This is what it takes to get a job at J.P. Morgan in China
We’ve already looked at what it takes to become an analyst at Goldman Sachs in China. Now we’re doing the same for J.P. Morgan. Surprisingly (or not), publicly available CVs suggest the two banks are...
View ArticleMeet the Goldman Sachs intern who completed four banking internships at school
How do you impress Goldman Sachs? It’s a question that 97% of people who apply for a job there, and fail, would like to know the answer to. It’s slightly easier to get into Goldman at the entry level,...
View ArticleFavourite staff at Barclays Investment Bank underperform horribly. Everyone...
Barclays loves the people in its investment banking division (IBD). They are the people whom Tom King, head of the investment bank, says work in “integrated origination verticals where businesses work...
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Working for GS, JPM, Citi, BAML and Morgan Stanley. – What’s the difference?
Once upon a time, big US investment banks were described as ‘bulge bracket’ and bulge bracket banks were the places to be. ‘Bulge bracket’ has now fallen by the wayside, but US banks still have a...
View ArticleA new battle for banking talent takes off in China
A raft of new internet finance companies in China are opening up job opportunities for banking professionals who would have previously been limited to working for a state-owned institution. Like the...
View ArticleRBS’s investment bank staff have six months to find new jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is rapidly shrinking its investment bank. 14,000 jobs are said to be going, which equates to four out of every five positions. So, how many people have left in the first quarter?...
View ArticleHow to make it to partner in management consulting
Darci Darnell knows what it is to be busy. Not only has she risen to the senior ranks in management consulting – which arguably requires clocking as many hours as investment banking – but she also has...
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Nomura’s Wall Street push looks like a costly mistake
Nomura has been hiring on Wall Street. So far, it has been to no avail. In May last year, Nomura was hiring bond traders in preparation for a return to volatility. In October last year, it was hiring...
View ArticleYou’re an intern at Goldman Sachs, here’s how not to annoy your new colleagues
Summer is coming. If you’re a student who wants to work for an investment bank, that can only mean one thing: internships. And if you’ve landed an internship at a top US investment bank, that can only...
View ArticleUBS has started hiring traders again
In a sign that its ‘grey-haired’ recruitment spree is extending into trading functions, UBS has re-hired Robert Hagon, an ex-trader at the Swiss bank. Hagon last worked for UBS in 2001, when he left to...
View ArticleWhere successful London bankers go for the Bank Holiday weekend
If you’re a banker in London, this weekend marks the first May Bank holiday. Sandwiched between Easter and Whitsun and falling before the summer season, it’s an opportunity to catch your breath,...
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U.S universities more likely to impress banking recruiters
If we go with the assumption that investment banks a) target top universities for graduate recruits and b) largely attract students majoring in quantitative or finance-related topics, here’s a...
View ArticleMystery as head of European trading and sales trading disappears from RBC
Where is Mark Sartori? Headhunters say RBC’s European head of trading and sales trading is no longer in his role. And the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Register shows that Sartori left the bank in...
View ArticleThe new springboard to a lucrative banking career in Hong Kong
If you’re a mainland-based financial professional aspiring to work for a global bank in Hong Kong, the wealth management sector is increasingly becoming a good launch pad to make the move. Led by UBS,...
View ArticleWhat it takes to break into private equity in China
Investment bankers in Asia are increasingly ditching the bright lights of Hong Kong for private equity roles in Mainland China. Like Western markets, making the switch is tough and only a select few...
View Article8 people finance recruiters desperately want but can’t find
Which candidates are finance recruiters struggling to find? We asked a selection of top finance recruitment firms in London which CVs they’d love to land on their desks tomorrow. This is what they...
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UBS is pushing ahead with front office investment banking recruitment, pay rises
UBS’s investment bank remains under fire even after the radical shrinkage of 2013. Activist investor Eric Knight has suggested it be combined with Credit Suisse’s in order to become a ‘top player’. UBS...
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How to answer the interview question about the election and sterling
On Thursday, Britons will go to the polls. With both Labour and the Tories polling 33% of the electorate, the UK election promises to be incredibly close. And that could have implications for the pound...
View ArticleIs Murray Roos saying something about equities jobs at Citi?
Citi’s European equities sales and trading business has been in a state of flux. Will Murray Roos be the man to bring stability? Roos’s arrival from Deutsche was reported last week. Formerly co-head of...
View ArticleThe top nationalities for making it in investment banking in London, New York...
Which nationalities are most likely to secure a job and get ahead in investment banking? The ‘legendarily hospitable’ Southern Europeans who can manage people and bring in the deals? Highly...
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