Today’s the day at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. JPMorgan announced US bonuses yesterday and is announcing EMEA and APAC bonuses today. Goldman Sachs is announcing bonuses globally around now. At JPMorgan, US sources say bonuses in sales and trading were […]
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JPMorgan traders could have higher bonuses this year
JPMorgan’s fourth quarter results are out, and if you’re a fixed income trader they look pretty good. Revenues from fixed income currencies and commodities trading (FICC) at the bank were up 10% year-on-year in 2022 and 12% year-on-year in the […]
The greenest banks to work for in 2023
Are you a young, environmentally conscious, young financer? Want to make your career decisions based on your contributions (or rather, your lack of contribution) to *checks notes* the fossil fuel life cycle? Welcome to the banking climate change hall of […]
This is how much Palantir will pay you in London
When Palantir went public in 2020, many were eager to see more light shed on the elusive data company. However, since the launch, the price peaked and troughed for a few years before massively falling at the start of 2022 […]
What bankers hope for and fear in 2023
Danger looms in 2023, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to look forward to, either. The 1,500 of you who responded to our survey answered questions about your bonus expectations, job security fears, and even your inflation worries. But these […]
How chess helped me become a trader at Citadel Securities
When Citadel and Citadel Securities hire, they like to hire people who have “demonstrated a commitment to excellence,” in the words of Matt Mitro, the two firms’ joint head of graduate recruitment. That excellence doesn’t necessary have to be in […]
Headhunters welcome hedge funds’ attack on rogue candidates
You’re going for a job at a big multistrategy hedge fund when another big multistrategy hedge fund comes along and wants to hire you. You’ve already signed the contract, but the new offer is sufficiently differentiated to make you think […]
Chinese bankers are losing their jobs as banks reverse growth strategies
China is taking a beating from investment banking job cuts as firms reduce headcount in the Asia-Pacific region. Credit Suisse has become the latest bank to cut heavily, with around 20 China-focused bankers understood to be losing their jobs, according […]
Sorry, but work-life balance is not better in a fintech
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 […]
Who killed Credit Suisse?
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 […]