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Will an MBA really help your career in finance?
It’s that time of year. London Business School is inviting applications for its MBA programme. So is Harvard. So is Wharton. And so are countless other top MBA schools globally. But will an expensive...
View ArticleWant a stable banking career in Singapore? Go work for an outsourcer
If you’re looking to inject some stability into your IT or operations career in Singapore, working for an outsourcing company may now be preferable to working for a bank. Offshoring jobs out of...
View ArticleHow to ensure you pass the CFA level I exams in December
On Saturday, thousands of CFA level I candidates will sit down and attempt to take their first step towards the notoriously elusive ‘charterholder’ status. Pass rates for the level one exams are...
View Article10 features of the top 40 investment bankers under 40
If you want to ascend to the pinnacle of investment banking and own three race horses before the age of 40, Financial News has produced a helpful clarification of what it takes. The paper’s annual ’40...
View ArticleRetail bankers are used car salesmen, but they’re getting better
Much of the post-crisis hate for Wall Street has been focused on fat-cat investment bankers, Ponzi-scheming hedge fund managers and traders who use inside information to get one over on mom and pop....
View ArticleThe best and worst MBA courses if you want a giant salary
An MBA is not just about getting paid. It’s also about pushing your learning curve, widening your networking parameters and leveraging up some love among the case studies. But money is part of an MBA –...
View ArticleHow to start a career at Deutsche Bank in Asia (even with an arts or science...
Want to begin your banking career at Deutsche Bank in Asia? While you must have outstanding academic grades, these no longer need to be within a business or finance degree. Neither do you require a...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank’s end of year trading cull
Deutsche Bank may be making some unexpected end of year hires. But it’s also making some entirely predictable end of year layoffs. Headhunters in London say Deutsche has got rid of around six traders...
View ArticleDeferred bonuses working out rather well for recession-era bankers
This coming January will be a very good month to be a salesperson at a Mercedes Benz dealership or a real estate rep out in East Hampton. Bankers who made it through the crisis will see their pockets...
View Article5 things finance recruiters secretly wish you’d say in interviews
You’re attending an interview for a finance job. The interviewer is looking at you askance, like he wants you to say something special that will transform your prospects and deliver you a job offer....
View ArticleJPMorgan eyes new areas of expansion; private equity hiring heats up
In the latest hiring roundup, Barclays and BNY Mellon are hiring in Asia, private equity firms up hiring plans and Deloitte looks to grow its advisory business. Private equity firms are hiring 83% of...
View ArticleWhy do hedge funds suddenly want to hire private equity professionals?
It used to be like coffee and tea, or Marmite and jam – you were either a hedge fund person or a private equity person. You weren’t both, unless you were some kind of aberration. Now, however, the...
View ArticleThe emerging talent shortage now sweeping the Asian finance sector
We’ve been reporting on skill shortages in Asian financial services throughout this year – compliance, risk and relationship management are among the job functions currently suffering from them. But...
View ArticleSearching for Mr. X: A Bill Gross story
Bill Gross is fascinating. He’s a brilliant, volatile wild card with below average people skills who happens to sport a four-decade money management record that would elicit envy from anyone in the...
View ArticleBut what about the bonuses at RBC Capital Markets?
Yesterday, RBC became one of the first North American banks to report full year results for 2014. They were good. RBC’s investment bankers can be forgiven for thinking they might get paid when the bank...
View ArticleThe only FX trader who’ll get paid this year?
Unsurprisingly, FX traders aren’t feeling enthusiastic about their pay. With banks paying $4.3bn in fines and regulators demanding that traders feel the wrath of those fines in their pockets, trading...
View ArticleWhat hedge fund recruiters look for on investment banking resumes
It seems these days that nearly every trader in investment banking has their eye on a hedge fund job. Unfortunately, there are only so many seats available at hedge funds. Networking is key, but you’ll...
View ArticleSeven phrases that recruiters in Asia hate to see on banking resumes
The year is drawing to a close and if you’re sprucing up your CV in preparation of post-bonus job applications in Asia, it pays to know what to avoid writing as well as what to write. Some resume...
View ArticleInvestment bankers swiftly depart trigger-happy hedge funds
For investment banks’ traders looking to make the switch into a hedge fund, there have only been two really voluminous recruiters in the past couple of years – Millennium Management or Bluecrest...
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The top investment banks to work for across equities, FICC and IBD
If you want to work for an investment bank that dominates in the vast majority of business areas, try J.P. Morgan. Failing that, Goldman Sachs is a good bet. And then Deutsche Bank. These banks have...
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