Tag: Finance Manager

Just be thankful you don’t work for an Irish bank in London

Irish banks, as they’re weaned off ECB funding and learn to “stand on their own two feet once more”, are going to be decidedly slimmer. But while those in Ireland sweat it out on future redundancy announcements, banks are struggling to keep hold of talent in their UK capital markets divisions. Irish banks have substantial [...]

Go green; work for less

UK investment banks with a sustainable agenda are continuing to recruit, albeit in relatively small numbers and the organisations still look like a good career bet. However, be prepared to face some stiff competition and much lower pay. While interest around ethical, social and environmental investment was picking up before the financial crisis began to [...]

Ex-front office types not welcome in the back or middle office

Like hard-up housewives forced to downgrade from Waitrose to Lidl, a few very desperate ex-front office bankers are allegedly thinking the unthinkable and contemplating jobs in the back and middle office. They are not being well received. The problem appears to be that back and middle-office hiring is just as depressed as the rest of [...]

Gerner to co-head DLJ in Germany

Robin Henshall will join DLJ International in December as a managing director and head of utilities, energy and transportation. He joins from Warburg Dillon Read, where he was head of the European power and pipelines sector group in the corporate finance division. Patrick Barr has been appointed head of oil and gas for ANZ Investment [...]