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. My day may range from trading liquid US stocks to more illiquid European names.

Funds 59

Funds Capital Capital Market S&P 59

The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

We have seen a stabilisation of money flows in recent months, global funds are returning to the UK, while we continue to see outflows (mostly to US) of domestic asset managers. We saw the meme stocks return to the focus a couple weeks ago. I do not see the larger asset managers moving away from that model at all.

Bulge Bracket 52

Bulge Bracket Electronics Retail Trading 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. The confusing part is that fixed income research exists at banks (“ sell-side roles ”), buy-side firms such as asset managers and hedge funds , and even credit rating agencies, and each one differs.

Equities 59

Equities Debt Asset Management Recruitment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 24, 2024

We’ll return to this point later, but in finance, it’s more common to do a pre-MBA internship at a small VC/PE firm or boutique bank rather than a bulge bracket bank. However, you might be competitive for investment banking, asset management, or consulting roles, and a pre-MBA internship could help with those.

IT 59

IT Investment Banking Recruitment Finance 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e., mutual funds ) that allocate their assets top-down and then pick specific indices, companies, and securities that meet their criteria. They might ask you to pitch a stock, but it will be less formal than in ER and HF interviews. How would you invest in Industry X?” “Why

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Funds Private Equity Investment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

Equity research recruiting tends to be less structured, though the bulge bracket banks and elite boutiques still run traditional processes that start over a year before summer internships. public markets roles ( hedge funds , asset management , etc.), bulge bracket research team to startup PE firm).

Investment Banking 64

Investment Banking Equities Bank Banking 64