Today’s the day at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. JPMorgan announced US bonuses yesterday and is announcing EMEA and APAC bonuses today. Goldman Sachs is announcing bonuses globally around now. At JPMorgan, US sources say bonuses in sales and trading were […]
The Review
The greenest banks to work for in 2023
Are you a young, environmentally conscious, young financer? Want to make your career decisions based on your contributions (or rather, your lack of contribution) to *checks notes* the fossil fuel life cycle? Welcome to the banking climate change hall of […]
What bankers hope for and fear in 2023
Danger looms in 2023, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to look forward to, either. The 1,500 of you who responded to our survey answered questions about your bonus expectations, job security fears, and even your inflation worries. But these […]
ESG bankers’ dirty little secret
It’s easy to say what you are doing, it’s a bit harder to say what you need to be doing, and it’s even harder to actually do it. When it comes to ESG, banks should be advising companies on the […]
“Some traders in banks have made $100m in profits this year”
While the financial services job market is mostly looking pretty lacklustre at this advanced stage of the year, it’s not all decrepitude. Some corners of the market are still pretty wild. Rates desks in particular have had an epic run […]
Who killed Credit Suisse?
At some point in the not too distant future, Credit Suisse as we currently know it will cease to exist. In the coming restructuring, the capital markets and investment banking division will spin off under Michael Klein, a veteran US banker […]
London bankers liberated from work for Queen’s funeral
It wouldn’t be a Bank Holiday if bankers were at work today. In London, most banks have given staff the day off for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, even though – strictly speaking – they don’t have to. London […]
23 year-old Goldman Sachs bankers on $200k quit prematurely
With end of summer vibes circulating after the long weekend in London and ahead of Labor Day in the US, there’s restlessness in investment banks. Private equity firms are said to be interviewing new analysts who’ve barely hit the desks and analysts […]
Banking interns discover MDs are normal humans
It’s become a bit of a cliché if you’re a junior banker to look around at the senior staff above you, to evaluate their joie de vivre, and to then declare that you don’t want to turn out like them and […]
JPMorgan hired a top technologist to head AR and VR research
JPMorgan is in the metaverse. One day soon, an augmented reality version of Jamie Dimon could manifest itself in your front room. The US investment bank has hired Blair MacIntyre, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a managing […]