Living and working abroad, or even just working on a diverse team with international colleagues, can be exciting—new cultures, languages, and ways of expression are all around you. But, it can also be difficult, especially when you don’t understand the conversation. Even if you’re technically speaking the same language, working with people who have dialects or accents you’re not used to […]
Structurers aside, one type of finance professional is particularly popular this year: the systematic or algorithmic (algo) trader. Whether it’s to work on the central risk book or creating algos for customer trades, banks are busy looking for algo trading talent. Both Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan have recently added vice president (VP) level talent in the area. Goldman Sachs hired Tim Rohkemper from […]
Oubliez le terrible apprentissage des banquiers d’investissement juniors et ayez plutôt pitié pour leurs supérieurs, les vice-présidents (VP) et directors. Qui pourrait aujourd’hui envier ces banquiers confirmés, situés quelque part entre middle et senior management ? Leur poste est devenu précaire dans un contexte où les banques cherchent à comprimer les coûts (et l’on ne parle même pas de ceux qui sont basés à Londres et […]
As head of Goldman Sachs Securities Division’s Americas Equity Structuring Group, Stacy Selig and her team apply a mix of quantitative, technical and problem-solving skills to create solutions for investors when there’s no readily available product on the market. We sat down with Stacy who explained how changes in market structure continue to drive demand for structured products and equity derivatives — […]
The joys of being a student: You wake up at 10 AM, have a nice long (healthy!) breakfast and finish up last night’s reading before strolling off to class. Wait! Last night’s reading? Seventy-five more pages for your 3 PM seminar? How are you going to read, go to the gym, cook lunch, and go grocery shopping before 3 PM? It’s tempting […]
If you’re just beginning to market your firm, you may be wondering, “What do I do first?” The best place to start is by identifying your target audience and then your message. First of all, think about who it is you want to talk to because that will drive not only what you say, but in some instances, where you will say it. Once […]
In January of 2018, Annette Zimmermann, vice president of research at Gartner, proclaimed: “By 2022, your personal device will know more about your emotional state than your own family.” Just two months later, a landmark study from the University of Ohio claimed that their algorithm was now better at detecting emotions than people are. AI systems and devices will soon recognize, interpret, process, and simulate […]
In January of 2018, Annette Zimmermann, vice president of research at Gartner, proclaimed: “By 2022, your personal device will know more about your emotional state than your own family.” Just two months later, a landmark study from the University of Ohio claimed that their algorithm was now better at detecting emotions than people are. AI systems and devices will soon recognize, interpret, process, and simulate […]
How hard will it be for companies to meet the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures? Not as hard as many might think. Investors and the rest of the world are watching to see how companies will respond to the final recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)commissioned by Mark Carney, governor of the Bank […]
If you’re just beginning to market your firm, you may be wondering, “What do I do first?” The best place to start is by identifying your target audience and then your message. First of all, think about who it is you want to talk to because that will drive not only what you say, but in some instances, where you will say it. Once […]
Huge contributions from tech titans, a STEM-packed curriculum, gadgets everywhere: Willie Brown Middle School was supposed to set the bar. Then it opened. ON THE WINDY afternoon of March 17, 2017, I opened my mailbox and saw a white envelope from the San Francisco Unified School District. The envelope contained a letter assigning my younger daughter to a middle school. This […]
Living and working abroad, or even just working on a diverse team with international colleagues, can be exciting—new cultures, languages, and ways of expression are all around you. But, it can also be difficult, especially when you don’t understand the conversation. Even if you’re technically speaking the same language, working with people who have dialects or accents you’re not used to […]
A cause de son incapacité chronique à lancer de nouveaux produits, la pépite française a sans doute perdu l’occasion de briller encore plus. Avec un chiffre d’affaires en hausse de 28% à 2,3 milliards de dollars en 2017, Criteo affiche une santé financière à faire pâlir bien des start-up de 12 ans d’âge. Mais l’épisode Apple, en octobre dernier, a […]
Oubliez le terrible apprentissage des banquiers d’investissement juniors et ayez plutôt pitié pour leurs supérieurs, les vice-présidents (VP) et directors. Qui pourrait aujourd’hui envier ces banquiers confirmés, situés quelque part entre middle et senior management ? Leur poste est devenu précaire dans un contexte où les banques cherchent à comprimer les coûts (et l’on ne parle même pas de ceux qui sont basés à Londres et […]
Vous travaillez dans une banque ou un cabinet d’audit et souhaitez monter votre startup fintech ? Avez-vous pensé à l’intrapreneuriat ? D’après une enquête de Deloitte publiée en juin 2017 et menée auprès de 4.000 salariés français, 72% d’entre eux se disent intéressés par cette nouvelle forme de travail qui révolutionne notamment les métiers de la finance. Côté employé, l’intrapreneuriat séduit car il comporte […]
Jusqu’à présent, le succès dans le secteur de la fintech reposait davantage sur le côté «fin’» que le côté ‘tech ‘. Après tout, il s’agit d’une industrie réglementée où vouloir aller vite et tout disrupter mène plus sûrement vers des problèmes juridiques que vers le succès. Mais l’année 2018 est celle où les fintechs établies commencent à devenir plus matures et […]
Two new rooftop bars, one in SF and one in downtown Napa, have quietly opened—now all we need are those warm summer nights. Rooftop25 at Twenty Five Lusk With a striking, three-floor layout in a 1917 brick-timber warehouse, Twenty Five Lusk has always been a draw for chef Matthew Dolan’s international cooking (sturgeon schnitzel, anyone?) and a cocktail from drink pioneer Daniel Hyatt, who mans […]
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