Investment bankers and traders are no longer running the playground
In some ways, Wall Street is like high school. You’ve got the cool kids (investment bankers and traders), the average schmos (asset and wealth managers) and the nerdy crowd that gets picked on and...
View ArticleTop banker leaves UBS for HSBC. Why?
If you work in M&A, UBS isn’t a bad place to be. Yes, it’s been making a few redundancies, but along with Barclays, UBS is one of the only international investment banks led by a career M&A...
View ArticleIntern diary: I’ve only just started this banking internship and am cold...
A few weeks ago, I began my summer internship with one of the biggest wealth managers on Wall Street. I’ve had two internships previously, but so far this is proving by far the most helpful and...
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What you need to earn to be ‘happy’ in New York and other US cities
How much money do you need to make to be happy? It’s likely a question being asked by bankers in New York, traders in Chicago, money managers in Boston and San Francisco, and financial services workers...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: The reality of private equity, can you still get rich in banking?
Take a few minutes to catch up on the top stories on eFinancialCareers over the past seven days. Banking: is the lifestyle still worth it? Crazy pay packets are now much rarer in banking, so are the...
View ArticleWhen finance recruiters in Asia tell you NOT to quit your current job
You’re desperate to leave your current role as the busy post-bonus hiring season comes to an end in Asia, or perhaps you just can’t get a big enough pay rise. But after talking to a recruiter, you...
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Werden in Frankfurt wirklich die weltweit höchsten Gehälter gezahlt?
Kann das wirklich stimmen? Verdienen Senior Investmentbanker in Frankfurt tatsächlich mehr als in der Londoner City oder an der Wall Street? Falls man den jüngsten Zahlen des Datenanbieters Emolument...
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Ex-Goldman Sachs partner and senior banker at BAML also happens to be a...
If you’re feeling a bit wobbly ahead of this summer’s appearance on the beach, you might want to contact Manya Klemper, the ex-Bank of America Merrill Lynch derivatives marketer who now runs a personal...
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28 places to live in the UK if you want to rub shoulders with successful...
The term ‘stockbroker belt’ has traditionally referred to the affluent, leafy commuter belt outside of London where well-to-do financiers would move to in order to escape the hustle and bustle of the...
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Banker’s dilemma: “I haven’t had a pay rise for 4 years and my only...
“Can you help? I’m an American banker working in London and am wondering whether to take a new job. I’ve been doing my current director-level role for four years and am paid a salary of £170k, plus a...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley saying ‘yes’ to commodities trading
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman had a plan: center the firm’s focus on its thriving wealth management business and wash out most areas that accompany risk. So far, the plan has worked...
View Article11 Tipps, wie Berufseinsteiger ihr erstes Jahr im Investmentbanking überstehen
In Kürze werden die neuen Analysten wieder in die Investmentbanken strömen – mit Träumen von der ganz großen Karriere. Doch was sollten Berufseinsteiger beachten, damit diese Träume nicht zu Albträumen...
View ArticleFour strange and exciting job opportunities in the Middle East financial sector
Despite being a hub for international banks in the Middle East, the UAE still offers fairly conventional career opportunities. Unlike more developed financial centres, which boast derivative markets...
View ArticleBofA cranking up junior hiring plans; Big Four adding consultants
In the latest hiring roundup, Bank of America is adding hundreds more analysts, BlueCrest is opening a new office and two Big Four firms are growing their advisory businesses. BofA adding juniors Bank...
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UBS stands accused of eradicating senior bankers, replacing them with juniors
Now’s not a good time to be a mid-ranking banker. But it may be a worse time to be a managing director. Banks everywhere are cutting back on senior staff in an attempt to reshape their hierarchical...
View ArticleHong Kong finance professionals threaten resignation in push for pay rises,...
If you’re after a quick-fire pay rise or promotion in the Hong Kong finance sector and you aren’t averse to gambling with your long-term career, you might want to hand in your notice purely as a means...
View ArticleBlackstone poaches Citigroup industrials investment banking MD
Nick Tansley, a managing director in Citigroup’s global industrials group, has become the latest senior figure to exit the bank and is set to join the advisory unit of private equity firm Blackstone....
View ArticleCes professionnels de la BFI que les recruteurs parisiens s’arrachent
Après un redémarrage fin 2013 timide mais prometteur, le marché de l’emploi parisien en banque de financement et d’investissement confirme son rétablissement. « Il y a des flux sous-jacents et une...
View ArticleAus dem Tagebuch eines Praktikanten: Meine Erfahrung im US-Wealth Management
Vor einigen Wochen habe ich mein Sommerpraktikum bei einem der größten Wealth Manager an der Wall Street begonnen. Schon vorher hatte ich zwei Praktika absolviert, aber soweit ist sehen kann, handelt...
View ArticleIs Deutsche Bank hiring fund managers in Birmingham too?
Deutsche Bank is building its office in Birmingham. Deutsche Bank is also making a push to recruit for its asset and wealth management business. Could it be that the front office expansion for the bank...
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