Books Bulge Bracket Investment Banking 
Mergers and Inquisitions
JULY 17, 2024
If you have the option to work in finance in different parts of the world, investment banking in India should be at the bottom of your list. But the main problem is that winning a “true” front-office investment banking role in India is virtually impossible, even if you have outstanding academic credentials and work experience.
Mergers and Inquisitions
JANUARY 10, 2024
If you want to read angry comments and long threads with plenty of insults, you can’t go wrong with the wealth management vs. investment banking debate. Some of these client differences relate to the distinction between private wealth management and private banking; for more on that, you should review the the private banking article.
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Mergers and Inquisitions
JUNE 5, 2024
How can I move from wealth management to investment banking ? It’s arguably the most difficult “front office to front office” transition within finance, so you should probably start by considering why you want to make this switch: Table Of Contents Why Switch from Wealth Management to Investment Banking? I hate this job.
H. Friedman Search
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
As you likely know, last week a major bank came out and said they are seriously looking at their current stand on their role in the field of public finance. This comes on the heels of another major investment bank announcing they are out of negotiated public finance but will remain a strong buyer of bonds in the competitive field.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 8, 2024
Tragedies like this show that the culture in investment banking hasn’t changed that much, despite banks’ claims that they are “trying” to improve things. The “crazy hours” in investment banking are mostly unwarranted and reflect poor senior leadership, bad project management, and misplaced priorities.
The TRADE
DECEMBER 14, 2023
It’s one book and that makes it easy. It [fixed income ETFs] is such an integral part of how we view volumes and overall hedge the book because the balance sheet takes on a lot of different risk profiles,” said one sell-side individual. We have one desk that trades fixed income whether that’s ETFs, bonds or portfolio.
The TRADE
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Historically, investment banking and trading was fairly wild and there was a lack of control generally in terms of the way banks managed traders, P&L and risk,” he adds. Working at a bank, on a market making trading desk is arguably one of the most fun, but also one of the most stressful roles you can play,” he says.
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