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The ex-head of Blackstone’s hedge fund seeding business in New York is going...
In another sign that senior financiers across private equity and investment banking are embarking on their own ventures, Greg Hall, the former head of Blackstone Group’s hedge fund seeding business,...
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One of the ‘special associates’ at Goldman Sachs quit for a tech fund
Fintech is the future of finance. So says the oracle that is McKinsey & Co. At the same time, asset management firms are facing the sort of cost squeeze more commonly associated with investment...
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Interview questions at PWC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. The definitive list
You’re interviewing with one (or all) of the Big Four accountancy firms. Based upon the experiences of those who’ve been before you and the advice of the firms themselves, you need to be prepared to...
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Investment banks to freeze hiring and cut jobs in Hong Kong next year
Don’t expect recruitment in Hong Kong investment banking to tick up by much early next year – most global players are still looking to keep a lid on costs. “Global economic drag” will affect post-bonus...
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The most in demand junior banking jobs in Singapore
Junior banking professionals in Singapore have a reputation for being job hoppers. Banks in the city state say too many graduates leave them as soon as their traineeships end (or even earlier). But in...
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Morning Coffee: The tattoo-sleeved maverick moving to the top at Goldman...
Is Goldman Sachs really a technology company? Maybe not, but the elevation of R. Martin Chavez, its current chief information officer, to chief financial officer is a big statement about the future of...
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2016 bonuses, the outlook by bank
As we near the end of the year in banking, bonus season is looming into view. Not long ago, the size and structure of the payouts would have been subject to considerable speculation at this point in...
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Senior traders are switching to these hot risk jobs at J.P. Morgan
Are you a senior structurer working in a large investment bank? Perhaps it’s time you thought of moving across to risk management. More senior markets professionals are moving into risk jobs. But,...
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The outlook for sell-side hiring on Wall Street in 2017
What does 2017 have in store for hiring on Wall Street? Doom and gloom, boom or somewhere in between? Recruiters give their views on sell-side hiring for next year in the U.S. 1. The hot investment...
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Ex-JPMorgan infrastructure group CEO joins small New York private equity firm
The former CEO of J.P. Morgan’s infrastructure investment group, Mark Weisdorf, has just signed up to a lower-middle-market private equity firm Star Mountain Capital after two years running his own...
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With Marty Chavez as CFO, Goldman staff need to be very afraid
So, Marty Chavez is to be Goldman’s new CFO. Not immediately, but soon: Goldman says he’ll continue in his current role as CIO and head of the combined technology and strats unit until April 2017. This...
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Stan Chart primed to poach from Bank of Singapore
Standard Chartered has its sights set on some 60 Barclays private bankers in Asia who have just joined Bank of Singapore. About 10 Barclays relationship managers – mainly based in Hong Kong – moved to...
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Meet the two Hong Kong banks that still pay guaranteed bonuses
They may not quite be household names in Hong Kong, but China Securities and GF Securities are both now top-10 players in Asian investment banking. And the two mainland firms are also prepared to pay...
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Morning Coffee: Is Morgan Stanley excluded from the FICC party? Why the...
Is Morgan Stanley on track for strong a fourth-quarter – at least as strong as other Wall Street banks have been predicting for themselves? It seems like a simple question but the answer is, well,...
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The problem is….this is the worst time of the year in banking
Christmas is a horrible time in banking. Why? It’s obvious isn’t it. The entire year comes down to one month. Are you going to get paid a bonus equal to 1.5 times your salary? Or 2 times? Or nothing?...
View ArticleI moved to Hong Kong and landed my first job in finance. This MBA got me there
In 2015 Jasmine Chua faced a career-defining decision: would she carry on rising up the ranks in Singapore’s public sector, or leave her stable job for a year of post-graduate study followed by...
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Six of the most popular career changes in Asian banking
The job market in Asian banking has been tight this year, with more layoffs in the front-office and more offshoring in the back-office. As a result, recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong have noticed...
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Six dos and six don’ts of networking on Wall Street
Many of the most prestigious, best-paying jobs on Wall Street aren’t posted, making networking absolutely critical. Don’t just pick up the phone and start dialing, though – networking is a bit of an...
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Morning Coffee: Bank recruiters want to get inside your head. The plum...
Technologists are at the forefront of most banks’ recruiting efforts these days. Artificial intelligence, digitising previously manual tasks and big data are all driving how banks look for new hires....
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Senior RBS leveraged finance bankers are moving on to new firms
Senior financial sponsors and leveraged finance professionals at Royal Bank of Scotland in London have been moving on to either competitors or to the buy-side in recent weeks. Robin Challis, a managing...
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