions for 2014: A return to expansion
Financial services recruiters have been forced to diversify in order to survive in recent years, as banks’ tendency to build out internal recruitment teams and cut their hiring budgets has had a severe...
View ArticleSo, these are the people who’ve found new banking jobs already in January 2014
It’s only January 6th. 12th night has not yet fallen, people in Latin America are still waiting for their presents, New Year’s resolutions have yet to be broken, but some people working in financial...
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Forget investment banking, the real money to be made in the Middle East is in...
Five years ago, investment banks were shipping their top talent out to the Middle East under the misguided assumption that the sector was set to boom as revenues were depleted in Western markets after...
View ArticleHow to handle interviews with finance professionals who may have Asperger’s
The prevalence of people with Asperger’s Syndrome (also known as High Functioning Autism or HFA) in the financial services business is well-documented. Michael Burry, the blogger and trader credited...
View ArticleHead of trading at booming hedge fund leaves after 14 years
Despite the hire-and-fire mentality of investment banks, longevity is surprisingly common, with the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley boasting plenty of lifers who make it to the senior ranks....
View ArticleDeferred bonuses giveth, and deferred bonuses taketh away
Five years ago, in the aftermath of the economic crisis, Wall Street banks joined hands to better align employee compensation with the performance of the firms over the long haul. The decision to pay...
View ArticleExpats in top demand for Chinese state-owned enterprises
There has been a significant increase in the demand for foreign professionals to represent Chinese state-owned enterprises abroad as the nation gears up its global commercial activities and plans...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: The traders and ex-bankers who’ve made it in their 20s. What...
If you’re in your 30s or (God forbid) your 40s and are feeling quite satisfied with your situation at the start of 2014, then you are well-advised to ignore Forbes’ new list of the top 30 people under...
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