JP Morgan looking to poach Big Four accountants after relaunching recruitment scheme Recruitment crisis JP Morgan has relaunched a scheme to poach newly qualified accountants from Big Four firms, in a sign that demand for junior bankers will remain high throughout 2022. The investment bank last week reoponed its recruitment scheme through which newly qualified accountants working in Big Four accountancy firm can become analysts within JP Morgan’s investment [...]
UBS swipe new finance chief Sarah Youngwood from rival JPMorgan Banking UBS have pinched a JPMorgan executive as its new chief financial officer, as part of major shake-up of senior management at the biggest bank in Switzerland. The announcement comes shortly after UBS also named Colm Kelleher, former president at Morgan Stanley, to succeed Axel Weber as chairman of the world’s biggest wealth manager when his [...]
JP Morgan: Hong Kong Covid measures create tough hiring climate, says Dimon Asia Hong Kong’s strict Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have reportedly created a tough hiring environment for JP Morgan, boss Jamie Dimon said. The city state has some of the world’s most stringent emergency pandemic measures, with inbound travellers having to quarantine in hotels for as long as three weeks form some countries. Dimon said earlier today that [...]
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon dismisses Bitcoin as ‘worthless’ October 12, 2021 Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive, said last night at a conference by the Institute of International Finance that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by governments, Moreover, personally Dimon thinks Bitcoin is “worthless.” Watch the full report.
Barclays to up junior bankers’ base pay to $100,000, following Wall Street rivals June 30, 2021 UK bank Barclays is expected to increase base pay for junior bankers to $100,000 amid an exodus of young workers. The pay hike would bring the company’s rates in line with those announced by JPMorgan this week. In April, Bank of America also increased junior banker salaries by up to $25,000. While the changes are expected [...]
JPMorgan, Barclays, Citi and Nomura among banks cleared for €800bn EU bond sale June 18, 2021 Nomura, Unicredit, Credit Agricole, JPMorgan, Citibank, Barclays, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank have been cleared to take part in the EU’s next syndicated debt sale. The proceeds will form the basis for the European Commission’s €800-billion Covid recovery fund, a Commission source told Reuters this afternoon. The Commission is reportedly still assessing whether two [...]
JPMorgan to buy fintech firm Nutmeg for upcoming UK digital bank June 17, 2021 JPMorgan Chase is set to buy digital wealth manager Nutmeg, the companies confirmed today, as fintech’s trajectory has been pushed even higher by the pandemic. While still subject to regulatory approval, the deal will bolster JPMorgan’s digital bank branch, under the Chase brand, which is planned for launch in the UK later this year. The US financial [...]
LinkedIn: Barclays, Tesco and NatWest ranked top three UK workplaces April 28, 2021 Barclays has been crowned the best company to work for, followed by Tesco and NatWest, according to LinkedIn’s list of the 25 top workplaces in the UK. The list ranks workplaces on their capacity to build and sustain a long-term career and have been compiled based on actions taken by the platform’s 30m UK members [...]
Share of Brits working from the office rises to pre-lockdown level, as remote working appeal fades March 5, 2021 Share of Brits working from the office rises to pre-lockdown level
Coming or going? Aviva the latest to cut office space as rival bosses say ‘remote working can’t last’ March 4, 2021 Aviva the latest to cut office space as rival bosses say 'remote working can't last'