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The cover letter template that will get you a job in banking
Do you really need to write a cover letter when you’re applying for a job in an investment bank? These days, it’s surely all about the skills in your CV – who’s got the time to read that extra blurb...
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The Executive Master in Finance that takes you out of your comfort zone
Barnaby Matthews had already been working in banking for 16 years when he decided he still needed to learn a lot more about the sector. “By 2014 I’d become very specialised. I’d always been in equity...
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Morning Coffee: So, these are the victims of Credit Suisse’s newest cuts. Why...
It’s happening. We reported a few weeks ago that a new round of layoffs was imminent at Credit Suisse. The victims are slowly becoming apparent. They include prime broking professionals. They include...
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Meet the junior bankers quitting banks like BAML for boutiques
Big banks are trimming their analyst and associate classes in investment banking – so say London’s investment banking recruiters. Simultaneously, we hear that London’s top M&A boutiques are hiring....
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Operational risk jobs have Basel IV to thank for big pay rises
While banks bemoan the impact of Basel IV on their bottom lines, anyone occupying an operational risk job has risen to be thankful for the new regulations. Operational risk managers have benefited from...
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Want to work for Deutsche’s ex-top bankers on the buy-side?
If you’re a managing director at Deutsche Bank now, you might be feeling a little trapped. Don’t be. Cast your eyes across to Deutsche’s former global head of rates, to its former global head of...
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Five reasons quantum computing is the future for traders
Quantum computers are the wave of the future in trading and investment management, and savvy bankers and quantitative hedge fund professionals are already using them to solve some of the hardest...
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Morning Coffee: Why banks don’t hand power to their precocious 26 year-olds....
If you’re frustrated with your speed of progression through the ranks of an investment bank and you think you’d rather work for a technology firm where the hierarchy’s less rigid, there’s less...
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Changes at the top of Barclays investment bank technology team
Call it new chief information officer Mark Ashton-Rigby making his mark at Barclays after joining in August, or call it a case of Barclays’ continued cutting of senior figures in its investment bank....
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This is what it takes to get hired as a junior by Point72 Asset Management in...
Point72 Asset Management has acknowledged that there’s a huge shortage of talent in the hedge fund industry right now, but this doesn’t mean it’s easy to get through the door. The family office...
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As Morgan Stanley, VTB and Citi make Brexit threats, boutiques are building...
The sky might not be falling in on the City of London immediately, but the fissures are starting to make themselves felt. Citi, Morgan Stanley and Russian bank VTB each made distinctive noises about...
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Senior Barclays investment bankers resurface at new gigs in the U.S.
Due to a range of factors, including the perceived need to cut costs and Brexit anxieties, Barclays isn’t doing much hiring these days. It’s also no surprise to see senior bankers depart for...
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Morning Coffee: Deutsche Bank is hiring and convincing bankers to stay....
Deutsche Bank is not yet rolling out large job cuts in its investment bank, but both junior and senior staff are leaving anyway. Understandably, Alasdair Warren, head of corporate and investment...
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How to keep your job through the 2020 financial crisis
As someone who worked in banking for 17 years and rose to become a managing director, I’ve seen a lot of change. If you’re working in financial services now you need to remember this: business and...
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HFT posts $1.5m loss, still pays $260k per head
High frequency trading firms don’t follow the same rules as investment banks when it comes to hiring and pay. Some have reported a drop in profits for 2015 – the latest available figures for HFTs in...
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13 factors to think through before you accept a job offer
If you’ve secured a job offer after an exhaustive application experience, it’s tempting to accept immediately. But you should take a deep breath and carefully weigh whether it’s the right decision for...
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Look before you leap: Should you really ditch investment banking for private...
Junior investment bankers in IBD are gaming their careers these days and, for most, it’s a simple track. Spend a couple of years at a bulge bracket bank, clock the hours, acquire the skills and then...
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J.P. Morgan has just hired a senior BAML banker for a private equity role
J.P. Morgan has just made a big hire for its infrastructure investment fund. John Lynch, who most recently worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has just joined as a managing director. Lynch worked...
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Morning Coffee: Steve Cohen’s audacious bid to lure top traders. Banks are...
Point72 Asset Management, the family office managing hedge fund guru Steve Cohen’s money would like you to know that it’s not a hedge fund. It would also like you to know that, should you come to work...
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Boutique investment bank Hannam & Partners has been hiring
It’s not just junior investment bankers who are departing major players to join boutique advisory firms. Hannam & Partners, the boutique set up by former J.P. Morgan rainmaker Ian Hannam, has been...
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