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Brevan Howard has hired RBS’s ex-head of rates trading
Jezri Mohideen, the former head of rates trading for Europe and Asia-Pacific at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Brevan Howard. Mohideen was a managing director at RBS until 2012, when he was...
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Comparing investment banks’ training programs – which is best for you?
If you’re preparing your CV in application for a graduate program at an investment bank, you’ve probably been wondering which bank to apply to. Maybe you’ve been looking at the information on our...
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Bob Diamond’s empire building, when investment banks’ interns rebel
Bob Diamond has been keeping his head down since leaving his role as CEO of Barclays in2012 and watched as his investment banking legacy has been slowly torn apart by his successors. Now, there’s...
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High-paying hedge fund sees profits slide by 60%, increases money management...
Tudor Capital Management has been hiring portfolio managers over the past 12 months despite a dramatic reduction in profits. In another indication that hedge fund hiring doesn’t necessarily reflect the...
View ArticleThere’s only one place you can earn £365k as a compliance professional
You’re a compliance professional with the world at your feet, able to name your price for a new job and choose from an array of employers all baying for your service. Sort of. But before you make the...
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The top universities for the 2015 analyst class at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan...
Investment banks like to target a select band of universities for their graduate recruitment programmes, and competition for places in the front office remains incredibly intense – as the elite...
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The Parsimonious Life of the $40m trader. 33,000 Missing CFA Candidates
Traders – particularly those who make a lot of money – can be a little weird, it seems. Tom Hayes, the former UBS trader sent down for 14 years for his part in the Libor fixing scandal, has his own...
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Clever answers to stupid interview questions
Imagine that you’ve sailed through an interview questioning your technical proficiency, you’ve effectively answered how you made an individual contribution while also proving your value as a team...
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Citi is building out its equity derivatives function
This time last year, Citi brought David Haldane across from Australia to lead, and build, its equity derivatives business in Europe. Its expansion has been a slow burner – hires have been unveiled here...
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The sole trader at Brevan Howard in Switzerland
Brevan Howard now has just one trader at partner level and handful of senior staff operating out of its Swiss office in a signal that its UK office has now become a central location for front office...
View ArticleDo you need to booze to get ahead in banking?
When it comes to substance abuse in investment banking, alcohol is the least of your worries. Bankers are more prone than most to fall into alcoholism, but also abuse cocaine, Adderall,...
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The perfect resume for asset management
If you’re looking for a front office role in asset management, it’s important that your CV reflects both your performance and your experience in a way that highlights what you can bring to a new...
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Why you want to work in DCM, by an MD at Deutsche Bank
Maryam Khosrowshahi is an MD and head of public sector debt coverage for Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) at Deutsche Bank. She spoke to us about the delights of a DCM career. If...
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Bank by bank graduate and internship application deadlines (London), 2015-2016
Investment banks are just about to kick of their graduate recruitment season for the 2016 intake. Most investment banks tend to recruit on a rolling basis, so it pays to be timely with your...
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Nepotism in the junior ranks, meet the mother of quants
Last year, during an ‘Introduction to the City’ session attended, strangely enough, largely by upper class English students who had only a vague interest in finance, the keynote speaker – a hedge fund...
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Investment banks hiring M&A bankers in this hot sector
Is there a quiet hiring spree in oil and gas M&A? While healthcare and technology continue to dominate the headlines, oil and gas companies were the second most targeted companies over the first...
View ArticleHow to get an investment banking job if you haven’t done an internship
Only an elite few make it into the front office of an investment bank and increasingly the route in is through an internship. This is the safest option, but if you’ve not spent your summer networking...
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How your face and body lets you down during a job interview
You’ve got the technical know-how, the experience and have even practised your STAR technique to relay interesting and relevant career stories to impress during the interview process. Yet, for some...
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Goldman Sachs protects its greatest assets, how to lose $6.6bn in four years
Goldman Sachs has come out and said it – junior bankers are the best. As Wall Street struggles to keep hold of analysts fleeing to the buy-side, 23-year-old bankers have had their pay ramped up and...
View ArticleTips from Guy Hands on how to make it in private equity
If you’re looking for a private equity job straight out of university your options are limited. Most private equity firms circle investment banks’ analysts after they have a few years experience – or...
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