The ultimate banker guide to office diplomacy during the World Cup
Financial services firms are cosmopolitan places and while the World Cup has the potential to foster some good-natured inter-office banter, it could also – as passions rise – become an HR issue. The...
View ArticleAs an intern, when can you go home at night?
Interning on Wall Street is all about making a good impression. You want to prove you’re smart, but also hardworking and dedicated – two qualities that are absolute necessities if you want to earn a...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Outrage of the uber-competitive ex-Goldman trader. Banks’...
35 year-old Deeb Salem is competitive. In fact, he’s more than competitive – he’s “as competitive as Michael Jordan.” Because of this. Salem doesn’t just want to win, he wants to, “steamroll the...
View ArticleProof that the best jobs in banking go to old friends?
Never burn your bridges: they may prove a helpful conduit into a new role in future. Headhunters point out that some of the recent hires in London’s equities market seem to have involved working...
View ArticleJefferies hires senior bankers who have been out of the market for two years
Jefferies has hired two former managing directors from Royal Bank of Scotland and Unicredit, both of whom have been out of the market for over two years. Dominic Squire, a trader focused on the...
View ArticleVIDÉOS : à quoi ressemblent les salles de marché des écoles en France ?
Régulièrement, de grandes écoles annoncent l’ouverture d’une salle de marché sur leur campus. Les deux dernières en date ont été inaugurées en mai dernier par l’IUP Banque Finance Assurance de l’IAE...
View ArticleDie ultimative Anleitung zur Büro-Diplomatie: Was Sie zu Fans anderer...
Bei Finanzdienstleistern arbeiten Mitarbeiter aus aller Herren Länder. Während der Umgang im Arbeitsalltag eigentlich harmonisch verläuft, sorgt die Fußball-WM 2014 doch zum Aufwallen patriotischer...
View ArticleOne hedge fund strategy is getting killed; another is killing it
On the whole, the hedge fund industry is in great shape. Assets under management are near a record high, the markets have been resilient and the pay is fantastic. But not everyone is winning, despite a...
View ArticleWhat’s the going rate for interns on Wall Street and in the City of London...
This year’s ‘summer analyst’ – or ‘summer intern’ – class has arrived at top investment banks. The aspiring young financiers, typically aged between 20 and 23, can expect a summer of hard graft at...
View ArticleOne twin goes into banking, one doesn’t. What happens to their health?
We spoke to Manya Klempner. An MBA graduate from Columbia Business School, Manya spent eight years working in investment banking as a derivatives marketing professional at the likes of JPMorgan and...
View ArticleDebt, healthcare bankers needed in Europe; UBS eyes Americas growth
In the latest hiring roundup, London banks appear desperate for healthcare bankers, UBS adds to its investment bank in the Americas and one trading firm is providing refuge to sell-side commodities...
View ArticleThe real reasons why finance professionals in Asia are changing jobs right now
Finance professionals in Singapore and Hong Kong are predominately seeking long-term career progression when they change companies, belying their reputation for frequent, opportunistic job-hopping,...
View ArticleA ranking of the top 20 ‘ideal’ financial services employers
Financial services professionals appear to be seeking the relative stability of a career in large U.S. institutions, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and BlackRock topping the ranking of desirable firms to...
View ArticleLe palmarès des employeurs « idéaux » des professionnels de la finance
En France, un quart des employés de l’industrie financière est en recherche active d’un nouvel emploi et 65% se disent « ouvert(e) à toute opportunité », soit une écrasante majorité (91%) candidats...
View ArticleThe jobs you’ll most likely get with CFA qualifications. And the companies...
The CFA exams are over. Assuming you’re in the minority of people who turn out to have passed when results are made available in a few months’ time, you might be feeling optimistic about your career...
View ArticleWinton Capital Management: Pay, profits and headcount surges
Winton Capital Management, the quantitative hedge fund with expansion ambitions to hire 100 staff and eventually transform itself into a fund management company, has nearly doubled profits, bolstered...
View ArticleAsset managers: tech companies are coming for your jobs
When you think asset management, you may conjure up thoughts of Blackrock, Fidelity or Pimco. Your kids, on the other hand, are likely to consider other names: Apple, Google and maybe even Wal-Mart. A...
View ArticleWie Banker rund um den Globus ausbrennen
Die Finanzbranche ist dafür berüchtigt, ihren Nachwuchs zu verschleißen. Welcher andere Sektor heuert Tausende von Absolventen an, lässt diese 80 bis 100 Stunden in der Woche arbeiten und hinterlässt...
View ArticleComplain as they may, bankers don’t quit over long hours
Despite all the recent rhetoric, it appears that grueling working hours aren’t the main reason bankers wave the white flag. Rather, it’s all the dead ends that they encounter in their career path that...
View ArticleMale bankers more likely to crave money, power in new role
When you ask a U.S. banker with itchy feet what they’re looking for a new job, the answer you’re most likely to receive is money and power. The chances are better, however, if that person is a man....
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