I began my career at Goldman Sachs. Like most people who get hired there, I was pretty excited and when I got the job offer I went shopping for a new suit. That was unfortunate: I was a young man with little taste. […]
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Goldman Sachs juniors have been resigning in Frankfurt
As Goldman Sachs grows its businesses in the European Union, the number of juniors it employs in Frankfurt and Paris is rising, and the firm appears to be running into some problems retaining them. Sources at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt […]
Evolution of Cryptocurrencies by Goldman Sachs
Could bitcoin replace gold as a store of value? According to long-time cryptocurrency enthusiast Mike Novogratz, founder of Galaxy Digital, bitcoin, blockchain and decentralized finance are poised to disrupt the payment and financial services ecosystem. Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Katie Koch, co-head […]
Five questions for Goldman Sachs on bonus day
Thursday is the day that Goldman Sachs announces its bonuses for 2020. If it gets them right, people will stay in situ throughout 2021. If it gets them wrong, there will be exits to rival banks and hedge funds. Most […]
This is how much Edward Eisler is paying his ex-Goldman colleagues at Eisler Capital
As we noted last week, the imminent announcement of bonuses for 2020 doesn’t seem to be dissuading some Goldman Sachs managing directors from leaving for Citadel before those bonuses have even been paid. Edward Eisler may not be quite as aggressive as […]
Salaries and bonuses at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong: the reality
Not everyone starts a career at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong because of its reputation for paying good salaries and bonuses – there’s the kudos of having the GS logo on your business card to impress clients, friends and family. And there’s […]
« J’ai pleuré quand j’ai su que je ne serais pas promu MD chez Goldman Sachs »
Quand j’ai appris que je ne serais pas promu managing director (MD), je suis rentré à la maison et j’ai pleuré. Pas pendant trois ou quatre minutes, mais pendant plus d’une heure avec ma femme à côté de moi. J’avais 33 ans. […]
Goldman traders are leaving for hedge funds before bonuses are paid
Goldman Sachs has developed a new execution algorithm. In an announcement last week, the firm said it launched a new algo called ‘AXIS’ on its Atlas high speed trading platform, and that the early results were “very promising.” This may be so, […]
How Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are using quantum computing
As we’ve reported before, banks have been busy building teams of quantum computing researchers. Today, the heads of those teams at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan presented their work at the Q2B Practical Quantum Computing conference. Goldman Sachs has recently assembled a “full team dedicated […]
One ex-Goldman banker is leaving Eisler Capital as COO, another is joining
Eisler Capital likes people who used to work for Goldman Sachs. Founded in 2016 by Edward Eisler, Goldman Sachs’s former co-head of securities, it’s also home to people like Sam Wisnia, Goldman’s former head of global co-head of strats and Deutsche’s ex-head of macro trading. When […]