The newly hot accounting job in Singapore and Hong Kong
If you work at the Big Four and are looking for a new accounting job in Singapore or Hong Kong, now may be a good time to consider a move to the banking sector. Banks in Asia are scrambling to fill...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Bizarre career change for banker at Citi. Scottish...
Fixed income traders fearful for their futures now have a whole new career path open to them: they can move into equities. A senior credit trader at Citigroup has shown the way. Financial News reports...
View ArticleHow to get an entry level job in sales and trading
Every day, millions of financial products are bought and sold in the secondary markets where traders and salespeople in investment banks work together to trade for clients after a security’s initial...
View ArticleMischievous banker who retired at 43 is at heart of Scottish independence debate
Remember Noble Group? At its prime, the Scottish-based investment banking and fund management firm employed 150 people, 50 of whom worked in its office in Edinburgh. But in 2010, Noble Group was sold...
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The best paying hedge funds in the UK
Hedge fund bonuses, once stereotypically viewed as the fast-track to the Sunday Times Rich List, are said to have have tumbled by 94% to a mere £85k average this year. Not enough to start pulses racing...
View ArticleBoutique or big bank? It all depends on the size of your Rolodex
Well over a decade ago, before going to college, I spent a year as a golf club salesman in Connecticut. On my first day, I sold a $300 set of non-brand-name irons. My commission: $50. Not bad. A few...
View ArticleAre you psychopathic enough to work in banking?
The idea that the financial services industry is full of psychopaths who want to deprive fully-socialized individuals of their money is one that’s been doing the rounds ever since the financial crisis....
View ArticleThe hardest interview questions and how to answer them
For most people, the toughest interview questions aren’t quantitative or theoretical. They are those that deal with a candidate’s weaknesses, employment gaps and salary demands, among others...
View ArticleBanks in Singapore and Hong Kong lead way in gender diversity but pay...
Singapore and Hong Kong are two of the best markets for women to advance their careers in financial services, although concerns about a senior glass ceiling and pay parity remain. In a new...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: How to get a job at Amplify Trading. UBS banker accused of...
Amplify Trading can expect a deluge of job applications today. The proprietary trading firm featured heavily in last night’s BBC 2 programme, ‘Traders: Millions by the Minute.’ As an advertisement for...
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The Middle East is the worst region for racial and nationality discrimination
Financial services companies in the Middle East are by far the most likely to discriminate against employees based on nationality or race than any other major financial centre in the world. A...
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Why life isn’t getting any easier for women in banking
When Barclays revealed its new “purpose and values” in February, outlining exactly how it expected its investment bankers to behave under the new regime, it faced the problem of imparting details of...
View ArticleHow to get an entry level job in risk management and compliance
It is up to risk management teams in investment banks to make sure the bank doesn’t take exceed its risk appetite and potentially make huge losses in its pursuit of gigantic profits. As just about...
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Perfect profiles for careers at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Deutsche and others
If you aspire to work in banking but are uncertain as to what the biggest banks look for when they hire, we may have some answers for you. We’ve combed through the eFinancialCareers database to look...
View ArticleDon’t look, but your co-worker may be a secret government informant
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and others in Washington have been rather vocal with their distaste over how Wall Street crimes are prosecuted. Historically, bankers break rules and/or commit...
View ArticleBank by bank graduate and internship application deadlines (London), 2014-2015
The summer term has only just kicked off, but investment banks’ graduate recruitment programmes are well under way. The vast majority of banks have already started both their full-time analyst and...
View ArticleAge is more than just a number, especially when it’s over 40
Nearly every big bank is following the same game plan. Increase the hiring of analysts and associates while cutting costs and reducing headcount. The end result is the pruning of high-salaried senior...
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Upper middle class families more likely to produce bankers
What did your parents do when you were growing up? Were they senior managers, doctors or lawyers? Try a career in banking. Were they senior administrators? Banking is also for you. But if they were...
View ArticleYoung finance professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore overwhelmed by rapid...
A comparatively high number of finance professionals in Singapore and Hong Kong are struggling with the burden of managing people who are older than them, according to an eFinancialCareers survey....
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Barclays treats traders like naughty children. M&A hiring...
Should banks trust their traders to do the right thing in compromising situations? In theory, yes. But having learnt the hard way that traders – particularly in rates and FX, don’t always resist the...
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