In February 2014, London’s Underground was partially shut down by a strike that forced many commuters to find new ways to get to work. The disruption lasted just 48 hours, but when three economists (Shaun Larcom, Ferdinand Rauch and Tim […]
What a difference a couple of weeks makes. In mid-December, I asked a collection of wise guests on my BBC radio programme How to Vaccinate the World about the importance of second doses. At that stage, Scott Gottlieb, former head of […]
Here’s a holiday quiz question for you: what do puzzles, poker, and misinformation have in common? The answer is at the bottom of this column. Let’s try an easier question first. In Santa’s workshop, if it takes five elves five […]
Tom Kelley is a sensitive soul. Shortly after sending the manuscript of his first book, The Art of Innovation, to his publisher, he visited Kepler’s, his local bookshop in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley. “I literally started to cry,” he confessed […]
One consequence of working from home is that mistakes are made. People miss messages; spinning plates fall to the ground; the falcon cannot hear the falconer; a New Yorker journalist broadcasts his genitals to everyone else on a Zoom call. […]
Pinkies up, folks. The best bars in Beverly Hills are glitzy, glamorous and—let’s be honest—probably in a hotel. Welcome to the 90210, a neighborhood where steakhouses and swanky Italian restaurants abound. But cocktail bars? They’re few and far between. If you’re looking for a great […]
That isn’t your Postmates delivery at the door—it’s a towering rabbit with a mustache and a boombox and paisley ears, and it’s here to sing you a song. One person’s singing telegram is another’s nightmare fuel, or some combination thereof this […]
Finance is an industry with long hours, where unexpected termination is rife. To survive, most people abide by the moto: work hard, party hard (and sometimes harder). Junior bankers in particular have mastered the art. I’ve seen people who’ve had very little sleep during […]
Si vous aspirez à travailler pour Goldman Sachs, ne vous attendez pas nécessairement à porter un costume. Aujourd’hui, vous y croiserez davantage de banquiers portant un pantalon en coton plutôt qu’une paire de mocassins Ferragamo et des chemises avec leurs initiales brodées sur les manches. Ainsi, seulement […]
1- Mangez un petit-déjeuner israélien Commencez votre journée à Tel-Aviv par un petit-déjeuner chez Manta Ray, à deux pas de la mer. Les locaux viennent ici pour l’incroyable mezzé fait maison, qui se compose d’une sélection de salades israéliennes. Mais aussi pour […]
That people work long hours in banking is well known. It’s equally well known that the fintech sector is more accommodating of remote work and innovation. But if you suppose that this means people in fintechs have a better work-life […]
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 […]
They’re not new by any means, but a lot of people still balk at the thought of a HireVue interview. The reputation of the digital interviews precedes them. There’s no human being, just an impersonal screen backed by an AI which will […]
Think you need to be a coding savant just to compete with software engineers these days? JPMorgan has other ideas. While everyone rushes to learn languages like Python and Java, becoming hyper-proficient at coding is a lot less necessary than in […]
I’m writing this for everyone at J.P. Morgan in London and New York City. I’d just like to say that I work for J.P. Morgan too and life is good. I don’t do your hours and I’m not badly paid. […]
For most people in the UK, the removal of the EU cap on banking bonuses is a signal that bankers’ pay is being unleashed to levels last seen over a decade ago. “It feeds into a clear them-and-us narrative,” says Larry […]
It’s a new season in Hong Kong. The scrapping of quarantine rules for locally based airline staff in Hong Kong on September 10 comes as expats bankers are returning to the city. Hong Kong’s draconian Covid 19 rules prompted thousands […]
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 […]
It’s not just Revolut that’s decided it can do without some of its juniors, we understand that some banks in the US have done the same. Both Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets have been spotted releasing analyst talent onto the […]
With summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially over on August 31st, summer internships in investment banks are firmly in the rear window. – Unless you interned in the investment banking division (IBD) at Goldman Sachs; Goldman’s ex-IBD interns still have summer very […]
