Morning Coffee: Rise of the Greater China banking career
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect has already created equities trading jobs in Hong Kong (although not enough to offset job cuts in that sector) and a similar scheme is in the cards to link Hong Kong...
View ArticleThe nine best technology careers in Asian banking this year
Finance technology skills in Singapore look set to become more sought after in 2015 as banks upgrade their IT infrastructure to cope with rising corporate and consumer demand for banking services. Do...
View ArticleBanking interview questions: ‘What does the ECB’s QE mean for markets?’
In the unlikely event that you missed it, the European Central Bank has spiked the punch bowl and joined the quantitative easing party. Starting from March 2015, the ECB will be buying €60bn of...
View ArticleNomura adding bankers in the US; hedge funds hiring in the UK
In the latest hiring roundup, Nomura is adding senior bankers in the US, again, a new bond unit has popped up at J.P. Morgan and a Gulf bank is in need of Western talent. Credit Suisse goes macro...
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A detailed breakdown of Morgan Stanley’s 2015 managing director promotions
Morgan Stanley has now officially unveiled its class of 2015 managing director list. Managing director is fast becoming an aspirational position – VPs and directors are stagnating and only a select few...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Former HSBC banker bemoans “excessive” job hopping in Singapore
A veteran former HSBC banker says job hopping in Singapore is worsening and that both employers and employees are suffering as a result. Victor Mills, now chief executive of the Singapore International...
View ArticleWhat New York banks are telling employees about battling the snow storm
With snow expected to fall as much as 4 inches per hour and winds gusting, Wednesday won’t be much of a commute for many New Englanders. They’ll be stuck at home. New Jersey transit is stopping its...
View ArticleHow to get a product job in Asian asset management
Asset management firms in Singapore and Hong Kong will be hiring more product specialists this year to meet rising client demand for better product expertise, according to buy-side recruiters. And...
View ArticleFour investment banks that will be hiring in the Middle East in 2015
Investment bankers in the Middle East are still facing an uphill struggle to boost the volumes in the region. Despite a 19% uptick in the fee pot last year, and positive sentiments around equity...
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Looking for a new finance job in London or on Wall Street? Here’s who you’re...
The annual exodus is underway. The current poll on our home page suggests that as far as work is concerned, 35% of you are “deeply uninterested and inclined to quit.” You’re sending out your CV – but...
View Article11 things LBS’s new employment report tells you about using an MBA to break...
If you’re a late 20-something MBA wanting to work in investment banking, the employment report of London Business School is a good bellwether of your chances. LBS MBAs typically account for 40% of...
View ArticleHong Kong’s CLSA set to increase headcount by up to 10% in the U.S.
Like other Asian firms, Hong Kong-based CLSA is focusing its expansion plans in the West, particularly in the U.S. The brokerage firm plans to increase headcount between 5% and 10% in the U.S. in 2015,...
View ArticleYou failed CFA Level I. But how close were you to passing?
Today is CFA I results day. As we correctly flagged shortly after the December exam took place, the most recent paper seems to have been pretty easy. At 44% the pass rate was the highest it’s been...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Graduates to blame as Hong Kong financial services faces big...
Redundancies at banks in Hong Kong may have grabbed recent headlines, but overall the city’s financial-services sector is suffering from deep-set skill shortages, according to a new government report....
View ArticleThe shrewd career move of the trader who left Barclays for Morgan Stanley
This time last year, Barclays was embroiled in the strategy review that concluded with a radical slimming down of its investment bank and eventual elimination of 8,000 jobs. Over the course of 2014...
View ArticleThe top five best paid jobs in risk management globally when you have five...
It’s become a cliche to say that risk managers in investment banks are hot. However, cliches are invariably grounded in reality and in the case of risk managers their hotness is driving their pay...
View ArticleSo, you failed CFA I. Here’s what to do next
The results of December’s CFA I exam were released yesterday. More people passed than for many a year – but most people still failed. If you’re in the majority who are now wondering whether to have...
View ArticleThe most in-demand programming languages on Wall Street
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein raised some eyebrows last year when he said that banks are, in essence, technology companies. But the fact is, roughly 25% of Goldman’s staff work in technology – more...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Pressure grows on Hong Kong compliance teams as regulator...
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is hiring 39 more staff costing HK$55m (US$7.09m – more than US$180k per head) over the financial year starting in April, according to the South...
View ArticleShould Deutsche Bank’s investment bankers fear Sam Wisnia?
Sam Wisnia is now fully regulated and ready to go at Deutsche Bank. Despite joining in November, the ex-Goldman Sachs partner was only given official clearance to work at the German bank on the 8...
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