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Bankers on the breadline: why you still feel poor on $200k
If you work in the financial services industry in a major financial centre like London, New York, or Hong Kong, you almost certainly earn more than the average person. You may even be in the fabled top...
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These are the jobs and the companies a CFA qualification will open the door to
As per usual, Saturday’s CFA exam featured plenty of drama for the 227k people who sat for one of the three levels. Crying, claims of cheating and multiple digestive issues highlighted the latest round...
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In just three days, Deutsche Bank’s redundancies are supposed to be over
It’s not exactly a hard-stop, but it is certainly a commitment. – At the end of May, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing said his intention was for the German bank to make the “vast majority” of its...
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Morning Coffee: Deutsche Bankers aren’t as sad as you think. Google staffers...
Deutsche Bank is in the process of cutting as many as 7,000 jobs globally, its share price seems to hit a new record-low every day and chances are good the lender’s U.S. operations will fail the latest...
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Centerbridge Partners is hiring Goldman and Morgan Stanley juniors in London
Want to work for a U.S. private equity fund in London? Junior bankers are leaving Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to work for Centerbridge Partners, a U.S. fund with around $14bn under management,...
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J.P. Morgan’s data scientists are about to launch something wild
Something is underway at J.P. Morgan. In the coming weeks or months, the bank will be launching a new website to allow anyone to compete in the creation of accurate predictions based on large sets of...
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Why interns prefer Google and Facebook over Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan
Investment banks no longer top the list of ideal destinations for prospective interns. Each year, the likes of Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are knocked further down the ranks by yet another tech...
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HSBC hires former Barclays MD to focus on emerging markets
HSBC has hired Barclays’ former head of emerging markets macro trading to help turn around the U.K. bank’s own EM business. Anthony DeMartino started as a managing director with HSBC in New York in...
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Bob Diamond already dramatically hiked headcount at his new firm
Bob Diamond is a busy man. After taking over loss-making British stockbroker and investment bank Panmure Gordon in March 2017, the former CEO of Barclays this week invested in Kepler Cheuvreux, a...
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Morning Coffee: The ideal investment banking job for the summer months. Angst...
As investment banks like Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan consolidate M&A sector teams into something larger and more generic (eg. Deutsche in Europe) or something smaller and more tech-focused (eg....
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Compliance hiring and pay to increase, but not everyone will be winning
While regulatory burdens will lead to the continued increase of overall spending on compliance staff in banking in 2018, the days of every big firm chasing compliance professionals seem to be over....
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I am a PA in an investment bank. These are my secrets
If you work in a front office job in an investment bank and are unhappy with your pay, your hours or your prestige, you should try being a personal assistant. I am the PA to a managing director and his...
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The hot young ED to know if you want a job at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt
If you want to get in from the start as Goldman Sachs expands its Frankfurt office, we can point you in the direction of an executive director (ED) who has turned up in Frankfurt to grow the Goldman...
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Wall Street interns receive far higher pay than the rest
If you’re interning at an investment bank, Wall Street is the place to be. Analysts arriving at top Wall Street banks this summer tell us they’re earning far more than their counterparts in London. The...
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The ‘future of work’ is top of mind for many sectors across the market, and both employees and employers are being asked to think about the capability requirements needed to stay relevant and...
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Morning Coffee: Credit Suisse and the quiet layoffs. This is what happens to...
Lest we forget: most banks are still in cost-cutting mode. The bloodletting at Deutsche Bank has been the big news of 2018, but public pain at the house of Sewing isn’t the only instance of forced...
View ArticleBarclays poached a top financial sponsors banker from Citi
Barclays has hired one of the top financial sponsors bankers from Citi as it continues to grow its investment banking business. Johannes Vavrovsky, who had been with Citi Group for the last 13 years,...
View ArticleHow Technology transformed EY Belfast
How much can a workplace really change in nine years? Fiona, a Senior Manager in our Audit team, talks about the tech transformation she’s witnessed since re-joining EY Belfast. Spot the difference:...
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Capital One poaches Bank of America MD to launch new M&A business
Just how hot is the current M&A market? A financial services company known mostly for its credit cards is jumping into the game. Capital One has hired a managing director from Bank of America to...
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BofA’s London markets professionals fear a Parisian exodus
There is apprehension on Bank of America’s London trading floor. Ever since the bank announced its intention of moving Sanaz Zaimi, its head of fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC) sales, to...
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