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 […]
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Junior private bankers in Singapore and Hong Kong can’t make their favourite career move
Joining a boutique private bank was once a fairly standard career move for junior relationships managers trying to escape the more rigid market coverage and management structures at the likes of UBS and Credit Suisse. But as smaller players such […]
The real downside of working in private equity
If you’re a top ranked junior banker with exceptional academic credentials and a long-term career plan, it’s highly probable that you have an aspiration to work in private equity. This is fine. But you need to go in with your eyes open. […]
“The millennials on my team refuse to pull their weight”
It’s only the end of January and I am already exhausted. It’s easy to forget how relentless working in investment banking can be during the Christmas break; the reality is tougher than a lot of people imagine. And it’s not […]
Why junior bankers on $100k spend all their money
Last year, I was at a friend’s birthday party, who, like me, worked in investment banking. Unsurprisingly, most people at the party was working in the same space; many well-off, promising faces from investment banks and funds. Another friend was […]
What you really need to know before you interview with DBS, OCBC or UOB
Singapore’s three local banks – DBS, OCBC and UOB – are all among the most aggressive recruiters in the city state. In the year to end-June 2019 they collectively added 3,449 staff, according to their financial results. If you’re considering going […]
Junior bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore promoted too soon and can’t cope with new jobs
As global banks (most recently, Deutsche Bank) cut costs in Hong Kong and Singapore, directors and managing directors are increasingly finding themselves displaced by cheaper and more junior team members. But while ex-MDs are busy starting their own businesses or finding […]
Why bankers say they feel poor on $200k
If you work in the financial services industry in a major financial centre like London, New York, or Hong Kong, you almost certainly earn more than the average person. You might be in the top 1%, which implies that you earn […]
Comment: You’re going to break-up during your first year in banking. Unless you heed this advice
So, another analyst friend of mine has broken up with her boyfriend. I’m not surprised: almost everyone I know has broken up with their girlfriend or boyfriend in the first year of a banking career. The difficulty of sustaining a […]
5 Ways I Was a Terrible Intern
Anyone who watched It’s a Brad, Brad World on Bravo this past season is familiar with the celebrity stylist’s assistant, Lindsay, who famously took a break from her day’s work to pose in a tiny white bikini and sailor’s hat for a […]
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