You’d never know it, but these founders are all Israeli – and they’re leading some of the most exciting startups in America. You probably know that Waze, Wix, WalkMe, and Fiverr have roots in Israel, but they’re just a drop […]
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How 5G can be a force for social equality
COVID-19 has highlighted society’s reliance on digital connectivity, whilst exposing the access inequalities of developing countries. The tech industry is uniquely positioned to broaden digital access through 5G cloud-based storage solutions which could significantly lower the cost of devices. The […]
A 26 year-old female banker’s bad encounter with a 39 year-old hedge fund boss
For millennials in investment banking (defined as those who reached adulthood after 2000, and who therefore joined the industry no earlier than 2004), the trial of British hedge fund celebrity Crispin Odey is likely to be a curious time capsule. It’s sort […]
Why finance recruiters don’t respond to your applications
Why don’t financial services recruiters respond when you apply for jobs? The populist response to this common question usually involves some recruiter bashing, but I’d like to provide a different and more balanced perspective (if not a full-blooded case for […]
Agile in banking: still less common than you might think
Discussions of Agile in banking seem very 2019: these days agile development is a given and the supposition is that banks are using it to move onto the public cloud and push into areas like artificial intelligence. This is mistake. In […]
How to get a job at hedge fund Millennium
If you’re trying to get a job at hedge fund Millennium Management, prepare to fail. As might be expected, getting into the fund is challenging. The latest investor letter from Millennium founder Izzy Englander clarifies precisely how challenging it is. “We hire roughly […]
The top 20 investment bankers in America and Europe
Banking information platform MergerLinks has now issued its lists of the top 10 investment bankers in both Europe and the Americas for 2020. If you’re wondering who managed to get the most deals done last year, we’ve combined the top 10 names in Europe […]
How hedge fund non-competes can mean you’re paid twice over
It’s not easy saying goodbye to a job at a hedge fund. Not only are you walking away from the opportunity to earn exorbitant amounts of money (unless of course you’re moving to another hedge fund), but you may well be constrained […]
Égalité hommes-femmes : vers de nouveaux quotas dans les Comex et les Codir ?
Les entreprises font des progrès en matière de parité. Mais pas assez. En particulier dans les instances dirigeantes. Le gouvernement planche sur un nouveau critère à intégrer dans l’index de l’égalité professionnelle. Mais aussi sur de nouveaux quotas. Notamment dans les “codir” […]
6 reasons why Africa’s new free trade area is a global game changer
AfCFTA, the largest global free trade area by countries participating, could transform the continent’s economic prospects. It aims to be a model of cross-border cooperation in an era of growing isolationism. The agreement must overcome implementation challenges to realize its […]