En cette période de confinement, la distinction “vie pro/vie perso” est-elle encore tenable, si toutefois elle l’a jamais été ? Tableurs Excel avec aspirateur en bruit de fond, conf call entre deux leçons de conjugaison, réunions en caleçons, la distinction […]
Something strange has happened in the past few weeks. Banks, which are usually quick off the mark when it comes to cutting costs and headcount in any crisis, let alone one in which GDP is expected to shrink at rates unprecedented within living memory, […]
Now that 90% of people in finance are working from home, succeeding on a day-to-day basis is partly about holding successful meetings on the likes of Zoom or Bluejeans. Given that virtual meetings aren’t necessarily as easy as they look, […]
It’s only March but bonuses are already likely to be a touchy subject in investment banks this year: chances are that they’ll be cancelled or reduced dramatically, particularly as various banks are giving employees the sorts of employment assurances that usually come at a cost. Although health considerations will […]
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 […]
Having worked in this industry through the Asian Crisis, the Dot Com Bubble, Events of September 11th, and the Financial Crisis. I have never seen markets like this. There are always similarities and effects in the market, but this is […]
If you liked being stuck at the office all day in endless meetings, you’re going to love being stuck at home all day in endless virtual meetings. That seems to be the shared experience in Wall Street and London as the first week […]
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 […]
The week has barely begun, but some people in finance are already exhausted after another day of plunging stocks and circuit breakers despite huge policy interventions from central banks. Some have had enough. “People look exhausted from all the drama today,” says a senior emerging […]
Before the coronavirus, ‘wellness’ was a big issue in banks. Whether it was ‘Talks at Goldman Sachs’ or client cycling events at Barclays, the emphasis was on nurturing employees in both body and mind. However, the past few weeks have shown […]
