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I’m an investment banking cost cutter. Here’s how to survive the chop
I cut costs in investment banks. This is my job. I am an expert in cutting costs and improving processes and creating efficiencies, especially in the technology function. If your job is going to...
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The strangest outfits you will see at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is allowing its technology workers to dress down. Cue excitement and a rush on high-end jeans. Except Goldman insiders, both in the tech division and without, say unusual clothing is...
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Hedge fund Elliott Advisors just made some unusual hires
The path into a hedge fund job isn’t always obvious and in the case of activist firm Elliott Advisors, its latest hires are far from the typical buy-side hire. The hedge fund has just brought in...
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Morning Coffee: The curious European bank U.S. MDs are busting to work for....
Rothschild, one of largest M&A houses in Europe, hasn’t really broken into the U.S. However, now it wants to double its market share of revenues and its headcount there. Rothschild has typically...
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These are the universities and subjects most likely to land a high paying job
Top UK graduates are now much less likely to choose an investment banking career, and those from the London School of Economics – which has been the biggest feeder school for financial services in the...
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Eton Park Capital’s London partners are landing new jobs
Working for a hedge fund is not what it once was. With the industry going through a crisis, struggling to justify sky high fees and paying less than it used to, traders who once clamoured to move to...
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This former prop trader reinvented himself in fintech after his start-up failed
Charles Poliacof took a rather circuitous route to his current role as the chief revenue officer at Visible Alpha, a fintech firm that provides data analytics and a research distribution network...
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Seven things you should know about J.P. Morgan’s and Citi’s Q2 results
J.P. Morgan and Citi are the first major U.S. investment banks to unveil their Q2 results for 2017. Most banks have already warned investors that the fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC)...
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What’s wrong with Goldman Sachs (vs. BAML and the rest)?
Goldman Sachs likes to win. When the firm had a terrible first quarter in fixed income trading, co-head of securities Pablo Salame told staff he was fed up with losing and that they should please...
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Morning Coffee: Is this the most embarrassing interview question in banking?...
Don’t go into an investment banking interview if you’re not expecting to be thrown some curve balls. Back in the day, it was a combination of the standard ‘motivation’ questions (Why our bank? Why this...
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Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about a Goldman Sachs superday
The good news is that if you’ve received an invitation to a Goldman Sachs superday, then you’ve made it a significant amount of the way through the process, as it’s the final stage of recruitment for...
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Looking for a job? 10 bankers who could hire you in the second half
Brexit or not, low volatility or not, Trumpian uncertainty or not, 2017 has been a time of hiring. The first half of this year has witnessed a ripple of front office recruitment everywhere from...
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“I’m an Italian entrepreneur. Here’s why I come to London to boost my...
Ernesto Magnani is passionate about the potential of solar power to transform the energy sector. Working from his hometown of Parma, Italy, he runs Stern Energy, a thriving business which develops,...
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Is your resume too long? What experienced bankers should delete from their CV
If you’re an experienced banker looking to make a lateral move or take on more responsibility at a new firm, you may have so much experience on your resume that you don’t know where to start cutting to...
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Investment banks have just welcomed a new batch of analysts in the City of London. As ever, those breaking into a front office job will have beaten stiff competition to the role, so what does it really...
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Time for Goldman Sachs to pay like Morgan Stanley?
Goldman Sachs pays more than Morgan Stanley. We know this because when the two banks release information about compensation for their regulated staff in London, Goldman Sachs pays nearly three times as...
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Morning Coffee: J.P. Morgan suggests this is the worst bank to work for now....
Which is the worst bank to work for at this particular moment in time? Could it be Goldman Sachs, with its shrinking fixed income business and waning investment bank? Apparently not. Kian Abouhossein,...
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People are being duped into attending fake Morgan Stanley interviews on...
Next time you get an email that seems to be from Morgan Stanley offering you a job in the bank’s flying fixed income division, you might want to pause. You might especially want to pause if you’re...
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Diary of a banking intern: “I’ve stopped bothering making any plans with...
Summer internships usually feed 70%+ of full-time recruits into banks’ graduate programmes, and now that I’m into my fourth week here I can see why. Firstly, the hours are, of course, brutal but...
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Goldman Sachs is gearing up for a hiring spree in Warsaw
Goldman is getting ready to recruit new people at all levels in Warsaw. Goldman’s Warsaw office opened around four years ago and already employs over 300 staff across technology, operations and HR....
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