How this man made the executive board of HSBC aged just 30
As we suggested yesterday,consulting can be a good entry-point for a career in banking – particularly if you’re happy for your career in banking to be based around banking strategy as opposed to...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Most Asian employees are saying no to counter offers
Back in September, we reported on recruiters complaining about a surge in counter offers in Singapore scuppering an increasing number of their deals. “The way some candidates behave in terms of counter...
View ArticleBNY Mellon Asia wealth boss explains why he’s hiring in Hong Kong
BNY Mellon is a late entrant to Asia’s expanding but overcrowded private banking scene – it launched its wealth management practice in Hong Kong only last month. The new unit isn’t fully staffed up...
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Private equity pay in the US, Europe and Asia: Funds pay more for senior...
The surge in movement from investment banking to private equity over the past year hasn’t resulted in an increase in pay for juniors making the switch. However, senior private equity professionals have...
View ArticleHow to avoid becoming the archetypal unhappy 45 year-old finance professional
On the day after Thanksgiving, it may not be totally apposite to look at the disappointment of middle-aged financiers. But following on from last week’s lament from a 46 year-old banker who felt his...
View ArticleEx-UBS MD finds new job after 30 months out writing children’s books
Haters who say you’re as likely to find a new finance job after two years out of the market as to discover a hoard of pirate treasure in an urban park, have been proven wrong. Simon McWhirter, the...
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Will an MBA really help your career in finance?
It’s that time of year. London Business School is inviting applications for its MBA programme. So is Harvard. So is Wharton. And so are countless other top MBA schools globally. But will an expensive...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Why it’s still rare to be unemployed in the Singapore finance...
Singapore’s employment rate has hit an all-time high. New figures from the Ministry of Manpower show that the rate rose to 79.7% this year – up slightly from 79% in 2013. The tight labour market...
View ArticleWant a stable banking career in Singapore? Go work for an outsourcer
If you’re looking to inject some stability into your IT or operations career in Singapore, working for an outsourcing company may now be preferable to working for a bank. Offshoring jobs out of...
View ArticleHow to ensure you pass the CFA level I exams in December
On Saturday, thousands of CFA level I candidates will sit down and attempt to take their first step towards the notoriously elusive ‘charterholder’ status. Pass rates for the level one exams are...
View Article10 features of the top 40 investment bankers under 40
If you want to ascend to the pinnacle of investment banking and own three race horses before the age of 40, Financial News has produced a helpful clarification of what it takes. The paper’s annual ’40...
View ArticleThe best and worst MBA courses if you want a giant salary
An MBA is not just about getting paid. It’s also about pushing your learning curve, widening your networking parameters and leveraging up some love among the case studies. But money is part of an MBA –...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: BTMU hiring in Singapore as it localises workforce
If you work in transaction banking in Singapore, yet another bank has announced a headcount expansion in your sector – this time it’s Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU). The Japanese bank now has more...
View ArticleHow to start a career at Deutsche Bank in Asia (even with an arts or science...
Want to begin your banking career at Deutsche Bank in Asia? While you must have outstanding academic grades, these no longer need to be within a business or finance degree. Neither do you require a...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank’s end of year trading cull
Deutsche Bank may be making some unexpected end of year hires. But it’s also making some entirely predictable end of year layoffs. Headhunters in London say Deutsche has got rid of around six traders...
View Article5 things finance recruiters secretly wish you’d say in interviews
You’re attending an interview for a finance job. The interviewer is looking at you askance, like he wants you to say something special that will transform your prospects and deliver you a job offer....
View ArticleJPMorgan eyes new areas of expansion; private equity hiring heats up
In the latest hiring roundup, Barclays and BNY Mellon are hiring in Asia, private equity firms up hiring plans and Deloitte looks to grow its advisory business. Private equity firms are hiring 83% of...
View ArticleWhy do hedge funds suddenly want to hire private equity professionals?
It used to be like coffee and tea, or Marmite and jam – you were either a hedge fund person or a private equity person. You weren’t both, unless you were some kind of aberration. Now, however, the...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Little candidate movement between Shanghai and Hong Kong
Shanghai has managed to generate the kind of headlines in recent weeks that seem to support its ultimate ambition to become a global financial centre by 2020. The launch of Stock Connect in...
View ArticleThe emerging talent shortage now sweeping the Asian finance sector
We’ve been reporting on skill shortages in Asian financial services throughout this year – compliance, risk and relationship management are among the job functions currently suffering from them. But...
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