Bankers see themselves in Dimon, Blankfein
The results are in, and they’re not terribly surprising. Earlier this week, we put together profiles of 10 banking CEOs, looking at their management styles, personalities and quirky habits, and asked...
View ArticleVP and director: the new worst job titles in investment banks?
Forget the harsh apprenticeships of junior investment bankers: pity the vice presidents (VPs) and weep for the directors. For, who would be a senior to mid-ranking investment banker now? On one hand,...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: The easiest routes to six-figures, how bankers identify with...
Nearly 11,000 RBS contractors have been informed of an impending pay cut, the easiest route to £100k and more top stories of the past week on eFinancialCareers. Forty ‘easy’ banking jobs that pay...
View ArticleEight tips to avoid your banking job being offshored away from Singapore or...
Back- and mid-office roles in Singapore and Hong Kong are at risk as banks continue to offshore them away from expensive financial centres into lower-cost locales like India and the Philippines....
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Why we shouldn’t care about the 100% RBS bonus cap. Top...
RBS is not going to be paying bonuses worth more than 100% of salaries after all. As per EU rules, the British bank had intended to ask investors to sanction bonuses worth up to 200% of salaries, but...
View ArticleLohnt sich Schummeln bei Bewerbungen? Wie Detektive und Headhunter...
So mancher Finanzprofi erliegt der Versuchung, unschöne Details aus seiner Vergangenheit im Lebenslauf aufzuhübschen. Nach den Erfahrungen von Personalexperten wird vor allem bei den Ein- und...
View ArticleThe London hedge fund paying over £1m a head
The Baupost Group has only been in London for the past three years, has a tiny headcount in the UK capital and just four investment staff. However, it’s still setting itself up as a generous payer. Its...
View ArticleSix interesting jobs that Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Citi...
Want to know where the talent shortages are in investment banks now? You can always ask recruiters. You can always look around at where the empty chairs are. Or you can look at banks’ own websites and...
View ArticleEntwickeln sich Vice Presidents und Directors zu den neuen Horrorjobs im...
Vergessen Sie die brutalen Lehrjahre der jungen Investmentbanker und bringen Sie ein wenig mehr Mitleid für die Vice Presidents (VPs) und Directors auf. Denn wer wäre heute noch gerne ein senior oder...
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Are top finance recruiters overpaid? Upset as shareholders object to...
While objections to the remuneration policies at RBS and Barclays have been capturing headlines, a shareholder revolt over pay at a major recruitment firm has gone largely unnoticed. Last week...
View ArticleVice-president et directeur : aujourd’hui les pires postes en banque...
Oubliez le terrible apprentissage des banquiers d’investissement juniors et ayez plutôt pitié pour leurs supérieurs, les vice-présidents (VP) et directeurs. Qui pourrait aujourd’hui envier ces...
View ArticleJob Market Pulse: Traders, researchers needed in equities; Citi’s sneaky...
In this week’s hiring roundup, Citi needs capital specialists, banks are desperate for equities staffers and a regulator needs bodies. AML workers needed…badly Banks are desperate for anti-money...
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One chart showing where investment bank staff should be powerful and...
Do you want to work for a bank where the investment banking employees are key profit generators and should (in theory) command the respect of senior management? Try Barclays. Or not. As the chart...
View ArticleHow investment bankers can do a meaningful job for a ‘mere’ £100k
Investment banks would have you believe that they’re hammering ethical behaviour into their employees to ensure it’s no longer all about the money. However, if finance professionals wanted to find a...
View ArticleTrotz schlechten Geschäfts erhöht Deutsche Bank die Gehälter: 500 Compliance...
Das kriselnde Anleihegeschäft hat der Deutschen Bank das erste Quartal verdorben. Von Januar bis März brach der Gewinn vor Steuern und Zinsen (IBIT) im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum um 30 Prozent auf...
View ArticleMassive increase in salaries at Deutsche Bank, which is hiring 500 compliance...
It’s Deutsche Bank results day. Ostensibly, things aren’t so bad. The German bank achieved a return on equity of 19% in its corporate banking and securities division, costs were a mere 63% of total...
View ArticleInvestment bankers really aren’t that special, says former banker
Banking, perhaps more than any other industry, relies on human capital. There’s no widget to sell. Really, it’s all about employing the smartest, most capable people. As such, banks go to extreme...
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Das ultimative Ranking: Welche Landesbank am besten zahlt
Desto größer die Verluste, umso höher die Gehälter. Auf diese kurze Formel lässt sich das Ergebnis unseres ultimativen Rankings für die Landesbanken bringen. Nachdem endlich auch die NordLB am heutigen...
View ArticleSkip McGee’s departure signals Barclays’ intention to cut pay
Hugh (Skip) McGee III is stepping down from his role as CEO of Barclays America as part of the bank’s plans to create an intermediate holding company to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. His resignation...
View ArticleThese are the financial services headhunters you probably need to know in London
Financial services headhunting firms have not been having an easy time. Their fees are under pressure from banks’ parsimony and from a switch away from guaranteed bonuses (which they used to factor...
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