Avec 260k £ annuel, les banquiers à Londres sont-ils devenus pauvres ?
Si vous êtes banquier à Londres, la dernière décennie vous laissera sans doute un goût très amer… En cause, l’érosion inexorable des revenus disponibles après les dépenses de logement. Les données du...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Bizarre career change for banker at Citi. Scottish...
Fixed income traders fearful for their futures now have a whole new career path open to them: they can move into equities. A senior credit trader at Citigroup has shown the way. Financial News reports...
View ArticleHow to get an entry level job in sales and trading
Every day, millions of financial products are bought and sold in the secondary markets where traders and salespeople in investment banks work together to trade for clients after a security’s initial...
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 ArticleMischievous banker who retired at 43 is at heart of Scottish independence debate
Remember Noble Group? At its prime, the Scottish-based investment banking and fund management firm employed 150 people, 50 of whom worked in its office in Edinburgh. But in 2010, Noble Group was sold...
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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 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 ArticleBanks in Singapore and Hong Kong lead way in gender diversity but pay...
Singapore and Hong Kong are two of the best markets for women to advance their careers in financial services, although concerns about a senior glass ceiling and pay parity remain. In a new...
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Die besten Unis aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Österreich und dem Rest der Welt
Bei den zehn besten Unis der Welt im neuen QS-Ranking handelt es sich um die üblichen Verdächtigen aus den USA und Großbritannien. Den ersten Platz sicherte sich das Massachusetts Institute of...
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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Perfect profiles for careers at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Deutsche and others
If you aspire to work in banking but are uncertain as to what the biggest banks look for when they hire, we may have some answers for you. We’ve combed through the eFinancialCareers database to look...
View ArticleWie Frauen rund um den Globus für ihre Karriere kämpfen
Als die britische Großbank Barclays im Frühjahr ihre neuen Unternehmenswerte präsentierte, stand sie vor einer ganz besonderen Herausforderung: Wie sollte sie die neuen Werte an die hunderte von...
View ArticleDon’t look, but your co-worker may be a secret government informant
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and others in Washington have been rather vocal with their distaste over how Wall Street crimes are prosecuted. Historically, bankers break rules and/or commit...
View ArticleBank by bank graduate and internship application deadlines (London), 2014-2015
The summer term has only just kicked off, but investment banks’ graduate recruitment programmes are well under way. The vast majority of banks have already started both their full-time analyst and...
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