If you’re an analyst in an investment bank and you were annoyed by last week’s comment on this site by a director who said today’s juniors don’t pull their weight, I’d like to offer you some reassurance: we’re not all like that. […]
Author: Jenny
The banks with the best and worst working hours
Do you really work much longer hours in a front office investment banking job (eg. M&A or sales and trading) than in any other industry? The answer is yes. While full time working hours in most industries have been steadily falling for years and are […]
The Sobering Lessons Behind the Death of Porn Star August Ames
Jon Ronson’s new podcast explores the death of Canadian August Ames, who died by suicide amid a cyberbullying campaign against her. In December 2017 August Ames died by suicide at age 23. Her death came just 48 hours after being […]
Here’s who won in equities and fixed income trading in 2019
If you want to work for a market leading bank in fixed income or equities trading, the lesson of the past two years is this: don’t count on the leader today being the leader tomorrow. There are a few consistencies […]
“I’m dating an investment banker and I need some advice”
I’m writing here to ask for help from people working in the investment banking industry. I’m a 25 year-old guy and I’ve been dating a 23 year-old female investment banker for the past six months. She’s a junior in the […]
Nightmare for Deutsche Banker doing two jobs for one salary
When Garth Ritchie left Deutsche Bank at the start of the current restructuring program, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing announced that for the time being, he would assume direct responsibility for the investment banking operations himself. Even though Sewing is a retail […]
8 Facts That Should Scare Every Woman Into Asking for a Raise This Year
Not that long ago, I was flying home from a speaking engagement next to a woman who was diligently preparing what appeared to be a financial analysis. As the plane was rolling down the runway, she snapped her computer shut […]
Comment décrocher un job chez EY en France…
Le cabinet de conseil et d’audit EY a annoncé ce mercredi les nominations d’Alain Perroux et d’Éric Fourel aux fonctions respectives de managing partner pour la Région Western Europe & Maghreb et country managing partner pour la France. Ils succèdent […]
What your salary and bonus should be at JP Morgan in Singapore
JP Morgan has enjoyed a decent first half in Asia. While its own financial results don’t break out earnings figures for the region, new data from Dealogic puts JP Morgan in fourth place for Asia (ex-Japan) investment banking revenues. In Singapore, the […]
The Five Rules of Digital Strategy By BCG
A lot of ink has been spilled telling the stories of companies felled by digital disruption— think Kodak or Blockbuster. What gets far less attention is the way traditional incumbents are winning at the digital game. For companies like Starbucks, […]












