Why taking a pay cut could be your career salvation in Singapore
If you’re worried that your back-office job in Singapore will soon fall victim to offshoring, the best way to get your career back on track may be to work for less money and hardly any benefits. In...
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ACA still leads ACCA on pay for accountants in investment banking
The ACA still shades the ACCA and CIMA when it comes to pay for accountants in the investment banking sector, a factor any budding accountant may wish to consider before embarking on their training. A...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Was ich in zwei Jahren bei einem Hedgefonds lernte
Gleich nach der Uni bei einem Hedgefonds anzufangen, stellt eine ganz besondere Herausforderung dar. Denn diese Anlagevehikel sind bei ihrer Personalauswahl besonders wählerisch. So muss ein Kandidat...
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13 reasons Goldman Sachs careers may be going out of fashion
Speculating that Goldman Sachs is losing its touch is like debating the purpose of the British Royal Family – it’s an issue that crops up intermittently only to be suppressed by one big quarter or...
View ArticleChange may be coming to BNY Mellon, but in what form?
Seemingly every week, big-name activist investors like Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman take huge positions in a company eyeing oftentimes radical changes. The end goal is always to “create greater...
View ArticleLes meilleurs Masters Finance pour décrocher un super job – rapidement...
Le Financial Times vient de publier son classement 2014 des Global Masters in Finance pré-experience professionnelle, c’est-à-dire les masters en formation initiale à destination des étudiants et non...
View ArticleIf you’re a graduate, are Barclays careers still safe?
You’re a university student and you’re thinking of applying to work for Barclays’ investment bank. But following the bank’s big strategy day in May, Barclays is pulling back from some areas of...
View ArticleExpanding research boutique taps JPMorgan veteran
Lazarus Partnership, the expanding equity research boutique launched this year by David Knox, former chief executive at Oriel Securities and head of research at JPMorgan, has added another senior...
View ArticleDer kleine Survival Guide: Wenn ein Kollege plötzlich Ihr Chef wird
Haben Sie auch schon lange eine Beförderung verdient? Dann dürfte es Ihnen umso schwerer fallen, wenn ein Kollege an Ihrer Stelle befördert wird und – schlimmer noch – künftig Ihr Chef ist. Wir haben...
View ArticleDo you really want to join Goldman Sachs’ newly merged investment banking team?
Goldman Sachs has been practicing some M&A on itself. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that the firm is merging two of its investment banking groups in the U.S.: henceforth the healthcare...
View ArticleSkill shortage alert: Banks in Singapore struggle to source cyber security staff
Cyber-security experts are urgently needed at banks in Singapore, but recruiters in the city state say there’s not enough talent to meet demand. The buoyant job market in cyber security is being partly...
View ArticleAcht Tipps, wie Sie Social Media-Profile für die Karriere optimieren
So mancher Zeitgenosse scheut den modernen Online-Exhibitionismus ganz bewusst. Doch zumindest bis zur mittleren Karriereebene sind Social Media-Profile geradezu Pflicht. Sie erlauben nicht nur...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Contractor at Goldman Sachs made disastrous mistake. Banking...
You would not want to be one particular contractor (or ex-contractor) at Goldman Sachs this morning. That contractor, identity and location unknown, made an unfortunate mistake, prompting Goldman to...
View ArticleWhy becoming a mother still hobbles your finance career
Flexible working has been thrust into the limelight in the wake of new UK laws that allow anyone to request it. For mothers working in financial services roles, though, overtures from employers and HR...
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Here’s how much you need to earn per hour to fall into the top 1% in London
At which point do your hourly earnings place you into the top 1% of people in London? According to the chart below from a new report from the Office of National Statistics that point is met when… you...
View ArticleRBC emailed recruiters to say it won’t pay fees on at-risk Barclays bankers
If you’re working for Barclays’ investment bank and are hoping to get out and join Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC’s) expanding fixed income business, you might want to send your CV directly. RBC has sent...
View ArticleIs Goldman Sachs a ‘boy’s club?’
Goldman Sachs is making news for all the wrong reasons this week. First a report that it may be “throwing in the towel” on its bullish fixed income stance, then its shares were downgraded by a...
View ArticleDie verbreitetsten Fragen zu US-Lebensläufen
Nach einer Karriere als Recruiterin arbeitet Lisa Rangel heute als professionelle Lebenslaufverfasserin. Rangel beantwortet die nach Google verbreitetsten Fragen zu US-Lebensläufen (Resume im...
View ArticleSenior investment banker quits finance for education
Brian Daly, a 30-year veteran of investment banking who was most recently head of EMEA futures and options sales at Royal Bank of Scotland, has quit the industry to try and carve out a career in...
View ArticleAnnoying things bankers do that drive their co-workers nuts
Everyone has a co-worker or two that does things that drive them up the wall. Bankers, it seems, have dozens of these colleagues. We asked several investment bankers what office habits have them...
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