Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s head of leverage finance quits
David Ross, head of European leveraged finance capital markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has resigned from the bank less than four months after a shake-up at the top of the division. Ross left...
View ArticleThe raw, funny truth about being a trader in the US, Europe and Asia
What are the actual differences between traders in different locales? What do they really do when the markets are crawling? For a behind-the-scenes (and hilarious) look, we turned to Wall Street...
View ArticleThe tricky but glamorous career change making a comeback in Asian banking
The practice was rife before the financial crisis and now it’s making a (more muted) return: private banks in Singapore are dealing with talent shortages by hiring relationship managers from the lower...
View ArticleUn nouveau « Gordon Gekko », à la sauce française ?
“Ce livre est une somme de clichés poussés jusqu’au bout et amplifiés par mon imagination”. Dixit Ashley Boolell, auteur de Psycho Shark*, une fiction décalée menée tambour battant dans le monde...
View ArticleAn welchem Wochentag eine Bewerbung die besten Chancen hat
Heute ist wieder ein solcher Tag. Nach unseren eigenen Daten fällt das Verhältnis von Lebenslauf-Suchen zu Bewerbungen immer freitags am besten aus: Es kommen zwei Suchen auf jede Bewerbung, während es...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Goldman Sachs? Or Morgan Stanley? The crazy patience of...
Should you work for Goldman Sachs? Or Morgan Stanley? If this question was troubling you, the past few days will have been illuminating. Yesterday was Morgan Stanley’s results day. The James Gorman-led...
View ArticleCitigroup continues to hire for commodities
Citigroup is one of the few large investment banks steadfastly continuing to build out its commodities functions while rivals scale back and has just added another significant hire in London. Giovanni...
View ArticleEton educated chocolate heir seeks job in City of London
Good connections are becoming more important when it comes to getting a job in investment banking. One senior banking analyst says banks are being distilled down to three kinds of people: people who...
View ArticleInvestment bankers and traders are no longer running the playground
In some ways, Wall Street is like high school. You’ve got the cool kids (investment bankers and traders), the average schmos (asset and wealth managers) and the nerdy crowd that gets picked on and...
View ArticleTop banker leaves UBS for HSBC. Why?
If you work in M&A, UBS isn’t a bad place to be. Yes, it’s been making a few redundancies, but along with Barclays, UBS is one of the only international investment banks led by a career M&A...
View ArticleIntern diary: I’ve only just started this banking internship and am cold...
A few weeks ago, I began my summer internship with one of the biggest wealth managers on Wall Street. I’ve had two internships previously, but so far this is proving by far the most helpful and...
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What you need to earn to be ‘happy’ in New York and other US cities
How much money do you need to make to be happy? It’s likely a question being asked by bankers in New York, traders in Chicago, money managers in Boston and San Francisco, and financial services workers...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: The reality of private equity, can you still get rich in banking?
Take a few minutes to catch up on the top stories on eFinancialCareers over the past seven days. Banking: is the lifestyle still worth it? Crazy pay packets are now much rarer in banking, so are the...
View ArticleWhen finance recruiters in Asia tell you NOT to quit your current job
You’re desperate to leave your current role as the busy post-bonus hiring season comes to an end in Asia, or perhaps you just can’t get a big enough pay rise. But after talking to a recruiter, you...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Where to find 8,500 professional services jobs, soon. Intense...
In theory, there are 8,500 new jobs every month to be had in banking in London. If you’re a bit dubious about their attainability, you could always look to Johannesburg instead. The Financial Times...
View Article« Les expertises qui intéressent les cabinets de conseil dans les services...
Tendance croissante à l’externalisation au sein de l’industrie financière, énormes enjeux en matière réglementaire, organisationnelle et technologique, nouvelles exigences de la clientèle… Voilà autant...
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28 places to live in the UK if you want to rub shoulders with successful...
The term ‘stockbroker belt’ has traditionally referred to the affluent, leafy commuter belt outside of London where well-to-do financiers would move to in order to escape the hustle and bustle of the...
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Banker’s dilemma: “I haven’t had a pay rise for 4 years and my only...
“Can you help? I’m an American banker working in London and am wondering whether to take a new job. I’ve been doing my current director-level role for four years and am paid a salary of £170k, plus a...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley saying ‘yes’ to commodities trading
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman had a plan: center the firm’s focus on its thriving wealth management business and wash out most areas that accompany risk. So far, the plan has worked...
View Article11 Tipps, wie Berufseinsteiger ihr erstes Jahr im Investmentbanking überstehen
In Kürze werden die neuen Analysten wieder in die Investmentbanken strömen – mit Träumen von der ganz großen Karriere. Doch was sollten Berufseinsteiger beachten, damit diese Träume nicht zu Albträumen...
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