Six job functions that foreign banks in China are desperate to fill right now
Foreign banks in China, although dwarfed by their domestic counterparts, are opening up an increasing number of new jobs on the mainland this year, encouraged by continued liberalisation of the finance...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Senior trader’s career mistakenly ruined by FCA. SocGen still...
Traders in the City of London who have been affected by the LIBOR and FX-fixing investigations can draw comfort this morning from the case of Clive Roberts, the former head of equities at Exane BNP...
View ArticleDas neue, schöne und leider nutzlose Hochschulranking der EU
Schön und nutzlos – so lässt sich das neue U-Multirank beschreiben. Dabei handelt es sich um ein interaktives Hochschulranking, das die EU soeben online geschaltet hat. Dabei ist die Grundidee durchaus...
View ArticleEight tips for coping with interviews when you’re introverted or socially...
For all the rambunctious traders and suave relationship managers, the financial sector still relies on technical experts. Quants, technologists, actuaries and accountants – all are not known for their...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: BAML bankers weep over deferred bonuses. Banks rebrand as...
If you see a fellow finance professional from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), treat him or her gently. Take especial care if that BAML banker happens to be quite senior and has a lot of his...
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Hall of shame: the worst places for women to break into the senior ranks in...
If you’re a woman thinking of entering the financial sector, you may have thought that all the mentorships, diversity schemes and women’s groups in investment banking now provide the infrastructure to...
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How bonuses of $250k, $500k and $1m are structured at Citigroup
If you’re looking for a U.S. investment bank that pays handsomely, in heavy quantities of cash, Citigroup may be the place to be. Headhunters report that the U.S. bank is one of the most generous cash...
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Five past vulgarities at Deutsche Bank that might get you fired in future
Deutsche Bank’s salespeople and traders are turning a new page, wiping the slate clean, sanitizing their emails, washing out their mouths and starting a whole new future in which boastfulness and...
View ArticleBanks banding together to fight excessive broker pay
If you’re a financial adviser with a proven book of business, you’ve been in the catbird seat for the last few years. Banks and brokerage houses have been fighting over talent aggressively, offering...
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Fan-Video im Original: Welche Verhaltensweisen bei der Deutschen Bank künftig...
Erst gestern wurde bekannt, dass sich Colin Fan, Co-Chef des Investment Bankings bei der Deutschen Bank massiv über das „vulgäre“ Verhalten seiner Mitarbeiter beklagt hat. Weiter drohte Fan mit...
View ArticleDon’t mention meditation: Inside the health craze sweeping the financial sector
It’s an awkward moment; after explaining that mindfulness techniques in the workplace have moved a long way from their Buddhist meditation roots, the instructor of our small introductory class rings a...
View ArticleJPMorgan big-hitter joins notoriously high-paying hedge fund
JPMorgan’s head of Asia equities trading, Cyril Levy-Marchal, has joined Capula Investment Management’s expanding Hong Kong office. Levy-Marchal joined Capula at the end of April as a portfolio...
View ArticleNine things to know before you even think about starting an internship on a...
In a matter of weeks, this year’s summer analyst classes will start in the City of London and on Wall Street. If you’re wondering where to satisfy your stomach during your Wall Street internship, we...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: The most attractive investment banking jobs, how to ace...
We offered a guide to the best investment banking jobs, the best banks to work for across various divisions and the best pay packets on offer among U.S. institutions. This, and the rest of the top...
View ArticleNeuf choses à savoir avant de commencer un stage en salle de marché
Dans quelques semaines, les summer internships vont débuter sur les places financières comme la City, Paris ou Wall Street. Si vous voulez savoir comment vous comporter sur le trading floor pendant les...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Goldman finally admits it’s overstaffed. The most degenerate...
In a bad sign for fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC) professionals everywhere, Goldman seems finally to be deciding that FICC revenues won’t be coming back soon after all. Fox News reports...
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Investment banking popularity on the slide in Europe, on the up in the U.S.
Investment banks have no problems attracting enough candidates for their graduate jobs. For every available position last year there were 135 applications and even when some firms released new front...
View ArticleAcht Benimmregeln für eine Karriere bei Goldman Sachs
Alljährlich sollen bei Goldman Sachs 43.000 Bewerbungen für Einstiegspositionen eingehen, wovon 96 Prozent zurückgewiesen werden. Dabei genügen erstklassige akademische Leistungen und einschlägige...
View ArticleA year on from the death of Moritz Erhardt, what can banking interns expect...
Investment banking summer internships are always harsh, but this year’s banking interns may be inclined to temper that harshness with pragmatism. Is it really worth working stupidly long hours when...
View ArticleThe hard work traders put in that sends them backwards
Easy there Poindexter. New analysis suggests that traders who rely on technical analysis should put away their pricing charts and trend maps and just stick to the fundamentals. The study, conducted by...
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