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“Working in Chinese finance was traumatic for me, but more Singaporeans...
Singaporean finance professional Matt Huang spent seven turbulent years in Beijing trying to navigate China’s bewildering business environment. But although he admits to making “many mistakes” while...
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Morning Coffee: 40-something banker dumps “aggressive” boss, wins massive...
Next time you feel aggrieved at your aggressively demanding boss who likes to monitor what you’re up to at all times and to hold meetings before 6am, think upon investment banker James Simpson. He had...
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The most miserable front office banking job got a little more relaxing
Working in equity research in an investment bank has long been a labour of love. As veteran banking analyst Brad Hintz pointed out in 2015, the life of an equity researcher has often been one of travel...
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A founding partner left Brevan Howard’s London office for the Jersey office
One of the founding partners of Brevan Howard Asset Management has migrated from London to Jersey. Luc Pajot, a former Credit Suisse trader who joined the macro hedge fund in 2003 shortly after it was...
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Three difficult HackerRank problems – and how to solve them
To get a job as a computer programmer on Wall Street or in the City, you may have to pass a HackerRank test. Last time we looked, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon...
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Hot associate at Credit Suisse forgoes bonus, joins Apollo Global
Credit Suisse has yet to announce its bonuses for 2017, but when it does they may not be the best. After all, Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam said in November that employees at the bank shouldn’t...
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Long only traders are arrogant bores compared to traders in hedge funds
During my years in equity sales I’ve covered both hedge fund traders and long only traders. Given the choice, I would always choose the former. When you’re a salesman in an investment bank, having...
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Nine reasons you can’t get a job on Wall Street
Are you trying to get a job on Wall Street? With some investment banks cost-cutting or pinching pennies, and most if not all extremely choosy about who they hire, it can be a frustrating experience....
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Nine ways to cope when your new boss is suddenly an expat banker
International banks in Singapore and Hong Kong are hiring more local staff – whether that’s targeting graduates from local universities or recruiting more Chinese rainmakers. But you will still find a...
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Citi bonuses are up in Hong Kong as other US banks suffer
Employees in Citi’s Asian equities unit have generally taken home better bonuses than their counterparts at other US banks in Hong Kong. Citi’s 2017 Asian equities bonus pool increased by a “low...
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Morning Coffee: What middle-class 32-year-olds do when they leave banking...
People leaving traditional financial services for cryptocurrency startups is becoming more common, but no one has a career arc quite like former Deutsche Bank and Citi trader Arthur Hayes. Hayes grew...
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Deutsche Bank’s questionable bonuses and coming layoffs
Firs, there is some good news for employees at Deutsche Bank’s corporate and investment bank (CIB): the German bank accrued an additional €400m in compensation costs in the fourth quarter of 2017...
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Bonuses banked, juniors prepare to flee investment banks
Right now, London-based recruiters who help junior bankers find new jobs are busy. Very busy. Rushed off their feet and unable to breathe busy: it’s all happening now that juniors at U.S. investment...
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Why U.S. traders could benefit from MiFID II
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II went into effect last month and is already having repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic. The U.S. and E.U. struck an equivalence deal...
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Here’s how much you’ll actually get paid at Jane Street
If you’re a quant trader or financial services technologist nowadays, you will probably have heard of Jane Street. You will probably also want to work there. Many try. Few succeed: the company says...
View ArticleThis man could turn you into a star trader at a top hedge fund
Sean Lee wants to help you become a top FX trader, no matter whether you’re living in New York or Nairobi. Lee, a former Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas spot trader, is seaching for about 100 part-time...
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If bonuses are down anywhere at Deutsche Bank in Asia, it will be here
Deutsche Bank may not be paying bonuses until March, but in Asia potential losers from its bonus round are already emerging. After last year’s decision to scrap performance bonuses and replace them...
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“I quit consulting for Hong Kong investment banking. I made the right choice”
By 2016 I’d clocked up about three years working for one of the large consulting firms in Hong Kong. But I’d reached a bit of a bottleneck in my career. Most of my more successful colleagues – the ones...
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Morning Coffee: Meet the man who already spent your 2017 bonus. Deutsche...
If your bonus is down for 2017, there’s someone you might want to blame: Markus Jooste, the South African tycoon who went AWOL after “accounting irregularities” were discovered in his empire in...
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Citadel Securities is still doing some big hiring, on both sides of the Atlantic
It’s a new year, but Citadel Securities’ old hiring spree is continuing unabated. Two years after it began hiring heavily from banks and other funds, the market maker continues stocking up trading and...
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