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The top-10 most popular Asian articles on eFC this year
From serial job-hoppers to overpaid interns: we reveal the most popular Asia-focused articles among Singapore and Hong Kong readers in 2016. 1. The top 10 companies finance professionals in Asia want...
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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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Morning Coffee: Investment banks’ miserly start to 2017. Anshu Jain is back
Welcome back. We trust you had a restful festive period, and if you’ve been at work for a while already since Christmas, let’s hope there were at least some opportunities for boozy lunches. In this...
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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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Asian banking jobs in 2017: 10 big trends to watch out for
For many banking professionals in both Singapore and Hong Kong – especially those looking for new jobs – 2016 was largely a year to forget. What does 2017 have in store if you’re a job seeker in Asian...
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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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How blockchain will affect financial services employment
Every so often, a new technological development comes along which revolutionizes the financial services industry. Not since the introduction of the internet – more than two decades ago – has any force...
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“Asian bankers should quit now, BEFORE they get their bonuses”
I recruit in-house for a large US bank in Singapore. And I can remember that only a few years ago banks like mine would happily give you a guaranteed bonus if you agreed to start a job before Chinese...
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Eight ways to land a better job in Asian banking this year
The post-bonus hiring season may not be as busy as usual this year in Singapore and Hong Kong. So if you’re looking to get ahead in Asian banking in 2017, aiming for an internal promotion could be a...
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Morning Coffee: 2017 could be good for investment banks, but for a bad...
2017 could provide a respite for traders in investment banks’ fixed income currencies and commodities divisions and, more pressingly, those in down-trodden equities teams. FICC revenues are likely...
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The former head of structured finance at Goldman Sachs has moved to the buy-side
The former head of structured finance at Goldman Sachs, who was latterly a managing director at Lloyds Banking Group, has just moved across to a real estate asset management role. Ben Green, who was...
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I’m a data scientist at a bulge-bracket bank – here’s how to land a job like...
I work as a data scientist at a bulge-bracket bank. I joined not long after getting my Ph.D. in mathematics from an Ivy League university and attending an NYC Data Science Academy boot camp. I’ve been...
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How to make managing director in investment banking
The career paths of investment bankers have become decidedly wonkier. The move to managing director was once an annual formality for top performers, but now that the glory days are over and...
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Bankers, your bonus is likely to be 10% smaller than it was last year
Most people in the financial services industry should find out how much their bonus will be either this month or next. Will industry professionals be celebrating, cursing and looking for a new,...
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