Character traits employers want to see in their interviewees, country by country
Financial services is a global industry, and the chances are that you’re not British just because you’re applying for a job in London or American if you’re interviewing for a job on Wall Street. This...
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Ranking: Welche Schweizer Banken am besten zahlen und welche die meisten...
Mit ihrem Report „Die Banken in der Schweiz 2013“ hat die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) gewissermaßen den Abschlussbericht der gesamten Branche vorgelegt. Demnach schauen die Banken beim Gewinn auf...
View ArticleBanking attracts untrustworthy individuals who are then revered as child...
Two new studies cast an unfavourable light on the sorts of people who go into banking careers and the way non-finance people relate to them. Finance, it seems, attracts selfish people whom no one quite...
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Les employés de l’industrie financière étonnamment heureux (même en France) !
Avec les nombreuses suppressions d’emplois de ces six dernières années et des niveaux de rémunérations contenues, tout pourrait porter à croire que les professionnels de la finance en poste ont le...
View ArticleBetter gender diversity might have cured what ails Deutsche Bank
Like most every other financial firm, Deutsche Bank has had its fair share of problems. FX and interest rate manipulation allegations, just to name a couple. So, how could they have avoided such...
View ArticleBankers who work in tall towers are paid more
How tall is your office? Very tall? That’s good – a tall office seems to be correlated with a large wallet. New research from Emolument.com, the self-described ‘real-time salary data specialist’...
View ArticleMore senior bankers head for the exit at Barclays’ London operation
Barclays has been losing senior bankers across the U.S. and Asia as it rolls out its new strategy that will eventually see 7,000 employees cut from its investment bank depart over three years. In the...
View Article25 pieces of power jargon to stun banking interviewers with
You have an interview for a job in banking and finance. Aside from polishing your shoes and memorizing ever element of your resume as recommended by recruiters at Goldman Sachs, what must you do to...
View ArticleVous prendriez bien un MOOC en Finance pour booster votre carrière ?
Les Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), ces cours en ligne gratuits ouverts à tous et calqués sur les programmes d’universités prestigieuses, se sont multipliés rapidement ces derniers temps en France....
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Ex-trader who couldn’t stand his commute makes £450m. The...
Do you work in the City of London and live in the suburbs? Do you find your daily commute excruciating? Why not step back and set up your own company in a nearby barn? That’s what Lance Uggla did, and...
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Who else is paid as much as investment banking interns?
If you’re fortunate enough to gain an internship in an M&A or sales and trading role in investment bank in the City of London or on Wall Street this summer, you can expect to £810 to £870 pounds...
View ArticleMillennium Capital targets CIOs of rival funds
Millennium Capital Partners, the expansionary hedge fund that has been poaching from investment banks’ prop desks over the past two years, has made two high-profile hires from smaller competitors. Max...
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Spitzenverdiener mit 20: In London verdienen schon Praktikanten ein Vermögen
In der Londoner City schlägt das Herz des europäischen Investmentbankings. Dort können schon Sommerpraktikanten in den Bereichen „M&A“ oder „Sales and Trading“ das ganz große Geld verdienen....
View ArticleCVA traders left stranded as XVA becomes big new acroynm
A few years ago, CVA trading was the big new thing. Now, however, the counterparty valuation adjustment (CVA) desks which hedge against a bank’s aggregated counterparty risk are old hat. And recruiters...
View ArticleBig redundancy packages at Barclays, head of U.S. rates trading quietly departs
How much is Barclays offering its people to go without a fuss? As we reported yesterday, Barclays’ London operations have been leaking senior staff ever since the bank announced plans to make nearly...
View ArticleHow bankers on $100k have better lifestyles than bankers on $250k
If you’re a banker earning $250k (£147k), you might expect life to be sweet - or at least sweeter than if you’re only on $100k (£60k). Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. By virtue of the crazy cost...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: What job a CFA will achieve, where bankers would dearly love...
If you’ve missed out on the top stories on eFinancialCareers over the past week, simply take a moment to catch up with these headlines. The jobs you’ll most likely get with CFA qualifications. And the...
View ArticleThe banking careers now deemed to have a bright future in Singapore
Singapore’s finance sector may not be expanding at the rapid rate of recent years, but certain banking careers have been singled out by the country’s Deputy Prime Minister as having a prosperous...
View ArticleAn unlikely refuge for senior traders and bankers
When it comes to investment banking, Standard Chartered hasn’t always been viewed as the most attractive place to work – it reportedly pays less than larger firms, rarely makes it into the top ranks of...
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De l’eau dans le gaz entre les salariés de la finance et leur RH ?
Les financiers français ont beau être globalement heureux dans leur emploi, ils n’en sont pas moins critiques à l’égard de leur management et de leur RH, selon l’enquête eFinancialCareers Mobilité...
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