Morning Coffee: Ireland the new threat to London banking jobs, the six-figure...
Goldman Sachs has already nailed its colours to the mast when it comes to a potential UK exit from the EU – essentially saying it will be forced to move out of London. So far, this has been treated as...
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One reason why the CFA pass rates are heading up
The CFA pass rate for both level II and the final level three exam that elevates candidates into the coveted charterholder position have risen this year to levels last seen in 2006. 54% of those taking...
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Investment banks learn the benefits of sharing
Now is a good time to be working as an investment banker in the equity capital markets division. ECM revenue now stands at $825m for the year to date, more than double the $382m generated at this point...
View ArticleWhy banks are looking for their top developers in Eastern Europe
The financial crisis has been kind to top developers in Eastern Europe. Since 2008, financial organisations have shifted middle and back office roles including risk, HR and accounting to the East, but...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs adding jobs, improving work-life balance
If you are a fan of Goldman Sachs and hope to work there one day, last week offered some good news. There’s updated hiring plans, a suggestion that work-life balance at the firm is improving and an...
View ArticleFX hiring begins anew; demand for lenders outpacing supply
In the latest hiring roundup, a new U.S. bond fund needs a dozen staffers, FX hiring is back in vogue and a Canadian firm eyes London expansion. Citizens ramping up consumer hiring Citizens Financial...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Banks demand Blackberry cold turkey, Google’s ‘toothbrush...
Real investment bankers don’t take holidays. One long-suffering wife told of her investment banker husband dangling from an apple tree in the British countryside during a family break, so desperate was...
View ArticleSix resume phrases to grab the attention of recruiters in the Middle East
The financial services job market in the Middle East is picking up again, but with a focus on hiring more locals, a general resistance to indulge in over-enthusiastic recruitment and stiff competition...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley’s ex-head of inflation trading now spending days cycling...
Cycling is a big thing among investment bankers right now. The potential to spend thousands on designer bicycles, or upwards of £175 on a jersey alone is appealing to affluent professionals looking for...
View ArticleBanks eyeing foreign staffers as workforce demands outpace supply
Compliance and technology are the two hottest areas on Wall Street, and it’s not even close. Unfortunately for big banks, their dire need for experienced talent is being met by a rather paltry supply....
View Article25 finance jobs that combine a six-figure salary with job security early in...
When you first start out in financial services, there’s a tendency to target front office roles. After all, these are traditionally where the big bonuses, exit options and, ultimately, respect of your...
View ArticleBan may open up PwC for poaching war with Big Four rivals
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ financial advisory unit took a hit on the chin on Monday, agreeing to a two-year ban on certain consulting assignments along with a $25m fine for reportedly watering down an...
View ArticleGoldman poaches aren’t the end of Cantor Fitzgerald’s FX push
With larger investment banks pulling resources from fixed income teams, brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald is remaining aggressive. The New York firm hired two foreign exchange sales and trading execs this...
View ArticleFive new London financial services firms that could be hiring
If you want to get ahead of the competition in your job search, it’s worth knowing which firms are new to the City of London and likely to be expanding. Corporate finance boutique IMAS has tracked the...
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Hedge fund bonuses no longer buy a Ferrari, but will get a Mayfair parking space
If you want to make the big bucks working for a hedge fund, you really need to make it to partner where you’ll gain a share of whatever profits the firm brings in. Outside of the upper ranks, hedge...
View ArticleGoldman opens its wallet to junior bankers, rivals likely to follow suit
The writing has been on the wall for a while now. Banks must treat their junior staffers with more love in order to stay competitive with Silicon Valley and other employers of top talent. First came...
View ArticleEvery resume word you’ll ever need
Ever felt like you need a thesaurus to update your resume? After all, how many times can you really use the word ‘analyze’ under one job? Below is a list of nearly every office-related action word...
View ArticleTudor Investment Corporation’s co-founder on how to be a great hedge...
To describe Peter Borish as the forgotten man of Tudor Investment Corporation would be harsh, but his light certainly shines less brightly than his co-founder Paul Tudor Jones, who remains at the helm...
View ArticleSeven banking skills you’re bound to need by 2024
If you have been around the investment banking industry for as long as I have (I started in the back office of a small IB in 1993), you will have undoubtedly witnessed an amazing transformation (and...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Investment bankers not welcome at Jackson Hole, JPMorgan’s...
The Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is an opportunity for the best academics, economists, central bankers and financiers to gather to discuss the big issues affecting the world’s...
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