Five reasons why demand for an online MBA is increasing
The worlds of work and study have been transformed by digital developments. Business education is no exception and this is enabling an increasing number of busy, tech savvy professionals to undertake...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Goldman analyst seeks advice from 29 year-old with piercings....
Goldman Sachs is the most open-minded bank to work for. So said a recent survey by Emolument.com. It also now allows its tech employees to wear whatever they want to work. Even so, it’s unlikely there...
View ArticleWhy Jefferies’ equities chief has quit banking after 30 years to fly solo
Andrew Shortland has spent 30 years in senior equity trading roles in the City, and is under no illusions about how most people end their investment banking careers. “There are three ways out of...
View ArticleThe fast track to becoming a VP in equities at J.P. Morgan
How long does it usually take to become a vice president (VP) at J.P. Morgan? If you’re in the investment banking division, you might possibly be able to make it within five years thanks to the newly...
View ArticleWhy banks’ best technology jobs are not where you think
If you want a technology job in an investment bank, you’re probably thinking about something working alongside the front office – maybe building new trading or messaging systems to help banks keep...
View ArticleM&A MD berates colleagues for scruffy outfits
Remember the pre-dress down days, when Hermes ties were the norm in banking and everyone who was anyone wore shirts with their initials monogrammed on the cuff? An MD in the M&A team of one big...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs has been making some big hires, in compliance
Compliance jobs are no longer as hot as they were. Banks begrudgingly hired more compliance staff as regulators clamped down after the financial crisis, but not only has this slowed, there’s increasing...
View ArticleSix signs a banker will fail after moving to the buy-side
For every success story of an investment banker or market maker who moves over to the buy-side and climbs the ladder, there are tales of sell-side professionals who make the leap to a mutual fund shop,...
View ArticleThe many implications of the coming “salary history rule” for Wall Street banks
Like it or not, the “salary history rule” is coming. Starting from 31st October 2017, banks recruiting people in New York City will be prohibited from asking about candidates’ current compensation or...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: The curious hobby of tomorrow’s top finance professionals....
The top people on Wall Street used to be the jocks: the sports enthusiasts whose idea of a good time outside of work was to play football or go running or (increasingly nowadays) cycle miles and...
View ArticleKCG’s ETF sales chief has turned up at a tiny Russian funds platform
KCG Holdings’ senior management have been spilling out since the takeover by rival high frequency trading firm Virtu earlier this year. But, they’ve been landing new jobs. Elio Manca, the head of ETF...
View ArticleBank of America the first to make pre-bonus redundancies
With one day to go until the fourth quarter, pre-bonus cost cutting is about to begin. The first to pull the trigger – ahead of time – is one of this year’s solid performers: Bank of America Merrill...
View ArticleTemasek is still hiring from investment banks in London
Plenty of people in finance want to work for Temasek. So said our survey this year of the funds everyone wants to work for: Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund ranked sixth on our list of preferred...
View ArticleThis is what you’ll earn in the junior ranks of a hedge fund
If you’re a junior in a hedge fund, you’re not going to get paid on a par with the actual portfolio managers, but you’ll still be paid well. As large funds increasingly hiring students straight from...
View ArticlePaul Taubman is paying his ex-Morgan Stanley & Blackstone staff very generously
When Paul Taubman quit Morgan Stanley to go it alone in 2012, it was widely presumed to be because he felt aggrieved at not getting the top job: Morgan Stanley had only recently promoted rival Colm...
View ArticleWhat I learned from checking out the cars in the MDs’ car park
If you work for a U.S. investment bank for as long as I did (nearly a decade), you might think you know the place pretty well. You might think you know your managers well too. Believe me, you know...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Associate tells manager 120-hour weeks are abuse. Deutsche...
Have you ever had a boss that you couldn’t stand and wished you could tell a thing or two without fear of reprisal? Well, a former investment banking associate did just that in an anonymous...
View ArticleCitadel has increased its London headcount by 30% in a year
Citadel is on a hiring spree in London. Over course of last year, as other funds cut headcount, Ken Griffin’s $27bn firm increased its UK employee numbers by nearly 30%. In accounts for its London...
View ArticleThis is what happens now when you lose your trading job at J.P. Morgan in...
If you’re a 40 something trader at a major U.S. bank and you’re a bit apprehensive about your job security, you might want to avert your eyes from the tempestuous time had by Dan Steeds, a former...
View ArticleThis hot new $750m macro hedge fund has just poached from Brevan Howard
One of the hottest macro hedge fund launches of 2017 has continued its recent hiring spree by poaching a portfolio manager from Brevan Howard in London. Amia Capital, which launched with $750m in...
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