Raft of senior bankers leaves UBS just before bonus payments
When senior investment bankers head for the door at this time of year, the assumption is that their employer is freeing up funds to pay bigger bonuses for those that remain. UBS, like other Swiss...
View Article10 Swiss finance jobs in which you can now earn very good money
Jobs in Geneva, Zurich or (more specifically), Pfäffikon, have always had a certain appeal. Like a Bogner ski jacket, they are both functional and stylish. You can both live well, and earn well, far...
View ArticleA whole new reason why you don’t want to work for a top hedge fund
Do you really want to work for a top hedge fund? After all, they’re notoriously unwilling to commit. They’re only really interested in hiring people with prior hedge fund experience. And…you may...
View ArticleGoldman, Cantor, BTG all hiring
In the latest hiring roundup, Goldman is adding headcount in pockets, one firm is actually hiring in fixed income and Cantor Fitzgerald is hiring…again. Designers in high demand The new in-demand job...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Citi tipped to take on Stan Chart staff in Asia
Citi is now talking up the success of its Asian business in the wake of largely disappointing global fourth quarter results released last week. “All the elements of the Citi model in Asia clicked in...
View ArticleBehold the best careers in Asian M&A in 2015
M&A bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore should prepare themselves for busy workloads in 2015 and take solace that their sector will stay largely immune from layoffs and will experience some spurts...
View ArticleThe 3 most in-demand banking jobs of 2015
As we move into prime hiring season, which skills will banks be chasing most energetically this year? Who can be assured of finding a new job before the summer? And which recruits will be able to write...
View ArticleCareer lessons from a man who was fired, and re-hired, by Goldman Sachs
Anthony Scaramucci, known in finance circles as the ‘Mooch’, is one of Wall Street’s schmoozers. Founder and managing partner of hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, he’s also the brains behind the annual...
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The chart which shows why excitement over higher pay at Morgan Stanley is...
Morgan Stanley has increased the amount it pays its investment bankers! Cue dancing in the streets, the deification of James Gorman, celebratory trips to Starbucks etc. etc. Except…Morgan Stanley’s...
View ArticleThe seven ways consulting firms assess candidates
Typically speaking, consulting interviews are all about hiring managers asking questions of a candidate. But when a case study interview is completed, the hiring manager will ask themselves several...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Morgan Stanley and HSBC up the stakes in battle for Asian...
Top-performing private bankers in Asia have a wide range of potential employers to work for – many private banks are increasing their Asian headcounts as they try to capture market share in the world’s...
View ArticleWhy regulatory careers are now hotter than ever in Asian banking
Regulatory reporting is shedding its staid, box-ticking reputation as it rises up the priority list for banks in Asia and starts to offer more stimulating careers which require a broader range of...
View ArticleWhere Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Citi, BofA and JPM will be hiring and firing...
The big U.S. investment banks have each reported their fourth quarter results for 2014. Based upon comments made in their investor calls and results presentations, we can say with a degree of certainty...
View ArticleBankers bolt from bulge bracket to boutiques in Asia
This year could see a record number of analysts and associates move from budge-bracket to boutique banks in Asia as junior investment bankers lose their traditional reluctance to leave large IBDs, say...
View Article10 finance jobs in Asia with the biggest pay rises
Turnover in the Asian job market is traditionally higher than most other large financial services centres, but job-hoppers have a new reason to move – a big pay rise. It’s now easier to get an uplift...
View ArticleThese five hedge funds have been hiring already in 2015
We’re three weeks into 2015, investment banks have been doing more firing than hiring to make the bonus pot go further and few institutions have suggested that this year will be particularly...
View ArticleInvestment banks in Asia cutting traders, hiring in M&A
Investment banks haven’t finished cutting headcount, so say the big names at Davos. Bloomberg polled conference attendees and 83% believe that the banking industry will keep trimming jobs this year,...
View ArticlePsychological techniques for persuading a boss that your bonus is inadequate
It’s bonus time in investment banks. If you receive a small bonus in the weeks to come, you may only have yourself to blame. Getting properly paid in banking is a painstaking business and you need to...
View ArticleMeet the incoming Goldman Sachs intern with 11 previous internships and 10...
Competition for places on investment banks’ graduate programmes is intense. You’ll need an impeccable resume. You’ll need to be a brilliant all-rounder. And you’ll need to prove your commitment to a...
View ArticleThe highs and lows of being a hedge fund accountant
Accounting is known as one of the more boring jobs in financial services. Unlike other roles, it’s heavy on routine and offers little to no client-facing time. The good news is that accounting finished...
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