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The ex-head of Blackstone’s hedge fund seeding business in New York is going...
In another sign that senior financiers across private equity and investment banking are embarking on their own ventures, Greg Hall, the former head of Blackstone Group’s hedge fund seeding business,...
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One of the ‘special associates’ at Goldman Sachs quit for a tech fund
Fintech is the future of finance. So says the oracle that is McKinsey & Co. At the same time, asset management firms are facing the sort of cost squeeze more commonly associated with investment...
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Interview questions at PWC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. The definitive list
You’re interviewing with one (or all) of the Big Four accountancy firms. Based upon the experiences of those who’ve been before you and the advice of the firms themselves, you need to be prepared to...
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Morning Coffee: The surprise outsider to replace Gary Cohn at Goldman Sachs....
Is Goldman Sachs really a technology company? Maybe not, but it would be a big statement to put R. Martin Chavez, its current chief information officer, in as its new co-president following Gary Cohn’s...
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2016 bonuses, the outlook by bank
As we near the end of the year in banking, bonus season is looming into view. Not long ago, the size and structure of the payouts would have been subject to considerable speculation at this point in...
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Senior traders are switching to these hot risk jobs at J.P. Morgan
Are you a senior structurer working in a large investment bank? Perhaps it’s time you thought of moving across to risk management. More senior markets professionals are moving into risk jobs. But,...
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The outlook for sell-side hiring on Wall Street in 2017
What does 2017 have in store for hiring on Wall Street? Doom and gloom, boom or somewhere in between? Recruiters give their views on sell-side hiring for next year in the U.S. 1. The hot investment...
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Ex-JPMorgan infrastructure group CEO joins small New York private equity firm
The former CEO of J.P. Morgan’s infrastructure investment group, Mark Weisdorf, has just signed up to a lower-middle-market private equity firm Star Mountain Capital after two years running his own...
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With Marty Chavez as CFO, Goldman staff need to be very afraid
So, Marty Chavez is to be Goldman’s new CFO. Not immediately, but soon: Goldman says he’ll continue in his current role as CIO and head of the combined technology and strats unit until April 2017. This...
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Morning Coffee: Is Morgan Stanley excluded from the FICC party? Why the...
Is Morgan Stanley on track for strong a fourth-quarter – at least as strong as other Wall Street banks have been predicting for themselves? It seem like a simple question but the answer is, well,...
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The six hottest programming languages to know in banking technology
It’s rare that developers in banking are armed with only one programming language. Now, the demand is for ‘full-stack’ developers who can bring multiple programming language skills – combined with...
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The problem is….this is the worst time of the year in banking
Christmas is a horrible time in banking. Why? It’s obvious isn’t it. The entire year comes down to one month. Are you going to get paid a bonus equal to 1.5 times your salary? Or 2 times? Or nothing?...
View ArticleI moved to Hong Kong and landed my first job in finance. This MBA got me there
In 2015 Jasmine Chua faced a career-defining decision: would she carry on rising up the ranks in Singapore’s public sector, or leave her stable job for a year of post-graduate study followed by...
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Six dos and six don’ts of networking on Wall Street
Many of the most prestigious, best-paying jobs on Wall Street aren’t posted, making networking absolutely critical. Don’t just pick up the phone and start dialing, though – networking is a bit of an...
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Morning Coffee: Bank recruiters want to get inside your head. The plum...
Technologists are at the forefront of most banks’ recruiting efforts these days. Artificial intelligence, digitising previously manual tasks and big data are all driving how banks look for new hires....
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Senior RBS leveraged finance bankers are moving on to new firms
Senior financial sponsors and leveraged finance professionals at Royal Bank of Scotland in London have been moving on to either competitors or to the buy-side in recent weeks. Robin Challis, a managing...
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Goldman Sachs gave its exceptional 26 year-olds a big pay rise
Goldman Sachs just made some promotions. Not partner promotions, which happened in November. Not managing director promotions, which happened in November last year. It’s lower key than that: the firm...
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Christmas: A time when you can pretty much guarantee inebriated banking...
When you sit down for your Christmas meal next week, spare a thought for the sales team of investment banks across the City and Wall Street. Turkey dinners are great, but what if the meal on Christmas...
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The coming 2017 Brexit-induced London banking jobs disaster
So, 2017 it is then. As we pass from the coming winter solstice (December 21st) to the next summer solstice (June 21st 2017), banks in London are going to undergo a celestial transformation. We all...
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This is where the most exquisitely cultured bankers work
If you’re a person of culture who likes the finer things in life (poetry, philosophy, classical music, the dramatic arts), banking might not be for you. If it is, you might want to work at Morgan...
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