For all the complaints that hedge funds don’t employ enough women, they do exist in the sector – just not necessarily in portfolio management. There are typically plenty of women working in areas like marketing and investor relations. Caxton Associates, the […]
It appears that two of the investment banking industry’s biggest headaches are about to interact with each other to create a third, even worse pain. Everyone was already worried about the possibility of a “second wave” of coronavirus infections, as […]
To work as a trader today you need a wide range of skills. You still have to be numerate, cool under pressure, and have an excellent memory. But this is no longer enough. Increasingly, traders have to be able to […]
If you thought the 108% year-on-year increase in U.S. investment banks’ fixed income currency and commodity (FICC) trading revenues in the second quarter was something special, you’re far too easily impressed. 108% is nothing. Just ask people in Virtu’s electronic market making business: they […]
For bankers in London and New York, COVID-19 has changed everything when it comes to after-work networking and client entertainment. – An expensed night out looks far less appealing when it risks a life-changing virus. This could be a positive thing: those who’ve played […]
Insurance is typically considered one of the most traditional industries in financial services and, until recently, it’s proven fairly resistant to change. But new consumer behaviors, technologies and business models are spelling disruption for the space. We sat down with […]
With CFA exam takers already fretting about the possibility that the exams in December, which were postponed from June, will be cancelled because of the virus, there are increasing calls for the testing process to be moved online. All the more so because the CAIA, […]
Should you dare to move into a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic? Although banking recruitment remains feeble, it is still happening. Some recruiters and headhunters say it’s candidates that are the problem. “I’ve had a few incidents recently where candidates have […]
If you want to future-proof your technology career in finance, you probably need to learn about quantum computing. As we’ve noted often before, banks are lining up quantum computing research teams and JPMorgan already boasts achievements in areas like quantum cryptography. Helpfully, therefore, quantum researchers […]
There aren’t many hotter firms to work at than private equity giants Apollo Global Management. Within Apollo, the biggest division is in credit management and within that, the growth area is in “direct lending”. In terms of closeness to the […]
