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Corporate Bank Structures Visualised

August 3, 2013 By Chris

I spent some time working in the City of London recruiting people for quantitative finance for investment banks and hedge funds.  One of the things I had to learn quickly

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What to do when HR goes quiet during an interview process

July 23, 2012 By Chris

An interview process is all about a romance between the candidate and the interviewer(s) – the goal is to create a succesful long-term relationship.  You don’t want to come across

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The key skills for financial technologists

July 19, 2012 By Chris

Working as a financial technologist has never been so tough – not only do you need excellent programming skills in a wide range of languages such as C/C++, C#, and

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The UK’s top 10 universities for graduate employability

July 4, 2012 By Chris

Recently The Guardian put out its list of top universities for graduate employability.  Now there’s a new list out from The Times.  If you’re a subscriber, it’s accessible here as part

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Diamond not forever

July 3, 2012 By Chris

I was slightly surprised by this morning’s news from the top of the Barclays tower that Bob Diamond has resigned.  Prior to today I can’t think of a time when

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Where to study as a quantitative finance developer in the United States

June 18, 2012 By Chris

I wrote recently about a survey on Where to study quantitative finance in the United States, recently Wall Street & Technology polled executives working in capital markets functions on their favoured universities to

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Where to study quantitative finance in the United States

June 11, 2012 By Chris

Advanced Trading Magazine in their June issue publishes a list of the top 10 quant schools.  They’re all in the US, which is unsurprising as Advanced Trading is a US publication and

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Long-term internships are the new graduate hiring in Investment Banking

June 8, 2012 By Chris

I’ve seen three investment banks in the last couple of months persuade those looking to join the Quantitative Finance world that a long-term internship is the way forward. Due to

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Which Investment Bank is spending too much on their staff?

May 23, 2012 By Chris

JP Morgan yesterday announced predictions that would see a deterioration in investment banking revenues in the second half of 2012.  An interesting point in Kian Abouhossein’s report is this little

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Sleeping on the Job? Overachievers Do!

May 22, 2012 By Chris

Bloomberg Businessweek recently wrote about the benefits of power-napping: Don’t expect to find Ronit Rogoszinski in meetings, entertaining clients, or hunched over her desk around lunchtime. The 45-year-old wealth adviser

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Alan Johnson, renowned pay consultant says bonuses will rise

May 17, 2012 By Chris

Following last week’s news that City jobs and bonuses in London are in free-fall, Alan Johnson, the Wall Street pay consultant who works with numerous Wall Street banks has produced his

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How much you might earn at Brevan, Bluecrest, Capula and Paulson Europe?

May 15, 2012 By Chris

Morgan McKinley’s recent survey on hedge funds puts the maximum salary for portfolio managers in London at £130k. A look at the most recent annual reports (which are not very

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