US tech giants are under a new wave of regulatory scrutiny, with policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic raising concerns about data privacy. This attention will persist in the weeks ahead, as the European Union’s most far-reaching data privacy […]
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J.P. Morgan is offering a new route into a front office job
J.P. Morgan only lets a fraction of graduates applying for a role in its corporate and investment bank through the door. Only 2% of applicants make it into a front office positions and the numbers fighting for place on its […]
How to spot the top technologists at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan
When Goldman Sachs announced its new managing directors last month, there were plenty of technologists on the list. However, the Goldman technology staff who didn’t make the MD cut won’t be that cut up: they have other things to aspire […]
Digital Economy vs. Permanent Establishment
It is a well-known fact that many large technology companies use complex multinational corporate structures in order to transfer their profits to low-taxation territories, ultimately resulting in a loss to the public purse. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this circumstance affects not only […]
What Jamie Dimon wants from 20-something bankers. London banking jobs salvation
Jamie Dimon said that he never wanted to be an investment banker or a trader, he just wanted to “see a large corporation from the inside”. This, he says, is why he turned down offers from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan […]
Pourquoi la Russie et la Chine veulent créer leur propre crypto-monnaie
Les deux pays planchent depuis plusieurs mois sur des bitcoins “améliorés”. Comprendre : une monnaie digitale moins ouverte et plus contrôlée. Quand l’Estonie a évoqué l’idée de créer sa propre crypto-monnaie l’été dernier, le sang de la Banque centrale européenne […]
Demain, vers une bourse du cloud computing
Imaginez un nuage informatique décentralisé dans lequel chacun aurait la possibilité d’acheter et vendre de la ressource machine. Plusieurs start-up planchent sur ce concept pas si futuriste que ça. Est-il possible qu’un jour apparaisse une bourse du cloud computing ? A […]
Blockchain : définition et application de la techno derrière le bitcoin
La blockchain fait partie des technologies à surveiller dans les années à venir. Elle pourrait révolutionner plusieurs secteurs de l’économie, à commencer par la banque et l’assurance. BNP Paribas et le cabinet EY ont mis en place un pilote de blockchain […]
Morgan Stanley’s ex-head of France fixed income has joined a small asset manager
The former head of fixed income for France at Morgan Stanley, who has been working as an advisor at Natixis as well as running his own cycling start-up for a year, has just re-emerged at a small asset manager. Sebastien […]
This Wall Street trading firm keeps hiring managing directors
If you’re looking for a senior level job on Wall Street, you could do worse than trying Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor keeps hiring – and at very senior levels. As we reported last month, Cantor hired Greg Dabal from Credit Suisse to […]