High paying US high frequency trading firms now hiring juniors in London
Irrespective of the debate over their role as liquidity providers or liquidity removers, high frequency trading firms (HFT) are appealing as employers. Firstly, they pay well. Secondly, they pay well...
View ArticleMeet 10 graduates who just joined Goldman Sachs’ markets business. What makes...
You want to work for Goldman Sachs when you leave school. Specifically, you want to work in Goldman Sachs’ markets division, where you are given to understand that thousands of top fixed income and...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Another big people move between BAML and ANZ in Asia
The headlines have generally not been kind to ANZ this week. The Australian newspaper reports that ANZ’s former global head of fixed income, Rob O’Callaghan, is one of those embroiled in a regulatory...
View ArticleThe “new” way of working that’s slowly starting to shake up banking careers...
Private bankers in Asia may eventually find that their careers are focused more on providing financial advice and less on flogging financial products – and this may make it easier for them to move...
View ArticleHow to make it to the senior ranks at J.P. Morgan, by a woman who has worked...
Sue Dean, head of transaction banking for EMEA at J.P. Morgan, has been at the bank in the UK for over two and a half decades and has held senior positions in what most would describe as the less...
View ArticleBut what about the bonuses at RBC Capital Markets?
Yesterday, RBC became one of the first North American banks to report full year results for 2014. They were good. RBC’s investment bankers can be forgiven for thinking they might get paid when the bank...
View ArticleThe only FX trader who’ll get paid this year?
Unsurprisingly, FX traders aren’t feeling enthusiastic about their pay. With banks paying $4.3bn in fines and regulators demanding that traders feel the wrath of those fines in their pockets, trading...
View ArticleWhat hedge fund recruiters look for on investment banking resumes
It seems these days that nearly every trader in investment banking has their eye on a hedge fund job. Unfortunately, there are only so many seats available at hedge funds. Networking is key, but you’ll...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Expats clinch top Asian finance jobs
Banks in Hong Kong and Singapore may be trying to localise their junior and mid-level ranks, but Western expats are still often in favour for top financial services jobs Share on twitter. There’s...
View ArticleSeven phrases that recruiters in Asia hate to see on banking resumes
The year is drawing to a close and if you’re sprucing up your CV in preparation of post-bonus job applications in Asia, it pays to know what to avoid writing as well as what to write. Some resume...
View ArticleInvestment bankers swiftly depart trigger-happy hedge funds
For investment banks’ traders looking to make the switch into a hedge fund, there have only been two really voluminous recruiters in the past couple of years – Millennium Management or Bluecrest...
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The top investment banks to work for across equities, FICC and IBD
If you want to work for an investment bank that dominates in the vast majority of business areas, try J.P. Morgan. Failing that, Goldman Sachs is a good bet. And then Deutsche Bank. These banks have...
View ArticleStatistical predictors that your search for a new job will be successful
You’re looking for a new finance job and you’re not finding one. What’s going wrong? It may be the time of year. It may be market conditions. Or it may be…your technique. Research into job search...
View ArticleFour social media tips to help you get (and keep) a job on Wall Street
Like it or not, social media is becoming an ever-important job search tool. Used properly, social sites can be highly beneficial in cutting out human resources and connecting with hiring managers and...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: The new magnet for future finance jobs in Asia
When it comes to Chinese financial services, the landmark regulatory decisions are made in Beijing and the new jobs tend to be created in Shanghai. Recent weeks have seen the launch of Hong...
View ArticleWhat banks in Asia really want to know when they interview you
Application deadlines for 2015 full-time graduate jobs at large banks in Asia have all but closed – with rare exceptions such as Credit Suisse’s private bank in Hong Kong and Singapore. Banks are now...
View ArticleRule no. 1 for junior bankers: Never start as an associate when you can start...
2014 has been a good year for junior bankers. Abundant work and tight ‘talent’ have conspired to leave juniors in a strong bargaining position. They’ve had their salaries hiked, they’ve been granted...
View ArticlePartner pay at Marshall Wace quintuples to £8.9m, staff compensation shrinks
Hedge fund Marshall Wace increased average pay for its members by nearly five-fold after a year when profits more than doubled. However, despite the stellar performance and a fund-manager hiring spree,...
View ArticleHigh-speed trading firms hiring; PE firms scooping up junior bankers
In the latest hiring roundup, UBS is setting up a new risk unit, high-speed trading firms are loading up on juniors and Fortress preps a new fund. High-speed trading firms adding talent High speed...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: More movement at the top of Chinese IBD
In another sign that China-coverage bankers are highly sought after by Western banks, Morgan Stanley has made Richard Chen and Jing Qian co-heads of China investment banking, reports Finance Asia. Chen...
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