4 manières originales de séduire un recruteur pour un poste d’analyste financier
Le poste d’analyste financier en banque d’investissement s’est considérablement transformé avec la crise financière. Certains profils deviennent aujourd’hui très recherchés. Les employeurs ont un fort...
View ArticleGetting hired at a hedge fund may have just got a bit easier
Generally speaking, finding work at a hedge fund is as much about who you know as what you know. The hiring process is rather opaque, with most firms rarely ever advertising openings. Traders tap...
View ArticleFinancial services job shrinkage hits Singapore for first time in 18 months
The latest quarterly numbers from Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed that for the first time in the last five quarters, financial services headcount fell. This was in contrast with increases...
View ArticleStruggling hedge funders may want to embrace this legal loophole
The hundreds of hedge funds that have been trailing the S&P for the better part of a year may want to take a hint from a firm that continues to pull in the double-digit returns: SAC Capital. And...
View ArticleMeet the keen young analysts hired by Barclays and RBS this year
The 2013 analyst classes are now assembled at banks in London. Helpfully, banks have been registering their new hires with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), thereby letting the world know...
View ArticleLe soleil brille pour cette petite banque d’investissement (qui recrute)
Si vous lisez la presse, vous êtes enclin à penser que toutes les banques d’investissement subissent un sérieux régime d’amaigrissement. Et, la vérité, c’est que beaucoup des grandes banques y sont en...
View ArticleTwo men spend $400k to set up their hedge fund
It may be possible to rake in the big bucks working for a hedge fund, but APQ Partners – the hedge fund launched earlier this year by former GLG star traders Karim Abdel-Motaal and Bart Turtelboom – is...
View ArticleBuyside employees basking in the glow of not being on the sellside
If you have an opportunity to move from the sellside to the buyside, now appears as good a time as any. Sellside employees are increasingly worried about their job security and have grown tired with...
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The baaaaad news for Deutsche Bank’s fixed income traders
Don’t let it be said that Deutsche Bank hasn’t been cutting people, curbing costs and generally doing very well in these challenge times. During his presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch...
View ArticlePersonalaufbau soll ungebrochen weitergehen: Deloitte schafft 329...
Die Big 4 scheinen sich auch weiterhin als Jobmotor zu betätigen. So erhöhte sich die Zahl der Mitarbeiter von Deloitte in Deutschland im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr 2012/13 um 6,6 Prozent auf 5315...
View ArticleDSK se lance officiellement en banque d’affaires
« Dominique Strauss-Kahn a accepté de prendre la présidence du conseil d’administration du Groupe Anatevka, désormais dénommé “Leyne, Strauss-Kahn and Partners, Compagnie Financière” (en abrégé LSK),...
View Article19 indispensable pieces of career advice from top bankers
Over the past nine months, we’ve relayed plenty of good advice from top bankers, ranging from how to set up your resume to what you should and shouldn’t be wearing as an intern. With the post-summer...
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Fixed Income-Trader der Deutschen Bank müssen sich auf schwere Zeiten einstellen
Keine Frage, die Deutsche Bank hat sich in der jüngsten Vergangenheit gut geschlagen. So kommt der Finanzriese beim Abbau von Personal und Kosten gut voran. Entsprechend „zufrieden“ mit der...
View ArticleNext, in entirely predictable knee-jerk finance hiring surges
Want a job in finance? Have some prior experience in sales and trading? Try applying to ICAP – it looks like they’ll be strengthening their risk and control functions in the style of JPMorgan. Last...
View ArticleThe stepping stone that gets you out of investment banking
Disgruntled investment bankers are increasingly looking for exit options, and it’s assumed that a transition across to wealth management, where they can transfer financial acumen and finely honed...
View ArticleWieso Investmentbanker im Wealth Management schlechte Karten haben
Enttäuschte Investmentbanker sehen sich immer häufiger nach Karrierealternativen um. Dabei spielt so mancher mit dem Gedankten, ins Wealth Management zu wechseln, um dort mit seinen Kenntnissen der...
View ArticleBankers: beware the clammy hand of George Osborne
Once in a while, a nice man in a nice car pulls up and asks you to come along and see his puppies. Don’t go. Similarly, don’t grasp George Osborne’s hand when he pops it out and asks you to come along...
View ArticleSAC Capital soars above scandal to rake in returns
A criminal indictment can’t crush SAC Capital Advisors, at least when it comes to what’s most important in Hedgeworld: returns. Steven A. Cohen’s hedge fund was up about 13% this year as of last...
View ArticleLes dix pires erreurs en entretien, témoignages à l’appui
Qu’on le réalise ou pas, nous commettons tous de vrais impairs lors de nos entretiens d’embauche. Il y a quelques années, j’étais au beau milieu d’un second entretien dans un grand groupe de média, et...
View ArticleWhy are students at this top college so particularly prized by banks and...
If you’re a student who wants to leave college and get a job in the financial services industry, it might still be worth your while studying in the UK. And – no, you shouldn’t study at Oxford or...
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