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These will be the seven hottest fintech skills of 2017
The hyper-buzz around the emerging fintech sector has quietened in 2016, which is less a sign of its diminishing importance and more an indication of a maturing industry. Even the biggest fintech firms...
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7 things to say to all relatives who ask why you work in finance
Why are you working in finance? It’s the kind of question you might be asked if you interview for a new job. It’s also the sort of question you might be asked by an inquiring and argumentative relative...
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These are the candidates T. Rowe Price wants to hire in 2017
Asset management giant T. Rowe Price had exactly 5,999 employees worldwide at the end of last year, but headcount has since surged past to reach 6,239 as of September 30 this year, the majority in the...
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The best career advice from senior investment bankers in 2016
When senior finance professionals unveil their pearls of wisdom about what it takes to move up the ranks in this highly-competitive industry, maybe you should listen. Throughout 2016, we’ve interviewed...
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Here’s how you’ll blow your Christmas break as a junior banker
When you’re an analyst or associate in an investment bank, you need Christmas off. Not only is this a rare time of year when everyone else in the division takes time off (at least in Europe), but it’s...
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Wall Street through the eyes of Hollywood – how realistic are movies about...
If you’re anything like me, you love the movies. For me, there is nothing like going to see a terrific film, especially if that film is about Wall Street. I am endlessly fascinated by the ways in which...
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This boutique investment bank has hired another senior bulge bracket banker
In the past few months, boutique investment bank Hannam & Partners has managed to persuade some senior investment bankers to join from larger firms. The latest senior recruit is Fergus Marcroft, a...
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Junior research analyst quits Goldman Sachs after a year for specialist bank
If you work in equity research now, it pays to join a specialist firm where analysts are given elevated status. However, would you quit Goldman Sachs just a year into your banking career to join a...
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This hedge fund has indulged in an end of year hiring spree from investment...
Caxton Associates, the New York-based hedge fund with around $8bn in assets under management, has been indulging in some last minute 2016 hiring from large investment banks in London. In the past few...
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How you can earn over $200k in the back office of a hedge fund or private...
Whether you’re a portfolio manager in a hedge fund, or an accountant there’s one certainty when it comes to pay – size matters. Working for a larger hedge fund with is key to securing the biggest pay...
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The 11 questions you will always be asked during a financial services interview
If you’re interviewing for a financial services job, you will of course be quizzed on technical expertise specific your role. Obviously, a risk manager will not be asked the same questions an M&A...
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How equity research analysts are reinventing themselves now
If you work in equity research now, it’s important to be able to reinvent yourself. Equity research continues to be in a state of flux, particularly in the U.S., and investment banks have been cutting...
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The skills you need to succeed in alternative investments are changing....
The buy-side, particularly private equity, hedge funds and other alternative investment firms, remains an attractive and highly competitive part of the financial sector for many. It’s easy to see why –...
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Morgan Stanley’s hottest young trader has now moved to fintech
In the world of ‘juniorisation’ of the trading floor, it’s the under-30s in investment banks who hold all the power. But what if, despite all the rapid promotions and increased responsibility, they...
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Tim Throsby is now CEO of Barclays investment bank, this is what you should know
Barclays’ investment bankers now have a new boss. Having been named as Barclays’ new corporate and investment bank CEO in September, J.P. Morgan’s former global head of equities Tim Throsby has now...
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These students have already secured 2017 investment bank jobs on Wall Street
Investment banks have largely just closed their graduate programs to applications, but there are students who already have job offers secured for when they graduate later this year. Here’s a roundup of...
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Morning Coffee: How to overachieve in your 20s in banking now. Jamie Dimon...
Juniorisation of the trading floor is so 2016. So, you’ve made managing director at Goldman Sachs before you hit 30? Big deal – you should’ve hit partner. You’re managing your own multi-billion dollar...
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The five finance jobs everyone chased in 2016
Despite a positive second half for most investment banks, 2016 was a tough year for financial services employment. Investment banks continued to cut back headcount, and the slow encroach of technology...
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The outlook for buy-side hiring on Wall Street in 2017
We’ve given our predictions for sell-side recruitment on Wall Street in 2017, but what about the buy-side? Here’s what recruiters and industry insiders think. Data scientists are in high demand The...
View ArticleThis hedge fund has slashed pay and headcount as profits slip by 61%
Hedge fund Cheyne Capital Management has cut senior headcount and reduced pay for its partners after a year when profits slipped by 61%. Cheyne, which has around £8bn in assets under management,...
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