Masseneinwanderungsinitiative bedroht Jobs bei Schweizer Banken
Die knappe Annahme der sogenannten „Masseneinwanderungsinitiative“ durch das Schweizer Stimmvolk könnte negative Folgen für die Beschäftigung bei Schweizer Banken haben. Laut Anne-Marie de Weck, einer...
View ArticleUK hedge funds step up hiring; boutiques winning poaching war
In the latest hiring roundup, a London hedge fund eyes global expansion, boutiques are poaching from big banks and one regulator needs to hire hundreds. Calpers needs a CIO It’s only one opening, but...
View ArticleQui est ce chercheur en finance qui veut briguer l’UMP ?
« Tiens, on parle de moi dans Le Figaro ! “L’inconnu” vous dit bonjour ! », c’est par ces mots que Philippe Herlin a salué sur les réseaux sociaux l’article publié aujourd’hui par le quotidien titré «...
View ArticleDBS MD explains how to build a successful career in a booming part of Asian...
Transaction banking is a hot sector in Singapore and across Asia. It’s generating jobs as banks in the region chase steady income streams from globalising Asian companies and try to reduce their...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: The hottest boutique not in town. Deep in the mind of the...
It’s happening. Paul Taubman, the former-Morgan Stanley rainmaker who left the bank in 2012 and has since advised on some of the biggest deals on the market despite operating entirely on his own from a...
View ArticleSonnige Jobs bei Schattenbanken?
Unter der Überschrift „Das Billionen-Risiko“ warnte das Handelsblatt am Montag vor dem wachsenden Geschäft der Schattenbanken. „Wenn Banken ihre Lasten loswerden wollen, stehen die Käufer Schlange“,...
View ArticleFormer Deutsche investment banking vice-chair joins KKR two years after...
The former vice chairman of Deutsche Bank’s financial sponsors group, who retired from the firm in 2012 after nearly 20 years, has joined the capital markets division of private equity firm KKR. Sekhar...
View ArticleNach Rücktritt von Manuela Better: Lohnt sich die Arbeit für HRE und pbb...
Mit ihrem Rücktritt sorgte die Chefin der Hypo Real Estate (HRE) Manuela Better für eine veritable Überraschung. Dabei verkündete die Tochter Pfandbriefbank (pbb) erst am Montag einen Gewinnsprung vor...
View ArticleLes priorités de recrutement des grandes banques étrangères en 6 graphs
Quelles sont les préférences de recrutement des grandes banques étrangères alors que le 2ème semestre approche ? Pour quels types de profils les établissements se battent-ils aujourd’hui ? Partout dans...
View ArticleYoung Blankfein complained ‘for hours and hours’ about workload
Fear not, young banker. Decades ago, Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein was in the same seat you are, and he was absolutely terrified. At least that’s what he wants us to believe. Speaking...
View ArticleAre rates traders about to stage a comeback?
Pity the poor rates trader. According to report today from Morgan Stanley, volumes in FX and rates trading businesses are already at seven-year lows and are approaching 25-year lows. Unprecedentedly...
View ArticleDie sieben schwierigsten CFA-Fragen
Die Zeit für den Endspurt ist gekommen, denn die Prüfungen zu den drei Leveln des Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) finden am kommenden Samstag (7. Juni) zeitgleich u.a. in Frankfurt, München, Zürich...
View ArticleBanking CV clichés you must definitely avoid, by job function
While most financial services professionals must now surely be savvy enough to avoid generic CV clichés like “entrepreneurial”, “innovative team-player” or “dynamic problem-solver”, there’s a chance...
View ArticleBarclays’ U.S. bankers’ ‘unbelievably’ ready to help get rid of...
Barclays is cutting heads. Last month, the bank promised to get rid of 7,000 people from its investment bank in the next 24 months. This week, those cuts have reportedly begun. You might think the...
View ArticleCe que les consultants en stratégie peuvent vous apprendre
Il y a des choses que les consultants des grands cabinets de conseil en stratégie savent et que le reste du monde ignorent. Vous en doutiez ? Un ex-consultant de McKinsey a publié un post sur le site...
View ArticleSuddenly, there’s demand for people who’ve been out of the market since 2008
Six years is a long time to be twiddling your thumbs. When you’ve been out of the market for that long, you might think the time has come for a complete change of career. Right now, however, we’re...
View ArticleJoanna Lumley’s lessons for the ladies of Deutsche Bank
When you’re casting around for a role model for female bankers, Joanna Lumley is not the obvious choice. Firstly, she’s never worked in a bank. Secondly, she’s conceptually inseparable from the louche...
View ArticleWie Boni von 250.000, 500.000 und 1 Mio. Dollar bei Goldman Sachs...
Seit der Finanzkrise muss die Auszahlung von Boni an den langfristigen Geschäftserfolg der Bank gebunden sein. Somit wurden von den Regulierungsbehörden rund um den Globus und von den einzelnen...
View ArticleThe average hedge funder likely made a lot more than you last year
There are plenty of good reasons to want to work for a hedge fund. It’s exciting, the hours aren’t as brutal as they are on the sell-side and the job comes with a host of sweet perks. Of course none of...
View ArticleFrom hedge fund trader, to David Beckham’s rival, to interior design
Until 2012, Alessandro Butini was Chris Hohn’s right-hand man at the Children’s Investment Fund Management as a partner and senior trader generating ideas and “trading colours” for the founding partner...
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