Hedge fund does well and cuts pay, another performs terribly and continues to...
The headcount and compensation decisions of hedge funds are not for us mere mortals to question. Egerton Capital, a hedge fund which had to stop taking new investments in September after its assets...
View ArticleCareer Crunch: How to get a new job during Christmas, the ideal investment...
Too busy preparing for Christmas to catch up on all the career news related to the financial sector? Catch up here… Eight ways to improve your resume over the holidays Spruce up your CV over the...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: RBS may be hiking up pay, the inadequacy of today’s...
UK banks are rather hamstrung by the bonus cap, despite the recent loosening of the rules. While U.S. investment banks simply need to get approval from an internal group that holds shares of its UK...
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For the most money in investment banking, start out in NY then move to London
If money is your main motivation for working in investment banking, then the City of London is still the place to earn the largest package – at least at the senior level. If you’re starting out,...
View Article21 firms that will be hiring finance professionals in 2014
Most firms are in the midst of formulating their hiring plans for 2014, which of course will be subject to change according to the whims of the market. However, some financial services organisations...
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The ultimate Christmas stocking fillers for the bankers who have everything
What Christmas gift do you get the banker who is rich enough to buy anything he or she wants, and probably already has? This definitely falls in the category of an increasingly popular meme of “white...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: A bank doubling headcount in London! Bigger bonuses for...
Merry Christmas – to cheer you up after a series of gloomy predictions for investment bankers’ prospects in 2014, here are a couple of good news stories to send you on your way for the festive season....
View Article13 things to do over Christmas that could land you a finance job in 2014
The festive season has begun. As a work-obsessed banker, you are suddenly left facing that awkward seasonal dilemma: what to do now that your workload is less hetic and you actually have a few days...
View Article11 big-name hires who’ll want to build teams early in 2014
Yesterday, we published a list of the 20 financial firms that will be hiring in 2014. It’s a great piece, and one of the more popular of the year. The problem, though, is that not all firms make their...
View ArticleIs Wall Street facing a Greek epidemic?
Why, despite top-down efforts by banks to recruit more women, does Wall Street continue to be a playground for men, typically of a similar background? Maybe it’s as simple as man’s affinity for stale...
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Six banking jobs that will die a death in 2014
Despite the recent optimism around recruitment within investment banks, there remains a sense that 2014 could bring further gloom. Most major institutions are still in a state of flux, preparing to...
View ArticleThe 10 most popular stories on eFinancialCareers in 2013
Been diligently clicking on eFinancialCareers articles for the past 12 months and want to know which ones have taken the fancy of your fellow readers? Or perhaps you’ve managed to somehow ignore our...
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A bank-by-bank strategy primer: everything you need to know about probable...
If you’re wondering what each bank will be up to in 2014, then wonder no more. We’ve put together a brief bank-by-bank strategy primer for the coming 12 months so that you know what you’re getting into...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Ten more years of battered reputation, hedge fund’s £104m...
How much longer until you can openly admit to working for a bank at dinner parties rather than pretending to be a teacher or charity worker? Oh, only around ten years. Antony Jenkin’s guest edit of the...
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The investment banks you should be working for in ECM and DCM
Capital markets investment bankers, unlike their counterparts in M&A, have enjoyed a prosperous 2013, according to new figures from Thomson Reuters. Equity capital markets in particular had a...
View ArticleA fast, statistical guide to how 2013 panned out for investment bankers
It’s the first working day of 2014; time to bang your head repeatedly against your keyboard and, perhaps, reflect on the previous 12 months. While 2012 was universally bleak, last year was one of highs...
View ArticleFour hedge funds quietly paying out millions to their employees
While the festive season is usually the time that most people like to wind-down until the end of the year, for hedge funds in the UK, it’s reporting season. Or, more specifically, it’s when they...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Paleo-dieting trader makes $90m profit. New pay figures for...
Now that it’s January and NYE, NYD, Christmas Eve, Christmas, the intervening period between Christmas and NYE, and office parties are all over, you might be inclined to go on a diet. Specifically, you...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the structure and level of salaries and...
Wondering how much ‘risk takers’ are paid at leading banks in the City of London? By virtue of the British BIPRU rules on remuneration disclosure, you need not wonder too long. Introduced after the...
View ArticleIs the CAIA really a passport to a hedge fund or private equity job?
Breaking into a hedge fund or private equity firm is notoriously tough, with both sectors singling out a very small number of elite candidates at the junior level and then drawing on their experience...
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