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The best paying hedge funds in the UK
Hedge fund bonuses, once stereotypically viewed as the fast-track to the Sunday Times Rich List, are said to have have tumbled by 94% to a mere £85k average this year. Not enough to start pulses racing...
View ArticleWie ein schottischer Banker die greifbare Unabhängigkeit seiner Heimat sieht
Der Countdown läuft, an dessen Ende die größte politische Erschütterung Großbritanniens seit dem Ende des Empire droht. Am Donnerstag kommender Woche stimmen die Schotten darüber ab, ob sie nach über...
View ArticlePseudoanglizismen: Wie Sie sich in einem Vorstellungsgespräch auf Englisch...
Es gibt vermeintlich englische Begriffe, die kein Engländer versteht. Andere Begriffe wirken auf die Inselbewohner, als wenn Sie in bajuwarischen Lederhosen über den Piccadilly Circus marschieren...
View ArticleBoutique or big bank? It all depends on the size of your Rolodex
Well over a decade ago, before going to college, I spent a year as a golf club salesman in Connecticut. On my first day, I sold a $300 set of non-brand-name irons. My commission: $50. Not bad. A few...
View ArticleAre you psychopathic enough to work in banking?
The idea that the financial services industry is full of psychopaths who want to deprive fully-socialized individuals of their money is one that’s been doing the rounds ever since the financial crisis....
View ArticleThe hardest interview questions and how to answer them
For most people, the toughest interview questions aren’t quantitative or theoretical. They are those that deal with a candidate’s weaknesses, employment gaps and salary demands, among others...
View ArticleSelbsttest: Sind Sie verrückt genug, um im Banking zu arbeiten?
In jeder Talkshow wird mittlerweile die Meinung vertreten, dass die Finanzdienstleistungen voller Psychopathen seien, die alles daran setzen, brave Bürger um ihr wohlverdientes Vermögen zu bringen....
View ArticleHow to get an entry level job in equity research
Equity researchers, or analysts, are often the talking heads of the investment banks. When bank offers an opinion on a particular company or stock in the press, it’s usually the specialist analyst...
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Why Goldman Sachs bankers globally are getting excited about the stock price
Goldman Sachs bankers with deferred stock bonuses (of whom there may, admittedly, be comparatively few), are having a good September. Last Friday, Goldman’s share price peaked at $183.7. This was its...
View ArticleStages et graduate programmes en banque d’investissement pour 2015 sont à...
C’est parti ! Si vous étudiez actuellement en Europe et songez à candidater pour un stage ou un emploi en banque d’investissement à l’international, ne perdez pas de temps. Les candidatures pour les...
View ArticleVice Presidents tappen immer häufiger in die Karrierefalle
In der Hackordnung von Investmentbanken befinden sich Vice Presidents in einer besonders unglücklichen Situation: Sie rangieren in einer Sandwichposition zwischen den jüngeren Mitarbeitern, den...
View ArticleBanking internships: Why first year students MUST apply for Spring Weeks
If you’re only just turning up at university, applying for a so-called ‘Spring Week’ at an investment bank is probably the last thing on your mind. But if you want to work in banking in Europe when you...
View ArticleBreadstick-Gate: A day in the life of a salty activist hedge fund analyst
There are a number of good reasons to work at an activist hedge fund. Institutional investors love them, assets are pouring in and, for all the gleeful cynics out there, you get to create 300-page...
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Les établissements financiers qui recruteront le plus en 2015
Toutes les entreprises sont actuellement à leur calculette pour peaufiner leur budget et leur prévision d’embauches pour 2015. La semaine passée nous vous avions déjà révélé que les 4 big four...
View ArticleCiti, Schroders, Pimco all hiring
In the latest hiring roundup, Pimco eyes European push, Schroders needs new salespeople and a boutique investment bank plans a new office. Citi needs bodies in Mexico Citigroup will pour $1.5 billion...
View ArticleThis is how much you should earn now as an investment banker in your early 20s
If you pursue a career in ‘investment banking’ – or more specifically, in the so-called ‘front office’ investment banking positions of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, or sales, trading and...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: How to get a job at Amplify Trading. UBS banker accused of...
Amplify Trading can expect a deluge of job applications today. The proprietary trading firm featured heavily in last night’s BBC 2 programme, ‘Traders: Millions by the Minute.’ As an advertisement for...
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The Middle East is the worst region for racial and nationality discrimination
Financial services companies in the Middle East are by far the most likely to discriminate against employees based on nationality or race than any other major financial centre in the world. A...
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Why life isn’t getting any easier for women in banking
When Barclays revealed its new “purpose and values” in February, outlining exactly how it expected its investment bankers to behave under the new regime, it faced the problem of imparting details of...
View ArticleHow to get an entry level job in risk management and compliance
It is up to risk management teams in investment banks to make sure the bank doesn’t take exceed its risk appetite and potentially make huge losses in its pursuit of gigantic profits. As just about...
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