As banks slowly nudge staff back into their offices, it turns out that it’s not just toilet plumes that are causing stress: having people in COVID-proofed buildings is also very expensive. Deloitte Consulting puts the ‘seat’ cost of a banker in an office […]
Sur Instagram, ils sont partout. Sur le bord d’une fenêtre, les cristaux en train de « recharger leur énergie » ne traînent jamais loin d’un paquet de sauge séchée ou d’une chandelle artisanale. Ils se présentent aussi sous forme de jouets […]
As banks in Hong Kong and Singapore slow down their hiring amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s becoming more important that your resume stands out if you are still applying for jobs right now. Too many candidates in the two cities, though, […]
If you’re a banker in New York City, chances are that you’re working from home and that you will continue doing so until Labor Day, at least. If you have children, this is an issue. – Particularly if you’re part […]
Interviewing by phone or via a video call has naturally become the norm during this pandemic. As someone who interviews juniors quite frequently, I’d originally imagined that traditional banking interviews would simply move online. In fact, this isn’t the case: they’ve changed in very interesting […]
If you’re a junior investment banker now you’ve probably been through a pandemic adjustment process along with the rest of us. – As an industry we’ve swung from macho face-time and staying late in the office to being (institutionally) afraid to […]
Most investment banks have already paid their bonuses for 2020. However, there are exceptions. One is Macquarie, the Australian bank which usually pays in May. The other is Nomura, which usually pays shortly before Macquarie. As we already noted in late […]
With the exception of the traders and support staff who are still in the office (and who amount to around 20% of the total at banks like JPMorgan and Deutsche), most people in finance are now coming to the end of […]
In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many companies are implementing voluntary or mandatory work-from-home policies. That means lots of us are dealing with an unusual challenge: working from home for the first time, full-time. Even if you’ve done […]
Les banques françaises ont isolé leurs traders, interdit les déplacements et introduit une série d’autres mesures alors qu’elles naviguent à vue face à l’extrême volatilité du marché, tout en se conformant aux nouvelles directives strictes du gouvernement, destinées à ralentir […]
