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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. Distribution Channels The wealth management landscape consists of a range of distribution channels, ranging from high touch (i.e.,

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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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The Ups and Downs of a Career in Consulting

Tom Spencer

The best part about this is that the intense training and growth at MBB is recognized by most corporate firms globally. Software engineers at Google and investment banking analysts at Goldman Sachs are more well-paid than entry level roles at MBB. Growth is forged in the crucible of hard work.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

He has a really cool history – international i-banking, college football, and more – and THEN he spent 2 years networking his way into a job at PwC. Summers are consumed with training, practice, team building and school, as your class load is lighter through the year to compensate for a demanding training/season schedule.

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Frankurt: Europe’s New Fintech Hub?

Tom Spencer

From at least Roman times, the low-lying city, bifurcated by the welcoming River Main, has been a hotspot for global endeavours that changed the nature of many industries – including but not limited to banking. These days, Frankfurt is not just Europe’s banking centre and home to the European Central Bank.

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The AI and ChatGPT Boom: What You Need to Know

Comatch

The acronym stands for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, which means that this model uses a deep-learning system called the transformer network (as described by Google in a landmark paper ) to understand context and emphasis in language and generate text responses.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

In compliance work, or on finance-focused projects, the broad-sweeping projections of strategy consulting don’t cut it. In general, financial advisory consulting firms look for strong, well-rounded candidates with a demonstrated interest in business, train them, and treat them well throughout their career.

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