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HELP ! Les questions en Finance sur lesquelles butent les jeunes français de...
En maths, ce n’était déjà pas terrible mais en finance, les résultats de la dernière enquête PISA (Programme International pour le Suivi des Acquis des élèves) sont carrément alarmants pour la France,...
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What to expect when Michele Foresti goes into action at BofA
Michele Foresti has arrived. We have it on good authority that the ex-head of rates and European flow credit trading at Deutsche has now appeared at Bank of America, where he will be head of fixed...
View ArticleDie heißesten Jobprofile im Schweizer Sommer
Die Temperaturen steigen und in der kommenden Woche beginnen endlich auch in Zürich die Sommerferien. Dennoch kann von einem Sommerloch auf dem Schweizer Arbeitsmarkt für Finanzprofis keine Rede sein....
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5 reasons why you should switch your career in finance to asset management,...
Investment banking is not the future. 30-something investment bank employees are a bit depressed. They’re not exactly renting their clothes, but they’re not too happy either. “People are desperate, of...
View ArticleA brutally honest look at the life of a young investment banker
What’s life really like as a young, wide-eyed investment banker? What skills do you need to thrive, or even survive? And if do, what do you come out looking like on the other end? We spoke to an...
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Has Deutsche Bank pushed up cost of living in Birmingham? And other expensive...
Is Deutsche Bank’s decision to move front office trading jobs away from London to Birmingham having the indirect consequence of pushing up cost of living in the city? It would, of course, be foolhardy...
View ArticleBankers welcome as talent shortages hit private equity in Singapore
If you’re an investment banker in Asia tiring of working in a sector continually afflicted by redundancies, your options for a career change are not limited to corporate banking or the middle office....
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Morning Coffee: Earnest young bankers snatch last opportunities for...
Who’s getting all the headhunter calls now? Ok, asset managers of the world might not be doing too badly, but the most sought-after names in black books (or online databases) are compliance...
View ArticleDas kleine Horrorranking: In welchen Finanzzentren das Leben besonders teuer ist
Zürich und Genf werden im internationalen Vergleich immer teurer. Die beiden Schweizer Finanzzentren plus Bern sind die einzigen drei europäischen Städte im Ranking der teuersten Städte der Welt, das...
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Would you work as a freelance investment banker for up to $300 an hour?
Working in M&A does not allow for much time out of the office. The hours are demanding, the work stressful and aside from attempting to manage your career, there’s little time out for any side...
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Barclays’ investment bank: no longer worth zero, but fast becoming 2nd tier?
Times are changing at Barclays investment bank. 7,000 people are losing their jobs. Ex-Citigroup M&A bankers are taking control. Compliance staff bearing certificates will be mentoring what remains...
View ArticleQuant careers vs. actuarial careers. Which are best?
If you’re mathematically gifted and are deliberating about a career in finance, you may be contemplating an actuarial career in the insurance industry. Or you may be contemplating a quant career in a...
View ArticleA guide to surviving and thriving in a private equity interview
For any junior banker contemplating a switch into private equity, digest these sobering statistics on your chances, courtesy of specialist recruiters. Every entry level role attracts some 300...
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Top bankers from target schools earn less. And other banking pay information
Wall Street Oasis (WSO), the investment banking and finance community site has unleashed its compensation survey data for 2014. Based upon thousands of entries from its thousands of registered users,...
View ArticleHow to ace an internship at Goldman Sachs
If you want a full-time position at Goldman Sachs, your best opportunity is to get accepted to their summer internship program. From there, you’ll need to impress both with your ability to do the job...
View ArticleWhy it’s now so difficult for private bankers to move from India to Singapore
In theory it’s a good example of candidate supply meeting employer demand: private bankers are being laid off in India at the same time as private banks in Singapore are expanding their teams which...
View ArticleWie Sie aus einem Praktikum bei der Deutschen Bank ein Übernahmeangebot...
Die Chance nach einem Praktikum bei einer Investmentbank in London ein Übernahmeangebot zu erhalten, liegt zwischen 60 bis 100 Prozent. Laut einem Praktikanten, der 2013 sein Praktikum in der...
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Morning Coffee: McKinsey’s advice for fixed income traders. How to build an...
What should you do if your fixed income trading career is going downhill? You don’t necessarily need to leave banking for a start-up. All you need is to be ruthlessly efficient at what you do. Or so...
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À Londres, qui paye le mieux : les banques américaines, japonaises ou...
Nous avions récemment découvert d’énormes écarts de rémunérations sur la place financière parisienne, avec des établissements bancaires de Tier 1 (BofA ML, Citi, CS, DB, GS, JP, MS, UBS) payant en...
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Hey! Espírito Santo’s investment bank is in ‘hiring mode’
Things are not going so great over at Portuguese bank Espírito Santo. Yesterday, shares were suspended after falling 19% due to ‘ongoing material difficulties‘ at the parent company. There have been...
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