However harsh the hours as a junior working in M&A in an investment bank, there was always the upside of Seamless deliveries and the camaraderie of 2am pitchbook revisions. In the time of the coronavirus, young bankers are still working equally long […]
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Coronavirus: The Real Reason the Markets Are Worried
As a novel coronavirus spreads from nation to nation and through more U.S. cities, financial markets have tanked, with volatility increasing and major indices like the Dow Jones and S&P 500 dropping well over 10 percent, falling hard enough this […]
How to keep your head during a market crash
Today is one of those days that will go down in history. The oil price is down by the most in one day since the first Gulf War, stock markets across Europe are down by between 5% (Paris) and 12% (Oslo) and circuit […]
The real problem with asking traders to work from home
As the coronavirus gathers pace and banks shunt traders to out of town locations and split teams in an effort to reduce cross-contamination, it’s becoming clear that unless the virus ebbs this will probably only end one way: top traders will be asked to work in […]
The coronavirus threat to the CFA exams
Among the catalogue of things that could go wrong because of a coronavirus pandemic, the June sitting of the CFA exams is not exactly near the top. However, if you’re spending the next few months studying hard for the notoriously difficult […]
Grounded by the virus, senior bankers risk losing their mystique
If nothing else, the coronavirus should at least save banks a small fortune in travel costs. Although no other bank has gone as far as JPMorgan in advising against all non-essential travel, others are almost certain to follow soon – not […]
Banks are updating virus guidelines as COVID-19 spreads
With signs that the COVID-19 coronavirus might not be as under control as was initially hoped, some banks have updated their guidelines for staff on how to protect against themselves the illness. Goldman Sachs’ international head of human capital management, Sally Boyle, […]
There’s a growing tension at the heart of global markets by Capital Economics
The attention of markets remains fixed on the economic fallout from the coronavirus in China and beyond. This is understandable. The spread of the virus – or more accurately, the effort to contain it – poses the biggest near-term threat […]
Hong Kong candidates face tricky video interviews as banks respond to coronavirus
Hong Kong banking professionals looking for new jobs in the post-bonus hiring season are facing an additional challenge: interviews via video conference – and potentially several rounds of them. Banks and recruitment firms are moving more and more interviews to […]