The international hunt for talent for this new financial regulator
Financial regulators around the world are staffing up – the European Central Bank is adding an additional 1,000 people, the Bank of England is in the midst of a risk recruitment spree and the SEC has...
View ArticleConfessions of a former HR director from a major US investment bank
What really happens behind the scenes in a big US investment bank? We spoke to a director of HR who recently left one leading US bank in the City. He’s still in HR, but not in banking any more. He...
View ArticleDie Bekenntnisse eines HR-Direktors einer führenden US-Investmentbank
Was geschieht wirklich hinter der Fassade einer US-Investmentbank? Wir haben mit einem Human Resources-Director gesprochen, der kürzlich eine der führenden US-Banken in der Londoner City verlassen hat....
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75 names you need to know if you want a job at BAML, UBS, and Credit Suisse
It’s that time of year: banks (in theory) are hiring for their front office businesses after bonuses have been paid. Who are the decision makers who will determine hiring in their key businesses...
View Article17 employeurs en finance bien décidés à vous embaucher au 2e trimestre
Bonus annoncés et bientôt en partie distribués, le deuxième trimestre pointe. Autrement dit, la période la plus propice pour les financiers pour partir à la quête d’un nouvel emploi. Si tel est votre...
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A breakdown of private equity earning power by company size
Relative to their size, smaller private equity firms offer more job opportunities, but if money is your main motivation it’s best to target the larger companies. Making the switch into private equity...
View ArticleThe six most common investment banking interview questions and how to answer...
For recent graduates, investment banking interviews are built on two main structures: personal behavioral questions and technical queries. As we’re told, the latter tend to be rather formulaic. There...
View ArticleSelf-declared supremely desirable ex-equities banker finds it hard to settle
It would be difficult to be much more upbeat about leaving your job of six years at the top of a major investment bank than Matt De Salvo, the ex-head of U.S. equities sales and trading at Credit...
View ArticleDas gefährliche Leben von Schweizer Bankern: US-Senatoren fordern Auslieferung
Auch der Aufenthalt innerhalb der Schweizer Grenzen könnte in Zukunft Private Banker und Vermögensverwalter vielleicht nicht mehr vor der Verfolgung der US-Justiz beschützen. Die beiden Senatoren John...
View ArticleCost-cutting Credit Suisse loses more expensive bankers who’ve worked there...
Credit Suisse is on a cost cutting mission. In the fourth quarter of 2013, expenses were 101% of revenues at its investment bank. That’s not so hot on any measure, and particularly when you consider...
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Barclays’ investment bank is currently valued at nothing at all
Barclays’ investment bank used to be the jewel in the crown. Right now it looks like a piece of worthless coloured glass. Analysts at Deutsche Bank point out that at Barclays’ current share price, the...
View ArticleTargobank sucht 200 Kundenberater: Doch bei der Bezahlung sieht es bescheiden...
Während die meisten klassischen Banken mit der Profitabilität ihres Filialgeschäfts zu kämpfen haben, klingelt bei der Targobank die Kasse. In 2013 kletterte der Vorsteuergewinn um 5 Prozent auf 391...
View ArticleUncovering the investment banking cliques
Investment banks, despite being global behemoths, would have you believe that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. Everyone is indoctrinated into the same training scheme, everyone is on...
View ArticleIs the most simultaneously interesting and underpaid trading job in an...
If you want to work as a trader in an investment bank, you probably haven’t thought of targeting the ‘capital management desk’. That might be a little remiss of you. By all accounts, capital management...
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Ex-Citi UK chief now free to don frilly cravats, tights and knickerbockers
Maurice Thompson, the former head of Citigroup’s UK operations whose departure was announced last month, has now formally left the bank, according to filings on the FSA register. He’s off to pursue...
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Découvrez les sociétés (en finance) où il fait “bon travailler”
Au risque d’en décevoir certains, la 12e édition de Great Place to Work France ne fait pas, une fois de plus, franchement honneur au secteur financier. Aucun des acteurs majeurs de l’industrie...
View ArticleThe best (and worst) ways to sign off a work email
While the content of your automated email signature is certainly nothing to lose sleep over, it does convey something about you, whether you recognize it or not. Perhaps the most important aspect is...
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Frankfurt kaum betroffen: Deutsche Bank streicht angeblich 500 Stellen im...
Die Gerüchte um einen kräftigen Arbeitsplatzabbau im Investmentbanking der Deutschen Bank verdichten sich. So will die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg von einem bevorstehenden Stellenabbau in der Sparte...
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Sektlaune bei der Deutschen Bank: Was die 1295 Spitzenverdiener für 2013...
Die Katze ist aus dem Sack. Endlich hat die Deutsche Bank ihren Jahresbericht 2013 veröffentlicht. Der interessanteste Abschnitt stellt dabei traditionell der Vergütungsbericht dar, in dem der...
View Article#Kerviel : Florilège de réactions sur Twitter après l’arrêt de la Cour de...
La décision rendue par la Cour de Cassation hier est un “arrêt en forme de jugement de Salomon [qui] permet à chacun de crier victoire“, résumaient ce matin les journalistes des Echos Valerie de...
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