Goldman Sachs’ London staff are three times more profitable than the rest
Who said Brexit doesn’t matter? Goldman Sachs International, the London-based branch of Goldman Sachs, just released its accounts for 2017. They reveal the firm seems to be shrinking in the City of...
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Here’s what you need to know about the CFA exam with less than two months to go
Are you prepared for the June CFA exam? It’s less than two months away, with the next exam day coming up on June 23rd, so take a deep breath and work out how to best use your time and energy from now...
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An ex-Morgan Stanley trader resurfaced at an AI alternative data firm
iSentium, an AI fintech firm that uses machine-learning algorithms to turn social media sentiment into tradeable alternative data, has got a new president and COO. It recently hired Raymond “Ray”...
View ArticleMeet the bankers with the best lifestyles in the world
If you’re a banker in London or on Wall Street, you might think you have it good. After you all, you probably earn a lot more than anyone you know working in other industries, and you’re living in one...
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Morning Coffee: The call that highlighted why banking jobs are boring but...
If ever there were an event which illustrated precisely why research jobs in banks (and maybe banking jobs in general) are not the most exciting in the world, and yet fulfill a vital function, it is...
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Upset as Deutsche Bank closes its oil & gas team in the U.S. AND London
So much for jobs at Deutsche Bank in London being safe under Christian Sewing. Deutsche insiders say the German bank has just closed its M&A oil and gas team in both the U.S. and London. Around...
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Why Elon Musk should have taken notes from Jamie Dimon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made all sorts of terrible headlines on Thursday by chastising analysts for their “boring, bonehead” questions that were “so dry, they’re killing [him]” on the company’s latest...
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Juniors from Goldman & JPM keep joining this private equity fund in London
In theory, junior bankers aren’t as happy about moving into private equity as they used to be: PE jobs pay less than they did and funds have entire teams of juniors crunching numbers for 12 hours a...
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How happy are you really with your pay in finance?
If you work in “banking” your friends and family probably think you’re pretty rich. Maybe you are: the median salaries in the UK and the US are just £23k and $31k respectively, and you almost certainly...
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U.S. finance professionals rank their dream employers
For U.S. financial professionals, home is where the heart is. Or so our research suggests. The latest iteration of our Ideal Employer survey says there isn’t one specific dream sector in which U.S....
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Goldman Sachs partner leaves to join elite cadre of ex-Goldmanites
Last month, Daniel Shefter, a 20-plus-year veteran of Goldman Sachs who rose up the ranks to become a managing director and eventually a partner, left to become a New York-based partner at BDT &...
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Brutally honest advice for incoming and outgoing MBAs
Going to business school is a bit of a paradox. You’re working toward your future, but in many ways you’re also reentering your past. Younger MBAs can be in danger of reverting back to a sophomoric...
View ArticleGoing back to school allowed this private banker to go from strength to strength
Jay See had been working for Credit Suisse in Singapore covering the Greater China desk for 5 years when he was given the opportunity to study the Master of Science in Wealth Management (MWM) degree at...
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Morning Coffee: 22 year-old banker takes holiday, questions meaning of life....
As we emerge, blinking, from spring into summer holiday season with the chirrupy call of working in private equity in the background, young bankers are at increasing risk of having their heads turned....
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How to get rich in a failing bank
Does it make sense to work for a bank that’s on the way down? Obviously, we would all like to prosper along with the company that we work for. And if you want to join the very top per centile of the...
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Citadel continues to hire technologists from big banks and beyond
Chicago-based hedge fund giant Citadel continues to hire technologists from big banks and beyond. Last month, it brought on Morgan Stanley executive director Anish Jindal as a director on the PMT team...
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Ex-Morgan Stanley ED arrives at Deutsche Bank at difficult moment
In October 2017, Deutsche Bank’s share price was around €14.2. The German bank had a curmudgeonly ex-FIG banker as its CEO (whom two thirds of you thought it should keep), and a comparatively new head...
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New report suggests banking recruits are rather drab
On Monday, nearly every top business school program was busy on Twitter congratulating upcoming graduates who made the list of the top 100 “Best and Brightest MBAs” compiled by Poets & Quants....
View ArticleWhy the CFA Institute is calling on investment professionals to “measure up”
CFA Institute has launched a global push to help build a better world for investors. The ‘Let’s Measure Up’ campaign is part of its work to promote the highest possible standards in the investment...
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Morning Coffee: MDs escape Deutsche Bank’s U.S. business amidst strategic...
Headcount reductions within Deutsche Bank’s U.S. operations have already begun and the carnage may be worse than most anyone had originally thought. But what is becoming increasingly clear is that the...
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