MBA oder CFA: Was bringt die Karriere besser voran?
Grundverschieden und doch ganz ähnlich. Wer nach Studium und einigen Jahren Berufserfahrung in den Finanzdienstleistungen den Karriereturbo zünden möchte, steht vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung:...
View ArticleSix up-and-coming skills that will help secure banking jobs in Singapore
Candidates searching for banking jobs in Singapore are best placed to get one if they work in a chronically talent-short sector like compliance or trade finance. There is, however, also growing demand...
View Article5 bonnes raisons de se réorienter d’urgence vers la gestion d’actifs
La banque d’investissement n’a pas d’avenir et les banquiers d’investissement trentenaires n’ont pas le moral. « Les gens sont déprimés, ils veulent aller voir ailleurs », nous confiait récemment un...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Small investment bank boosts pay by 41%, naïve bonus bankers’...
When big investment banks start to curb compensation, it’s worth considering alternatives. The smaller, independent firms have had a good first half. The latest such bank to report is Canaccord...
View ArticleCredit Suisse poaches senior female Goldman Sachs managing director
A 15-year veteran of Goldman Sachs, and one of the minority of women who makes it to managing director, has been poached by Credit Suisse to lead its European back office functions. Nicola Kane joined...
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Rätselraten um neues Sparprogramm bei der Commerzbank
Im Vorfeld der Halbjahresergebnisse wurde in den Medien über einen zusätzlichen Abbau von bis zu 500 Stellen bei der Commerzbank spekuliert. Dazu wollte sich Finanzchef Stephan Engels bei der...
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Investment banking or asset management: which pays the most?
Asset management may be being touted as the place to work for financial professionals, the pay gap may be closing, but big bonuses are still the preserve of the investment banks. Throughout your...
View Article16 things to do this summer in the City, Wall Street and Asia when you’re not...
If you’re stuck in the office this summer, don’t envy you’re colleagues supposedly taking a break from the day-job. Investment bankers are notoriously still glued to their smartphones during vacations,...
View ArticleGASTBEITRAG: Wie Sie mit einer Beförderung auf eine Führungsposition umgehen
Im Banking werden sogenannte „High potentials“ eher nach ihren Fachkenntnissen als nach ihrem Führungstalent ausgewählt. In der rasch wachsenden Finanzdienstleistungs-Branche hier in Hongkong und...
View ArticleWhat to do when your internship is over and you hated it
You’re nearing the end of your internship, you’ve worked hard and expect to receive a full-time offer. There’s just one problem. For whatever reason, the bank didn’t win you over. You think you’d...
View ArticleMajor people-moves in Asia this August and what they mean for banking jobs in...
We’re barely a week into August – a supposedly quiet month for significant new appointments at international banks – but already several firms have beefed up their senior ranks in Asia. Here’s a...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: The top 50 MBAs that impress finance professionals, how to...
Most MBA rankings tend to focus on, among other things, the earning potential and employment prospects of those who have graduated from individual business schools. Business Insider has taken a...
View ArticleWas Studenten nach einem traurigen Praktikum unternehmen können
Sie nähern sich dem Ende Ihres Praktikums, Sie haben hart gearbeitet und ein Übernahmeangebot erwartet. Allerdings haben sie keins erhalten. Vielleicht wollen Sie auch lieber anderswo in Ihre Karriere...
View ArticleFormer Goldman Sachs MD now running children’s nursery
Amol Devani, the former head of Goldman Sachs’ FX option desk who has been leading the FX team at hedge fund Capula Investment Management since 2012, is currently taking time out of the financial...
View ArticleWhy RBS bankers are still sought after
Want to revive your company’s fortunes? Want to bring some sell-side insight into your investment boutique? Recruit an RBS banker. Former RBS CEO Stephen Hester yesterday revealed a comparative revival...
View ArticleHow to cope when you’ve just been promoted into a more senior banking job
In banking, “high potential” is often defined by technical skills rather than by leadership capability. Here in Hong Kong (where I’m based) and across Asia, immense recent growth in the financial...
View ArticleForget the beach: How to kick-start your finance career during the summer
The summer has traditionally been a lull period for recruitment in financial services, as key decision makers are out of the office at various points in July and August and few new hires are signed...
View ArticleVergessen Sie den Strand: Wie Sie Ihre Karriere im Sommerloch anschieben
Das Sommerloch macht sich auch auf dem Arbeitsmarkt für Finanzprofis bemerkbar. Da viele Entscheidungsträger sich im Juli und August in den Urlaub verabschieden, werden nur wenige Arbeitsverträge...
View ArticleThe relationship manager job now in high demand in Singapore and Hong Kong
The bigger the clients, the better the relationship manager job – right? Well, not necessarily in Asia right now. Corporate banks are increasingly focusing on selling products to small and medium-sized...
View ArticleLes jobs les moins bien payés de Wall Street et de la City sont…
Chacun sait que les banquiers d’investissement sont bien payés. Mais tout le monde ne sait pas que tous les salariés d’une banque ne sont pas des « banquiers », et que certains passent des années à...
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