Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 3, 2023

investment banking. HKU has dominant placement in Asian investment banking offices, but still has impressive presence in the U.S. HKU is one of four Asian schools (alongside NUS, HKUST and Singapore Management University) on this list. bulge brackets. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Singapore Management University is one of the highest-ranked schools in Singapore and modeled their business progra m after the Wharton Business School. investment banking. SMU ranks #50 on our investment banking target school list , earning a designation as a lower semi-target school. investment banks.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 52

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. And wealth managers at large banks may advise people with as little as a few hundred thousand to invest.

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Management Banking Bank 59

Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our , Private Equity Course and , Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. York University Investment Banking Placement York University is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

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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.

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Finance Finance Bulge Bracket Recruitment 246

Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Boston College is the oldest higher education institution in Boston and has consistent placement into the top investment banks. Boston College ranks #23 overall on our investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a semi-target school. hires into the top investment banks.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Vanderbilt University has solid placement into investment banking and ranks #28 on our investment banking target school list. Vanderbilt is home to the Owen Graduate School of Management , a highly-ranked business school that offers an MBA and Executive MBA program. hires into the top investment banks.

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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.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 59

Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our , Private Equity Course and , Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. UofT is one of the highest-ranked universities in the world, with top-tier programs in applied science/engineering, management, and public health.

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Wizenius

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Investment banking is not just a career choice; it’s a lifestyle commitment that spans the globe, and India is no exception. As professionals rise through the ranks, the work-life balance tends to skew even more towards work, making it clear that investment banking is a demanding career path.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 52

Peak Frameworks

JANUARY 15, 2024

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our , Private Equity Course and , Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. UBC ranks #7 on our Canadian investment banking target school list , earning itself a designation as a Canadian semi-target school.

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 52

OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. When it comes to investment banking, there are only so many investment banks that you can choose from. and how our process works.

Private Equity 147

Private Equity Equities Middle Market Funds 147

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?

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Investment Banking Capital Market Recruitment Capital 59

Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

investment banking placement. Although the majority of HKUST's placements are into Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, HKUST still makes it onto our investment banking target school list. HKUST is home to the HKUST School of Business and Management , one of the top business schools in Asia.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there is one sector that has attracted even more hype than technology and TMT , it might just be renewable energy investment banking. But before jumping into the overall advantages and disadvantages, let’s start with the verticals and how banks are set up: Table Of Contents What is Renewable Energy Investment Banking?

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 59

The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. I was there through 2015, then Bank of America, before I joined Conversant Capital in early 2021. I believe so.

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Funds Capital Capital Market S&P 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost nothing is worse than recruiting for investment banking internships , winning an offer, preparing , completing the internship, and then not getting a return offer. All the large investment banks – bulge brackets , elite boutiques , and middle-market firms – use internships as a recruiting tool for Analysts and Associates.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Managing Director (MD) 35-50 $400-$600K $1,000-$3,000K+ N/A. But the true inflation rate is likely at 10-20%, and global investment banking fees were up by even higher percentages! What Happened to Investment Banking Fees? Investment Banker Salary and Bonus Levels: Managing Directors.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, whether or not all firms are able to monetise the tool by managing risk effectively in today’s environment, is up for debate. Some sell-side have one trading desk managing risk across multiple different asset classes and wrappers. This has meant the requirements to be successful in this market have evolved as well.

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Portfolio Trading IT Bulge Bracket 104

Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 16, 2023

As with investment banking in Hong Kong , I can summarize private equity in China in one sentence: “If you’re not Chinese, don’t even think about it, and even if you are Chinese, it’s best if you have great connections within the CCP and want to stay in China long-term.” is better for domestic funds. for a few years.

Private Equity 94

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How2Exit

MAY 23, 2023

Richard Luftheg, co-founder and managing partner of Castle Placement, is an example of someone who has done just that. Richard grew up in the suburbs of New York City and went to college, later working for a boutique investment bank. After four years, in 1990, the economy was slow and the deal flow was slow.

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Capital Investors Business Investment 130

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 22, 2023

I explained the reasons for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in last week’s article : incompetent risk management, massive losses on HTM securities, and a run on the bank that created the need to sell securities at a loss and get cash to cover the withdrawals. They may keep some CS investment bankers in the U.S.

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Banking Bank Government Investment Banking 98

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. She joined Ninety One in 2021 from Royal London Asset Management where she had been head of dealing for three years. Gibson is a seasoned trader with an extensive career in markets.

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Trading Bulge Bracket Asset Management Banking 59

The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Year-to-date, we’re seeing for the first time in many years a notable uptick in new fund launches and spin outs from bigger places,” says Jack Seibald, managing director, co-head of Marex prime services and outsourced trading. Prime brokerage is an industry which thrives off its clients’ growth, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing now.

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Funds Broker Banking Bank 69

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

But then recruiting moved up, the MBA process became more structured, and now we have 4-year-olds aiming for “Target Kindergartens” so they can eventually get into investment banking ~15 years in the future. Interestingly, there are not many investment banks on these lists.

IT 59

IT Investment Banking Recruitment Finance 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. For a long time, sports teams and franchises were not worth that much, so banks rarely put their “A-Teams” on these deals. What is Sports Investment Banking?

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Investment Banking Banking Bank Investment 105

iMerge Advisors

APRIL 19, 2025

Why SaaS Businesses Under $50M Require a Tailored M&A Approach Unlike public SaaS companies or unicorn-scale startups, sub-$50M SaaS businesses often operate in a middle zone too large for micro-acquirers, yet too small to attract the attention of bulge-bracket investment banks.

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M&A Advisory Business Valuation 40

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! –

Equities 59

Equities Debt Asset Management Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

People are convinced that financial modeling in equity research is vastly different from investment banking and that research requires different or more specialized skills. Traditionally, banks gave away equity research reports for free to incentivize large clients to trade with the bank.

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Investment Banking Equities Banking Bank 64

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e., Others operate more like funds of funds and delegate much of the investing process to private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset managers. and supporting your Portfolio Manager ’s ideas and requests. You can get into good business schools in the U.S.

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Recruitment Funds Private Equity Investment 59

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?

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Investment Banking Management Banking Bank 59

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.

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Investment Investment Banking Banking Bank 111

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Order and/or execution management systems (OEMS) Kicking off this whistle-stop summary as the number one most impactful innovation in the industry is the order and/or execution management system (OEMS) – the beating heart of trading desks around the world. TCA can be done in-house but is also offered by third party providers.

Trading 120

Trading Investors IT S&P 120

Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, you dont need to work at a bulge bracket or elite boutique bank to participate; you could work at a smaller bank, in management consulting, or another finance-related field (Big 4, corporate development, valuation, etc.). as most PE recruiting in other countries is off-cycle.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Recruitment Equities Middle Market 98