How to move from a stressed out trader to a zen-like money-maker
Mindfulness, a meditation technique with its roots in Buddhism, conjures up images of uncomfortable cross-legged poses in a field, preferably while smiling beatifically. In actual fact, it’s a...
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Why it is that JPMorgan needs to hire in cash equities
JPMorgan wants to hire for its equities business. In their presentation last week, Mike Cavanagh and Daniel Pinto, co-heads of its investment bank, said the bank plans to ‘strengthen its equities...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t complain (too much) about the cost of working in New York
Perhaps we should all stop grumbling about $14 gin and tonics and $30 cab rides uptown. While it may be hard to believe, there are more expensive cities to live in than New York. In fact, there are 25...
View ArticleBarclays loses head of FICC research and chief European economist
Two senior equity researchers and the chief European economist have left Barclays investment bank in the past month following the announcement of a fresh round of redundancies that will eventually see...
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That male banking MD is earning a bonus 2x larger than your own
If you’re a senior woman in the City of London, the chances are that you’re underpaid. On average, your male managing director colleagues are earning twice as much as you are. So say the latest figures...
View ArticleStress-reduction tips for bankers – by elite Asian headhunter who teaches yoga
Are you feeling frazzled by your bad bonus? Is your job search still stuck despite the supposed revival in recruitment? If you want to react better to the stresses in your banking career, you should...
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Morning Coffee: Bank dumps M&A juniors, says experienced staff needed now....
UBS has not got the message. While other banks chase after junior M&A bankers, offering them all sorts of inducements to join and then to stay, UBS has decided to dispense with the spreadsheet...
View ArticleSo, this is what happens when bonuses aren’t big enough
Citigroup is said to have paid its equity researchers some very disappointing bonuses. JPMorgan, for one, is hiring equity researchers. Is this why, having banked their allegedly poor payouts, Citi’s...
View ArticleWas ein Yoga-Trainer Bankern gegen Stress empfiehlt
Haben Sie nach einem schlechten Bonus jedwede Motivation verloren? Kommt Ihre Jobsuche nicht voran, obgleich sich der Arbeitsmarkt für Finanzprofis wieder erholt hat? Oder ersticken Sie einfach nur in...
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Ces hommes qui gagnent plus du double de votre bonus…
Les carrières dans l’industrie des services financiers ne sont pas réputées pour être franchement « women friendly ». Mais il y a peut-être pire à entendre pour les financières que les chiffres...
View ArticleWhen sharp-suited bankers are happy to work from home in sweatpants
Investment bankers have a reputation for sharp suits and international travel, not sitting at home working in their underpants. However, despite the need for ‘face time’ – particularly among junior...
View ArticleShave and a Haircut, He Quits
Comb through the internet and you’ll find plenty of stories about junior bankers leaving Wall Street to find some kind of happiness. The same rule applies for barbers, apparently. Rudy Milian is the...
View ArticleWhen you get an investment banking internship, there’s a 33% chance you’ll...
If you succeed in gaining a summer internship in an investment bank, a full-time job offer is yours to lose. This is the message both from careers services and from the finance firms that employ...
View ArticleSchweizerische Nationalbank schafft Stellen: Doch lohnt sich dort die Arbeit...
Die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) ist die Hüterin des eidgenössischen Goldschatzes von 1040 Tonnen. Damit verfügt die Schweiz über die pro Kopf höchsten Goldreserven der Welt. Doch durch den...
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Suggested hairstyle for the men of Goldman Sachs
By now you’ve probably read about Rudy Milian, the barber who got sick of trimming the tresses of Goldman bankers in New York and so quit to take his clippers somewhere he’d be more appreciated. But...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to be Indian in M&A
Measured in terms of employment, India is a big market for international investment banks. Morgan Stanley has two investment banking support offices in Mumbai and Bengalaru and Deutsche Bank has...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: The turn off of European investment banks, ridiculous pay...
If you’ve missed out on all the news and advice related to your financial services career on eFC over the past week, take a moment to catch up by perusing the top stories below. “Persuading people to...
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Where in the world are bonuses are highest? The answer is not what you think
Which global financial services centre should you situate yourself in if you work in banking and want to earn a big bonus? Surprisingly perhaps, the eFinancialCareers 2013 bonus survey suggests the...
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Where you will find the most ungrateful bankers in the world…
Investment bankers in the UK received the biggest average uplift in their bonus payments globally this year, but were still grumbling about being underpaid. Hong Kong-based financial services...
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Last huzzah in the City as UK banking bonuses rise 30% in 2013
One of the most surprising findings of this year’s eFinancialCareers global bonus survey is the dramatic increase in the average UK bonus between 2012 and 2013. In 2012, our survey suggested that the...
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