Banks are prioritising tech talent to drive innovation May 23, 2012 THE GLOBAL financial services market has seen continued instability, particularly across the Eurozone, creating an extremely challenging operating environment. This has had an understandable knock-on effect on the hiring market. IT hiring on the whole, however, has held up, largely because of new emerging technologies within banks. The current omnipresence of technology in finance, from [...]
JOBS of the WEEK May 23, 2012 SENIOR QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST NEW YORK $200k-$250k pa, plus bonus & benefits A rapidly growing hedge fund is looking to build its infrastructure and technology team. Candidates must have excellent C/C++ development skills and PhDs are preferable. http://www.cityamcareers.com/job/9754 TEST ANALYST LONDON £60k-£90k pa, plus bonus & benefits A prestigious Tier 1 bank is seeking an agile [...]
An MBA versus an MSc is not a straight battle May 23, 2012 ONE OF the rising movements in professional education is the growth of business masters courses (MSc), whether in general management or in a host of specialisms – from real estate investment to shipping. Over the last few years, many schools have expanded their range of masters courses and have made a real push to recruit [...]
Choosing your MBA: Location is a critical part of the decision May 23, 2012 WHY SHOULD the location of a business school be a factor in choosing one MBA programme over another? It’s not immediately obvious. Many potential students will select by the educational value of a course, and how specific features of that MBA programme might impact on career progression. Many others will go by a school’s position [...]
Miners push up FTSE 100 May 22, 2012 Britain’s leading share index jumped yesterday, driven by gains in mining stocks as the demand picture for metals was brightened by hopes of fresh moves by China to boost its economy. At the close, the FTSE 100 index was up 98.80 points – or 1.9 per cent – at 5,403.28 points, adding strongly to Monday’s 0.7 per cent [...]
Wall Street flat after volatility May 22, 2012 AMERICAN stocks closed mostly flat yesterday after volatilility late in the session, with weakness in materials and energy shares offsetting strength in financials. Shares traded higher for much of the session following unexpectedly strong figures on existing home sales, which lifted banks. But those gains dissipated in the last half hour of trading. Facebook shares [...]
Eurostar brings culture and sport together to support London 2012 May 22, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 65 DAYS TO GO Eurostar’s chief exec says why it is 2012’s international rail services provider Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A For us the partnership felt natural, partly because of the geography: we come into St Pancras, which will [...]
Calling all traders: One day to go May 22, 2012 David Jones is the chief market strategist of IG Index and he will be delivering a masterclass at Active Trader on financial spread betting and contracts for difference. TRADING COMMENT DAVID JONES FOR many years, trading financial markets in general, and spread betting in particular, was felt to be the reserve of City professionals. But [...]
FTSE up after week-long dip May 21, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index halted a week-long slide yesterday, as investors stumped up the courage to buy in on the dips of badly beaten equities, although the murky outlook for global growth kept gains to a minimum. London’s blue chip index closed 36.86 points higher, or up 0.7 per cent at 5,304.48, having fallen 5.5 [...]
US stocks lift on Greek talks May 21, 2012 US stocks rose more than 1 per cent yesterday, with the S&P 500 snapping a six-day losing streak in a rebound from equities’ biggest weekly drop in almost six months, but Facebook slumped in its second session after a disappointing debut. Sentiment improved after G8 leaders gave verbal backing for Greece to stay in the [...]