Christian Mueller-Glissmann The recent pick-up in market volatility has rattled investors enjoying the longest bull market on record for balanced portfolios consisting of 60% equities and 40% bonds. How can investors guard against the risk of a ‘Balanced Bear’ — […]
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Un ex-banquier de Goldman Sachs prévient : « Ne quittez PAS la finance, c’est une énorme erreur ! »
Votre foulée est-elle assez longue ? Vos jambes sont-elles assez robustes ? Alors que cela fait trois ans que j’ai créé ma startup, j’ai commencé à remettre en question la décision que j’ai prise. Pourquoi ai-je quitté un emploi très […]
Le métier de trader matières premières vu par… un stagiaire à Genève
Le trading graduate programme s’articule autour d’une combinaison de rotations entre différentes positions qui permettent de découvrir la totalité de la chaîne de valeur et de développer les compétences nécessaires pour devenir un trader de matières premières. Chacun des graduates […]
Témoignage : « Mon job lucratif de banquier junior était trop beau pour être vrai… »
Lorsque j’ai accepté l’offre de rejoindre la division banque d’investissement de Stanford Group Companies, j’ai été ravi d’avoir décroché un poste avec un salaire à six chiffres en tant qu’analyst de première année et d’aller vivre à South Beach à […]
Lessons From the Maker Movement
Businesses can innovate and thrive by nurturing a “creator” mindset. We make heroes of entrepreneurial innovators. According to a recent YouGov survey, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the most admired man on the planet; Alibaba founder Jack Ma placed 10th. A […]
How to succeed early on in your new role
When you start a new role it feels like all eyes are on you. It can be quite intimidating because you feel like you need to prove yourself quickly, hit the ground running, and convince your manager that he or […]
Shareholder Activism: Why Should Investors Care ?
ABSTRACT Institutional investors have large and diversified portfolios with substantial company ownership and strong incentives to monitor and influence the firm’s business. Active ownership is becoming a key component of their investment process. We describe the various channels though which […]
Data Scientist – is this the career for you?
Data Scientist is the hottest new technology job, and Wall Street has taken notice. As finance firms adapt technology-based solutions, more and more investment decisions are driven by data. So what is this data, and how are firms finding it? […]
Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in the New Energy Era
Today’s global energy system (which spans a broad range of sectors including electricity, transportation and heating) is aging and is in need of refurbishment. Nearly 80% of the world’s energy still comes from burning fossil fuels (primarily oil, coal and […]
Investor relations jobs – is this the career for you?
Are you tired of the numbers rush brought on by finance careers like wealth management jobs, hedge fund positions, and accounting jobs? Those positions often require extremely long hours and can only offer low job stability – they’re not exactly […]