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Investment Banking 101: Understanding the Industry

Tom Spencer

Investment banking forms part of the financial services industry involved in the underwriting, distribution, and trading of securities. What Investment Bankers Do There are several key roles within investment banking, including corporate finance, sales and trading, and research.

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Podcast Interview on Behavioral Investing: Managing the Emotions Behind Our Decisions

Steve Shu Consulting

a subsidiary of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) as part of his podcast series, Capital Conversations. As another example, the younger generation thinks about finance and life very differently than older generations. Last month I chatted with Tony Roth, Chief Investment Officer at Wilmington Trust, N.A.,

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Institutional Banking. Retail and Business Banking. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. OLIVER WYMAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. In terms of the interview process it followed the following steps: HR interview (fit).

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Cashflow or not, the extra money is substantial and a defining driver of why many people do investment banking. 2 LIFESTYLE.

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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

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What Will It Take to Make Finance More Gender-Balanced?

Harvard Business

We overheard male classmates bond with internship interviewers about fantasy football drafts. It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field.

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