Moelis & Co. Europe chief: we’re growing and you should want to work for a...
If you’re starting out in investment banking currently, it’s important to choose a firm or business area that’s growing. The problem is, as investment banks grapple with – depending on who you speak to...
View ArticleBrevan Howard and BlueCrest – hedge funds and staff ‘churn’
So you think you’re going to get rich working for a hedge fund? You can allegedly earn plenty of money as a portfolio manager or investment professional. But will it last? Not necessarily. Hedge funds...
View ArticleBarclays is done making it rain
Following discussions and decisions over pay at Barclays has been like watching mediocre reality television. It’s not scripted, per say, but you scratch your head and wonder aloud whether what you are...
View ArticleThe tractor beam of a high-paying finance career lures leavers back again
For every 100-hour week-working, spreadsheet-number-crunching, stuck-in-the mid-ranks, investment banker, the dream of quitting the sector to go it alone is one that is increasingly gaining traction....
View ArticleEarn $6m solving 6 of the hardest mathematical problems of all time, or...
If you work in finance you probably have some aptitude for mathematics. Some of you will even have an exceptional mathematical talent. It’s worth remembering, therefore, that $6m is still on the table...
View ArticleWall Street’s last form of ‘acceptable’ discrimination
Banks and other financial firms have made concerted efforts in recent years to make their workforce more diverse while also stamping out pockets of discrimination. They’ve rolled out ally programs,...
View ArticleStudent finance careers events and competitions for the week ahead
Are you a student who wants to work in finance? Now’s the time for you to hone your pitch. – Banks everywhere are accepting applications (we have a Singapore/Hong Kong deadlines timetable here and a...
View ArticleRecruiters say British bankers are lazy and monolingual
Given the option, U.S. investment banks in London would rather pass on native British hires. Continental Europeans are their recruits of choice. “Britons are a dying breed in investment banking [IBD]...
View ArticleIt’s all smiles and eye contact at post-Gross Pimco
Pimco has been hemorrhaging money since its founder and face of the company, Bill Gross, abruptly quit to join a smaller competitor back in late September. Morningstar estimates that the bond fund saw...
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The biggest employers of CFA charterholders globally
In a new era of transparency, or perhaps a giving away of a little more information than most financiers would like, the CFA Institute has unveiled a new database that provides the names, telephone...
View ArticleHSBC’s huge hiring plans; Moelis on European push
In the latest hiring roundup, Moelis is growing in Europe, Barclays is adding headcount in Asia and HSBC reveals aggressive risk and compliance plans. Moelis on European push Investment bank Moelis...
View ArticleHow to get a banking job in Asia if you don’t already work in banking
If you don’t work in banking but would like to get a banking job in Singapore or Hong Kong your options are obviously rather limited. Banks like to groom their own graduate talent or poach from rivals...
View ArticleSix finance firms with growth strategies in the Middle East
Wading through banks’ strategy announcements can be a tricky business, filled as they are with jargon and euphemisms designed to keep their share price buoyant. When it comes to the Middle East,...
View ArticleThe art of getting a new banking job before Christmas
Can you find yourself a new job in banking before Christmas? Yes, but only if you do exactly as we say. At this time of year, hiring typically closes down for high-end, highly-paid financial services...
View ArticleMeet the winners and losers of the upcoming bonus season
If you work in banking and your job involves taking risks with money, you’re likely to end up with a fairly lousy bonus. But other pockets of Wall Street should fare better come bonus season. Bonuses...
View Article“The optimal age in banking is 28″
Banks still need to pay far more attention to ingrained ageism says one reader, who posted this comment below our piece on the issue earlier this week. “The year I turned 50, I was working for a big...
View ArticleThe six interview pet peeves of Goldman Sachs recruiters
There are nearly a limitless number of things you can do to screw up an interview. We’ve heard them all, from calling someone a high-heeled bond trader (rather than high-yield) to showing up to a hedge...
View ArticleWhy banking recruitment in Singapore is slowing down
If you want a banking job in Singapore, get set for a long wait. Banks in the city state are generally slowing down their recruitment processes, taking longer than they did last year to make job...
View ArticleWhy you should want to work for a fintech startup. But they probably won’t...
Investment banks are losing technology talent to the hot world of fintech start-ups. Forget foosball tables or Hawaiian shirt days, fledgling technology firms offer the chance to work on innovative...
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10 big insights into finance pay, from the industry’s leading pay consultant
Alan Johnson, chief executive of Johnson Associates, the Wall Street pay consultancy firm, has just made his annual presentation on the state of investment banking pay, along with pay in the asset...
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