If you’re looking for a senior level job on Wall Street, you could do worse than trying Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor keeps hiring – and at very senior levels. As we reported last month, Cantor hired Greg Dabal from Credit Suisse to […]
Tag: Managing Director
“I’m an MD in an investment bank. 21 year-olds have no interest in me”
Banking isn’t sexy any more. It’s a cliché, but as with all clichés it’s absolutely true. I’ve spent 14 years working in finance in NYC, latterly as a managing director. I’ve experienced the growing lack of sexiness first hand. Ten years ago, […]
Comment être promu managing director en banque d’investissement
Décidément, les trajectoires de carrière des banquiers d’investissement sont devenues bancales. Si jadis la promotion au rang de managing director n’était qu’une formalité pour les meilleurs éléments, à présent que les jours fastes sont terminés et que les ‘problèmes de […]
Nine ways to make it to MD at a Singapore bank
Finance professionals in Singapore are increasingly trying to join the city state’s local banks, DBS, OCBC and UOB. The three firms have been expanding their headcount over the past year and have typically been less willing to cut jobs than their global […]
Vice-president et director : aujourd’hui les pires postes en banque d’investissement ?
Oubliez le terrible apprentissage des banquiers d’investissement juniors et ayez plutôt pitié pour leurs supérieurs, les vice-présidents (VP) et directors. Qui pourrait aujourd’hui envier ces banquiers confirmés, situés quelque part entre middle et senior management ? Leur poste est devenu […]
Huge bonuses for MDs at J.P. Morgan. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley the places to be for associate pay
Look at the newly-minted MD ranks at J.P. Morgan or Morgan Stanley and you’ll notice one thing – most of those being promoted have been at the firm for a long time. Compare that withGoldman Sachs, which tends to promote […]
How to make managing director in investment banking
The career paths of investment bankers have become decidedly wonkier. The move to managing director was once an annual formality for top performers, but now that the glory days are over and ‘reputational issues’ abound, making it to the top […]
Meet Dan Avery, the new 28 year-old MD at Goldman Sachs
Goldman has a history of promoting young traders to managing director. Kunal Shah, who was bumped up to partner last year, was 27 when he made MD. Dan Avery, an index trader in London, has just been promoted at the […]
Managing Director en banque d’investissement: un (trop ?) long parcours
Combien de temps faut-il réellement pour devenir managing director (MD) en banque d’investissement ? Et votre niveau d’études peut-il avoir un impact sur la rapidité de votre avancement ? En théorie, il devrait être possible d’accéder à un poste de MD en […]
Lazard’s London office hasn’t promoted any MDs since 2012. Here’s why
If you’re working for an investment bank and are unhappy with the pace at which you’re being promoted, be thankful you don’t work for Lazard in London. The UK-based business of the independent investment bank hasn’t made any promotions for […]