The hot space where hedge fund hiring is happening
The dust has largely settled from the buy-side’s annual post-bonus hiring spree, where hedge funds and private equity firms take their pick of the best talent investment banks have to offer. However,...
View ArticleEnergy-focused alternative asset manager ramps up pay to £1.6m a head
Pamplona Capital Management, the energy-focused alternative asset manager that is backed by Russian oligarch Michail Fridman’s Alfa Group, has ramped up pay for its partners following a year of...
View ArticleTelltale signs your job may be on the chopping block
While the massive purging of banking jobs may now be in the past, there are still plenty of firms that are cutting headcount, particularly at the senior level, and often for very little reason other...
View ArticleIn 2013, JPMorgan paid London markets professionals $559k each. Citigroup, $384k
Once upon a time, it was easy to establish how much JPMorgan paid its investment bankers. The company broke out compensation and its headcount for its investment bank on a quarterly basis and everyone...
View ArticleERFAHRUNGSBERICHT: Wie der Umstieg vom Banking in die IT-Branche gelingt
SimCorp vertreibt Standardsoftware für das Asset Management von Kapitalanlagegesellschaften, Versicherungen und Banken. Während die Finanzdienstleister kräftig Personal abbauen, wächst die IT-Branche...
View ArticleEight interesting ways in which recruiters in Asia work differently from...
Are you contacting agency recruiters about banking roles in Asia? Is your resume constantly getting rejected? Or perhaps the recruiters just aren’t returning your calls? It may be that you’re taking...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: 27.5% of jobs at Barclays investment bank to go in two years....
Starting from 10am today, the fate of Barclays’ investment bankers will be sealed (again). In the third major strategy presentation in as many years, CEO Antony Jenkins is due to unleash his vision for...
View ArticleWas Arbeitgeber in jedem Lebenslauf lesen wollen
Bei Events wie der derzeitigen Connecticum im Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof üben sich Studenten im Arbeitgebernahkampf. Bei diesen Studentenmessen versuchen auch angehende Finanzprofis erste Kontakte zu...
View ArticleHow to combine teamwork with ruthless selfishness to progress your investment...
There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’. There are a few in ‘managing director’ and ‘chief executive officer’ though. Investment banks won’t let you through the door unless you can provide evidence of being a...
View ArticleBarclays will now be hiring, paying and appreciating precisely these people...
Barclays big strategy presentation is over. You can see the whole thing here. The worst news is already out: Barclays plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or 27.5% of the total headcount in its investment bank by...
View ArticleIn compliance hiring, the money follows the scandals
If you want a high-paying job in compliance, keep your eye on the headlines. Scandals not only generate openings – they also create desperate employers ready to open their wallets. The most recent look...
View ArticleSenior female Morgan Stanley trader joins hedge fund less than a year after...
Despite diversity initiatives, female traders in investment banking are still all too scarce. Senior female traders are even rarer, which is why Angelie Moledina’s departure from Morgan Stanley to...
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A history of Barclays’ investment bank in bullish management presentations
Barclays has announced a secular shift in the strategy for its investment banking business, which is now being heavily culled and refocused on client service and easily-automated low-capital intensive...
View ArticleCommon wealth management interview questions and how to answer them
Typically speaking, brokerage firms that are recruiting entry-level financial advisers aren’t looking for people who can provide the next great stock tip. They want salespeople who can tap their...
View ArticleNeue Jobchancen? Auch Maschinenbauer Trumpf geht unter die Banken
Der Trend zur unternehmenseigenen Hausbank hält an. Nachdem sich der Siemens-Konzern eine Bankenlizenz zugelegt hat und Airbus die Salzburg München Bank übernehmen will, eröffnet jetzt auch das...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Has Antony Jenkins made a stupid mistake? JPMorgan’s...
It’s the morning after the day before. Analysts have had time to pore over the latest Barclays’ presentation and Barclays’ bankers have had time to consider their fate. For the moment, investors seem...
View ArticleWhat does it take to get hired by Neil Woodford’s new firm?
Neil Woodford is officially back. The star fund manager, who managed £15bn of assets while leading Invesco Perpetual’s investments team returning 2,200% over 35 years, has reassured potential investors...
View ArticleLes bonnes questions à se poser avant un entretien d’embauche
Pas besoin d’avoir la science infuse pour préparer un entretien. Passer autant de temps que possible à mener des recherches sur la société et les personnes que vous allez rencontrer et arriver avec des...
View ArticleRBC Capital Markets could throw Barclays’ unwanted traders a lifeline
Barclays is making 7,000 of its investment banking staff redundant over the next three years, with 2,300 redundancies to take place annually between now and the end of 2016. Senior front office fixed...
View ArticleFurther confirmation that it helps to wear Lycra if you want to get ahead in...
We’ve written before about the growing popularity of cycling among male bankers who want to nudge the pain barrier, network with like-minded individuals, and raise money for charity whilst dressed in...
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