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One chart that tells you everything about bonuses on Wall Street
If you’re looking for a financial services job that comes with potential for big bonus growth in the years to come, where should you focus your attention? Try asset management or private equity, Forget...
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The last European bank that will hire you as a prop trader?
Once upon a time, every bank had a proprietary trading team in London. Now prop traders in banks are as common as LibDem MPs in England. However, one last bank maintains a prop trading operation and...
View ArticleDid HSBC just become the last bank to hike juniors’ salaries?
Last month Deutsche increased salaries for its junior bankers. This month we understand that HSBC has (belatedly) done the same. Recruiters say HSBC just raised salaries for its juniors in M&A by...
View ArticleNine under-the-radar financial institutions now hiring in Hong Kong and...
Are you looking to join a financial institution that’s growing its headcount in Hong Kong or Singapore? This year, unfortunately, most large global banks aren’t making major hiring plans in Asia, but...
View ArticleACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA: which accounting qualification will get you a job in...
You’re looking to start an accounting qualification that you hope will boost your career in the Asian financial services sector, either at the Big Four or a bank. Which one should you choose? We’ve...
View ArticleFear of layoffs, relocation, pervades J.P. Morgan’s tech team
J.P. Morgan’s London-based technology team is on edge. Following a series of redundancies in March, there are rumours of additional cuts to come soon and then again later in the year. “I left in...
View ArticleWhy you’re never too old to take the CFA, by the CFA Institute president
Paul Smith was installed as the president and CEO of the CFA Institute in January, having joined in 2012 to lead its growing Asia-Pacific business. He still runs his own hedge fund in Hong Kong, Asia...
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4 charts showing the best and worst places to work in banking in 2015
If you thought banks had stopped making redundancies, you were wrong. Some firms – Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and UBS – increased headcount in the first quarter of 2015. Overall, however, the...
View ArticleHow to write the perfect product control CV
Are you looking for a new job in product control and are you wondering how to craft your CV? While product control remains a must-have function, banks are offshoring some positions away from major...
View ArticleThe 50 market risk interview questions you need to anticipate
Market risk is one of the most interesting and complex areas of risk management. Defined by the European Banking Authority as, the risk stemming ‘from all the positions included in banks’ trading book...
View ArticleWhat it takes to work for Chris Rokos’ hot new hedge fund
Chris Rokos, the former Brevan Howard star trader, is in the process of launching his own hedge fund – and he’s been hiring. Unlike most start-ups, Rokos’ family office has a healthy headcount, and...
View ArticleIf these people can’t get internships in investment banks, you have no chance
You have excellent academic credentials. You speak multiple languages. You know how to code. You have paid several thousand pounds to an ‘intern talent scout’ to find you an internship. And you’re...
View ArticleWhy I quit Pimco to take on pay day loan sharks
Investment bankers often dream of quitting the industry to start up their own venture. Some of the more altruistic even want to tackle a problem that benefits society. Mutaz Qubbaj has managed to do...
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This is what your investment banking salary should be in Singapore
Do you work in investment banking in Singapore? Do you want to find out whether you’re underpaid or overpaid in comparison to your peers ahead of a possible job move? We’ve asked investment banking...
View ArticleHas the Masters in Finance replaced the MBA as the top qualification for...
If you’re trying to find a qualification that will guarantee you a job in banking, the choices are obvious. You can go for the CFA charter, which will take 900 hours of home study in the evenings and...
View ArticleSome of my best friends are bankers. And they’re a mess
Everyone knows that banking can be a harsh industry to work in. Alcohol and cocaine-induced meltdowns have been a feature of the industry since the 1970s. However, my own observations sugest that...
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Eight of the hardest CFA questions, and how to answer them
By now you should have done the majority of the 300 hours of study recommended to pass each of the three CFA level exams. If not, you can always follow our guide to prepping for the CFA exams. Even so,...
View ArticleBarclays just hired this European equities trader from Millennium Capital...
There was a time when everyone was leaving banks for hedge funds. Now the flow goes both ways. Take Mark Dixon, a European equities trader at Barclays. Dixon’s FCA registration shows that he began his...
View ArticleEquity research is hot in China, but the pressure is “massive”
China’s stock market has been rising rapidly. As a result, investment banks, foreign and local alike, are looking to expand the A-share analysts team to better cover the market. In contrast to Western...
View ArticleHere’s where the job openings now are at Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC in Hong...
Are you looking for a new job at the Big Four in Asia? Are you deciding which firm to work for or whether to base yourself in Hong Kong or Singapore? We’ve scoured the Asian careers websites of...
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