Morning Coffee: B of A mistreated a banker. Where to study in London if you...
Now that Christmas and New Year’s celebrations have been dispensed with, the really big seasonal marker is looming into view: bonus time. If you work in finance, January and February are when bonuses...
View ArticleAll you need to know about salaries and bonuses at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan,...
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 ArticleWhy I left UBS and Goldman Sachs for a fintech firm, and what’s coming next
We spoke to Josh Schubkegel, the ex-head of global equities technology at UBS, an ex-trading technologist at hedge fund Bridgewater and a former senior technologist at Goldman Sachs. In July 2013,...
View ArticleBridgewater launches new fund, Wells Fargo hiring in Europe
In the latest hiring roundup, the SEC needs mathematicians, Wells Fargo is adding bodies in Europe and what was once SAC Capital is hiring cops. Bridgewater launching new funds Connecticut’s...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: China gives Hong Kong traders another reason to be cheerful
The year has kicked off with potentially good news for financial jobs in Hong Kong. Following the launch of the so-called Shanghai-Hong Kong through train in November, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said...
View ArticleHot financial careers in Asia outside the front office this quarter
As bonus season approaches, Asia’s financial sector will soon experience a flurry of glamorous client-facing career moves – from relationship managers to DCM bankers. But if you work outside...
View Article15 reasons why you should find a new finance job easily in 2015
Is 2015 going to be a good or a bad year for finding a new job in banking and financial services? That all depends upon who you ask and where you choose to cast your gaze. There are certainly some very...
View ArticleWhat the world’s highest paid bankers have discovered about their pay
Want to earn a lot of money in the finance industry? Guess what: any pay increase will almost certainly come in the form of a deferred bonus. Such is the non-cataclysmic finding of a new study by two...
View ArticleA simple detox guide to ridding holiday toxins and crushing Q1
The holiday season, with all its gluttony, has come and gone. But all that overindulging in food and drink can stick with you if you don’t hit the reset button. For many, January is detox month – a...
View Article‘Why do you want to work for Goldman Sachs?’ 5 things to say
Banks have egos. They like to be made to feel special. They don’t want to feel that you’re spraying your CV about all over the place hoping for a biter – they want you to tell them why you’ve selected...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Deutsche departure continues senior musical chairs in Hong Kong
The musical chairs among the senior ranks of North Asian investment banking continues – Bloomberg now reports that Lisa Friis, Deutsche Bank’s COO of investment banking coverage and advisory for Asia,...
View ArticleMass moves expected as banks in Singapore look to hire in a hurry
Private banks in Singapore are primed to hire whole new teams from rivals in the coming months as recruiting lone senior bankers becomes an increasingly unviable way to boost their market share. While...
View ArticleMeet the only man to be hired by an investment bank in London so far this year
If you’re optimistic, 2015 is going to be a great year for finding a new finance job. If you’re pessimistic, it will be the year that the eurozone collapses, that the election hikes political risk in...
View ArticleExit interview advice: Keep your mouth shut!
Bonus announcement season is approaching, and with it comes the realization of many in the industry that they are ready to move on. Typically, hundreds across Wall Street will saunter into the office...
View ArticleHeartfelt plea from banker’s son on verge of finance career
You come from a wealthy (but not über-wealthy) finance-type family. You’ve been to a top university. You’ve studied economics and you’ve taken the notoriously difficult CFA Level I exam and think...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Big bonus shake-up ends fixed payments at Chinese bank
In one of the biggest ever shake-ups to compensation at a state-owned Chinese bank, Reuters reports that staff at Bank of Communications will have a larger proportion of their bonuses linked to...
View ArticleNine ways bankers in Asia can launch a corporate sector career
Fancy leaving investment banking for an in-house corporate-development role at a company in Hong Kong? You may be more sought-after than you’d imagine. As we’ve reported in recent months, expansionist...
View ArticleStan Chart’s equities professionals horribly unaffordable at $500k per head
Should equities professionals everywhere be fearful of the spectacle at Standard Chartered? Having purchased Cazenove’s Asian equities business along with 55 people back in 2008, it’s now closing the...
View ArticleRecruiter throws lifeline to Standard Chartered retail bankers in Asia
Retail bankers at Standard Chartered woke up this morning with the horrible news that another 2,000 jobs are to go during 2015 in the bank’s clients business, with cuts mostly falling in Hong Kong,...
View ArticleThe ideal resume for J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs
What do the two most prestigious banks on Wall Street want to see on a resume? Impressive professional accomplishments, a blue-chip degree, and terrific grades and extracurricular activities, just to...
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