Daily Dispatches – Growing number of women in China’s financial advisory...
Women dominate the rankings of China’s top financial advisors, increasing their lead to 31 (28 last year) out of the 50 named in the annual Forbes China list. The top three women were Grace Chen, an...
View ArticleTen tricky questions recruiters in Asia use to weed out bad candidates
If you’re looking for a banking job in Asia, you are advised to contact recruiters now so you’re on their books when vacancies start cropping up during the busy post-Chinese New Year hiring season in...
View ArticleFired? What do you say in your next job interview?
So something happened in your previous job, and you were fired. Maybe you deserved it, maybe you didn’t, or maybe you were culled in a company-wide ‘restructuring’ exercise. And maybe you don’t have...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Exciting perks of new £100k finance jobs. Concern as senior...
The European Central Bank is hiring. We’ve been saying so for sometime, but now that we’re in 2014 the ECB’s recruitment has attained an air of increased urgency: it needs to find 1,000 people by the...
View ArticleDeutsche poaches BNP Paribas e-trading chief ahead of rates tech push
Deutsche Bank has poached Martin Zinkin, head of BNP Paribas’ electronic fixed income research and strategy team, as it looks to speed up the electronification of its fixed income business, with rates...
View ArticleSix reasons to work for NM Rothschild, or not
With luck, 2014 will be the year when European M&A warms up. It will also be the year when IPOs are resurgent, when hiring makes a comeback and when bonuses in London begin to be properly...
View ArticleWhy you should want to work for this hipsterish hedge fund featuring a man...
In the world of quantitative hedge funds, which tend to attract technologists rather than pure financial types, there’s often a decidedly more relaxed feel. Cambridge-based Cantab Capital Partners says...
View ArticleHow a hedge fund trader quit finance and became a high-powered creative...
Financial services careers are not cool. The only people now who want to wed themselves to a life staring at spreadsheets or Bloomberg terminals are the people with a seriously intense interest in...
View ArticleReal-life interview questions asked by asset managers
If you are looking for a relatively safe and fertile area to work in financial services, asset management may be your best bet. Market conditions were favorable in the second half of the year and...
View ArticleBlueCrest is still providing a happy home to ex-bankers and SAC employees
It’s no secret that hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management has been among the most aggressive recruiters of the past 12 months. It’s hired traders from Brevan Howard, Nomura, Credit Suisse, Deutsche...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Who the most desirable bank in Europe desires to hire....
Which is the most desirable bank in Europe? According to JPMorgan, it’s UBS. JPMorgan’s analysts say the Swiss bank has all sorts of good things going for it: it’s well capitalized, it’s cut costs,...
View ArticleThe crush to get out of investment banking and into private equity
Investment banks, increasingly, want to see evidence of commitment and a passion for the sector from their junior recruits, and it’s no wonder – many young bankers view it as the perfect training...
View ArticlePay predictions for 2013 at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley,...
This is a big week for employees at US investment banks. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BAML and Citi all report their full year results for 2013. Employees at those banks will also be told...
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Four tables that explain the state of investment banking graduate recruitment...
Want a graduate job in an investment bank? The tables below give you an idea of the state of the UK graduate employment market for would-be investment bankers. There were 2,137 graduates recruited into...
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Where it’s possible to earn six-figure salaries in non-exciting finance jobs
Rumour has it that if you work in risk, regulatory or compliance within the financial sector you can practically stroll into a new role and name your own salary. The reality, however, is slightly...
View ArticleStudy uncovers ageing hedge fund traders’ pursuit of ‘warrior physique’ ideal
Beware ageing male hedge fund traders. A new study of a London fund has found that older men in hedge funds are prone to enthusiastic exercise in an attempt to achieve a hyper-masculine, super-fit,...
View ArticleBanish feelings of inadequacy: How to make it as a big shot before 30
The latest Forbes list of finance wunderkinder ‘30 under 30’ is enough to make even most heavy-hitters feel hopelessly inadequate. While most people are still couch surfing and living off the Bank of...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Where the junior bankers shall be working hardest of all in 2014
Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, Evercore, Moelis & Co…. If you’re a junior banker who likes a little weekend time outside the office, these are the banks you might...
View ArticleThe high-paying contract roles with (most of) the perks of a permanent job
In theory, taking a punt on a new job in a distant country is risky enough without the offer being a contract position. But what if it was a contract job in name only, and actually offered all the...
View ArticleLooking for a new finance job in London or on Wall Street? Here’s who you’re...
Now’s the time to find a new job in financial services. According to recruitment firm Astbury Marsden, things are looking up. According to one Morgan Stanley MD this is a great moment to be starting...
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