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Long-term jobless bankers in Singapore and Hong Kong struggle to return to...
After a spate of redundancies at global banks in Asia 18 months ago – from MDs at Goldman Sachs to technologists at Barclays – many finance professionals are still struggling to find a route back into...
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Recruiters pinpoint the 12 most hotly sought-after jobs in Asian banking
The job market has been fairly buoyant in Hong Kong and Singapore since Chinese New Year – and the post-bonus hiring boom still has some life left in it. But which particular Asian banking jobs are...
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Morning Coffee: The terrible trauma of finding an original name for your...
Leaving banking and starting your own hedge fund is not an easy business. Hedge funds are closing down all over the place, even crytpo funds which were the most recent shiny thing. Raising investor...
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RBS lost the senior rates trader it poached from Brevan Howard last year
Mark Deniston is done with RBS. Sources say the senior rates trader has resigned from the British bank despite only joining in January 2017. RBS didn’t immediately comment on Deniston’s exit. He is no...
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When I started in banking, I was not a nice person
Finance is a dirty, dirty, dirty game. Elbows are sharp. Knives are out, and plunged into backs of colleagues and bosses. Buses are driven over ambitions and finer sentiments. If you’re the industry,...
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Inside Deutsche Bank on Wall Street: “Much less drama than you’d expect”
You might think there’d be some mild hysteria at Deutsche Bank’s New York office on 60 Wall Street this week. After all, the bank’s new strategy, summed up in yesterday’s press release, clearly...
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How I passed the CFA exams, became a father (twice), AND stayed married
If you’re studying for the CFA exams in June, you’re probably feeling exhausted. Hang in there. You can do it. You don’t have to lose all your friends and take up smoking in the process. I passed CFA...
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These are the tech skills you need to survive in Singapore banking: adapt or die
Barely a week goes by without a major bank announcing a restructure, transformation programme, or rebalancing of their strategy, especially here in Asia. Despite this, banks are still investing heavily...
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17 Hong Kong banking jobs that pay HK$50k a month just three years after you...
You’re an intern or analyst in Hong Kong. You’re wondering which banking roles will land you a salary large enough to finally move out of your parents’ place by the time you get promoted to associate....
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Morning Coffee: BofA executive accused of sexual harassment is back with a...
Omeed Malik, who worked with hedge-fund clients in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s prime brokerage division until he was investigated for alleged sexual misconduct and cut loose in January, has filed a...
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Ex-Goldman Sachs rates trader is now hiring for the hottest jobs at Google
It’s not every day that you leave the rates desk of a leading investment bank and align yourself to Google, but this is what ex-Goldman Sachs rate trading managing director (MD) David Ha did in late...
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How much did Sajid Javid earn in banking?
So, Sajid Javid, the former head of credit trading at Deutsche Bank is the UK’s new home secretary. The Exeter University graduate has come a long way since structuring CDOs at DB in 2006. He’s also...
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Junior M&A bankers who quit for private equity want their old jobs back
If you’re a junior in an investment banking division (IBD), you probably want to quit your banking job and work in private equity. This applies equally to bankers on Wall Street and in London as it...
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The new exam you’ll need to pass to sell securities on Wall Street
In early 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra), the largest U.S. securities regulator, published a concept release detailing a proposed restructuring to the securities qualification...
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Deutsche Bank isn’t the only one making equities cuts on Wall Street
As Deutsche Bank’s U.S. equities professionals await their fates following last week’s revelation that the entire equities business is being “scrutinized by the board” amidst claims from J.P. Morgan...
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Morning Coffee: Is this why Morgan Stanley’s suddenly being so generous to...
Four years is a long time to wait for a salary rise. If you’re an associate at Morgan Stanley, this is how long it’s been. There might’ve been some trivialities here and a few extra dollars there, but...
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This is what really happens when you lose your job in a hedge fund
The hedge fund industry is a cut-throat business. You’re either making money, or you’re not. And if you’re not making money, then you’re either out, or on your way out. Even when you’re not shown the...
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Three senior equity researchers left Citi as MiFID II takes effect
As banks take stock of changing demand for equity research products under MiFID II, three senior equity researchers have left Citigroup in London. Simon Weeden, Andrew Benson and Mike Tyndall are all...
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How to get properly paid in IBD on Wall Street
Want to get a high salary for an investment banking division (IBD) job on Wall Street? Avoid non-bulge bracket and middle market investment banks and stick to big banks and boutiques. So say salary...
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Sharing beds and other unglamorous living conditions for Wall Street interns
You just landed an internship at a prestigious Wall Street bank. You are the envy of your class. You know the hours will be brutal but you’ll be living the life in New York, making a salary that’s two...
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