Corporate Bank Structures Visualised
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
What to do when HR goes quiet during an interview process
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
The key skills for financial technologists
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
The UK’s top 10 universities for graduate employability
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
Diamond not forever
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
Where to study as a quantitative finance developer in the United States
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
Where to study quantitative finance in the United States
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
Long-term internships are the new graduate hiring in Investment Banking
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
Which Investment Bank is spending too much on their staff?
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
Sleeping on the Job? Overachievers Do!
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
Alan Johnson, renowned pay consultant says bonuses will rise
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
How much you might earn at Brevan, Bluecrest, Capula and Paulson Europe?
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