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Which is the best bank to work for if you want to keep your job across the...
Without getting too mired in the debate over whether the current fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC) rout is a cyclical or secular issue, it’s clear that banks are susceptible to changes in...
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The best time of year to apply for a banking job
In theory the summer is a dead zone for finding a new financial services job. Key decision makers are on holiday, particularly those in HR. If you’re trying to find a new position at French bank,...
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The best recruiters for banking jobs that pay £100k or £200k+
So you want a high paying banking job? Which are the best recruiters and headhunting firms are most likely to deliver that to you? The new Executive Grapevine Market Report spells out your options in...
View ArticleDie peinlichsten Interview-Situationen, die mit einem Jobangebot belohnt wurden
Nachdem ich bereits einige Jahre für eFinancialCareers aus New York berichte, habe ich ein kleines Laster entwickelt: Am Ende von Gesprächen mit Recruitern und Hiring Managern frage ich regelmäßig nach...
View ArticleAre European banks’ U.S. offices full of scoundrels and amateurs?
What goes on in the New York offices of European investment banks? Are they iniquitous pits populated by the unscrupulous and the incompetent? Maybe not. But it’s a question worth asking in light of...
View ArticleOne woman’s career journey from back office banking to ING boss in Singapore
Catherine Low began her banking career more than 20 years ago by working in the back office – now she’s in charge of hundreds of staff, from operations to sales, as Asia head of trade and commodity...
View ArticleCarrières en banque : le jeu en vaut-il encore la chandelle ?
Dans l’histoire de Jérémie Banet, quelque chose semblait clocher. Ce gestionnaire de portefeuille français, ex-banquier chez BNP Paribas et diplômé de la prestigieuse Université Paris IX Dauphine,...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Ex-Citi trader’s guide to spotting talent in schools. Where...
It’s a question faced by bank’s graduate recruitment teams daily – how can you identify trading talent of the future before everyone else does? Ex-Citigroup prop- trader-turned photographer of the...
View ArticleNeues Sparprogramm der Deutschen Bank bedroht über 8000 Jobs
Die Deutsche Bank will ihr laufendes Sparprogramm aufstocken. Bislang plant der Konzern bis 2015 die jählichen Kosten um 4,5 Mrd. Euro zu verringern. Laut dem Handelsblatt will die Bank das Programm...
View ArticlePotentially nasty job cuts coming at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank is increasing its cost-cutting programme at the behest of co-CEOs Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, according to reports in the German press. What started out as €4.5bn over three years to...
View ArticleRBS results: What do they really say about RBS bankers’ jobs and pay?
Employees in RBS’s investment banking unit have gone down in the world. Once they accounted for the bulk of group profits, as of today it seems that what remains of the investment bank accounts for...
View ArticleThe perfect trader: cold and compassionless?
Successful traders tend to have very particular personalities. Good ones are compulsive, methodical, intelligent contrarians. Being a great trader, though, that requires you to leave your heart and...
View ArticleFear grips senior investment bankers, who refuse to budge
The investment banking hierarchical pyramid is not so much inversed as it is fast-becoming a pentagon. Junior bankers are being brought in at an ever-more rapid rate, and yet those in the senior ranks...
View ArticleAre you too paranoid to report mistakes on the trading floor?
Big blow outs start in small ways. Kweku Adoboli made a $400k loss on a trade in October 2008, which he opted to hide rather than to tell his manager about. Nick Leeson started out hiding his small...
View ArticleWieso immer mehr erfahrene Banker an ihrem Stuhl festkleben
In den Personalpyramiden der Investmentbanken ist so einiges durcheinander geraten. So wollen die Banken weiter Nachwuchskräfte einstellen und gleichzeitig die Mitarbeiterzahl zusammenstreichen – kein...
View ArticleThe biggest losers in the investment banking culture shake-up
Banking jobs in the US are growing again. True, we’re not even half way back to the pre-2008 slump, but for the first time in a long time banks are adding to their ranks in several areas. But if you...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: Hot banking jobs for the second half, the low-down on Credit...
It’s reporting season for investment banks, with Credit Suisse the latest firm to unveil its Q2 results. We also cover career dilemmas for bankers created thanks to the EU bonus cap and where the...
View ArticleOverworked Asian compliance pros turn backs on banking careers
On the face of it, compliance looks like one of the best, or at least most stable, careers in the Asian banking sector. Constant regulatory change is creating vacancies almost regardless of market...
View ArticleShock as commodities hedge fund performs reasonably well
Commodities hedge funds have not being doing well lately. Clive Capital shut its doors last year, so did Higgs Capital, Arbalet Capital and Schroders’ Opus commodities fund. Armajaro Asset Management,...
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Où les banquiers d’investissement seniors sont-ils les mieux payés ?
L’auriez-vous cru : les banquiers d’investissement seniors à Francfort gagnent mieux leur vie que leurs confrères londoniens. En tout cas, de manière très marginale, nous apprend une récente étude....
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