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How would you rank these desks (and why)? Equities Sales Trading Rates Sales Trading FX Sales Trading Corporate Solutions Sales Trading Credit Sales Trading Markets Treasury Sales Trading I'm interested to how they compare in terms of career prospects, compensation, work-life balance, interest,...
24 Oct 2022
I am trying to gauge the prestige of the large investment banks in Canada, specifically in Toronto. Can anyone provide a list of the big firms in Canada and an American equivalent? (ie. RBC = JPM). I have a better understanding of US banks. In Canada I'm having a hard time differentiating the big 6.
23 Jul 2022
Hi fellow monkeys, Wondering if there are people in London who are familiar with London's MM investment banking advisors. How would firms like Jefferies, WB, Raymond James, Stifel, Rothschild and other MM advisors exactly be ranked among one another?
12 May 2022
I am at the final round for the Acquision analyst at Starwood. I have a questions regarding: 1. How is the Comp look like for REPE such as BX, SW, Carlyle etc.. (Analyst, Associate, VP, Director, MD) 2. Is starwood highly regarded in the industry? I know Starwood is really good but how about...
28 Nov 2021
Excuse my title, no idea how to change it. Tier 1: Jefferies, HL RX, RBC Tier 2: William Blair, Rothschild, Baird, Harris William, Oppenheimer, HL, Wells Fargo, FT Partners Tier 3: Truist, Lincoln, MacCap, Cowen, Piper Sandler Tier 4: USA, TD Securities, Stifel, Stephens, Nomura, Raymond James,...
08 Oct 2020
Please read with sarcasm Having seen the uptick in the number of ranking posts on WSO, I thought it would be useful to rank the different types of rankings that we see here in terms of their usefulness. Tier 1 - Ranking BB's and EB's Together * This has to be by far the most useful ranking. It...
30 Apr 2020
我很快就会去研究生院和思考about whether dating younger women (aka undergrads or fresh grads) makes sense. There's also the "power couple" option of finding more established women around my age in my cohort. Younger people generally don't have as much money or work experience....
10 Feb 2020
Hi everyone, Trying to gauge BAML's best groups in London. Anyone have any idea's on their top 3 groups? Thanks
02 Jun 2019
Hello fellow Finance Professionals - This year Ivy Exec is launching our very first 'Best Investment Banks to Work for' rankings. If you have worked (past or present) at an Investment Bank, this is your chance to share your honest opinion (confidentially of course). Your insights matter to us, and...
06 Jul 2016
PEI just uploaded a new ranking of the largest private equity firms, measured by AUM raised in the last 5 years - thoughts? https://www.privateequityinternational.com/PEI/PE…
27 May 2016
Hi all, New to the forum here. Just had an interview with Chicago Trading Company for an internship that went well. Was hoping for an opinion on them? I know they're market makers and I think options trading sounds like fun. I want to know how their reputation stacks against Jane Street, Optiver,...
15 Oct 2015
Hello. If you were to rank the following courses in terms of probability of breaking into IBD assuming all other factors being equal (like what you would do when ranking American schools and/or grouping them into Targets, Semi-Targets and Non-targets), what order would you place them in? -Oxford...
17 Sep 2014
Hello everyone! I'm new here and after doing some research, I am wondering which of the following undergrad schools would be better for job prospects (particularly front office positions at BB firms)? I know that they're probably not considered targets however I don't know which are considered...
07 Aug 2014
Thoughts from everyone? The one that stands out to me is Ross being placed above Fuqua and Yale SOM... 2014 U.S. News & World Report MBA Ranking 2014 Rank & School Index Score 2013 Rank 2013 Index Score Ranking Change 1. Harvard Business School 100 1 100 -– 1. Stanford GSB 100 1 100 -– 1. UPenn...
11 Mar 2014
Morning monkeys, Like many of you on WSO, I'm studying for yet another CFA exam (level 2, yay?) and as I'm shaking off the cobwebs in my brain I find myself wondering: is this the best designation? The answer is simple: no. But that's simply because there is no "best" designation, but there are...
02 Mar 2013
would it be: 1. KKR 2. BX 3. Carlyle? also what constitutes a mega fund these days?
04 Jul 2013
我一直幸运地从三个得到提供the above, and I'm interviewing with the other two (all for summer analyst roles in IB; don't know which groups, but assume industry coverage). Could you please rank them in order of best to worst, if my end goal is BB IBD (in NY/HK/Singapore in...
01 Feb 2013
http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/rankings/indi… Not that anyone really cares but... JP is still first, GS drops to third, and Blackstone back to second
06 Sep 2012
Does anyone know if employeers ask how you were ranked at your previous job? Is that common at all / would they ask for proof? I know they might use it within an company if you are trying switch groups, etc. but how common is it for a potential employeer to ask this type of questions? Thanks
09 Feb 2012
I've been getting a lot of mixed answers on this topic. Are PE associates ranked like analysts at ibanks when it comes bonus time? Or is it a guaranteed comp structure?
31 Dec 2011
Why not start the new year on a good note? The USA has re-taken the top spot in the 30th annual Quality of Life Index produced by International Living magazine, after falling as low as #13 during the Bush administration. A strong, relatively stable economy, solid infrastructure, and the convenience...
03 Jan 2011
First column is academics, second is hot females Here's my top 10 ranked: 1. UCLA 9 9 = 9 2. Duke 10 7 = 8.5 2. USC 8 9 = 8.5 4. UFlorida 6 10 = 8 4. UMich 9 7 = 8 4. Vanderbilt 9 7 = 8 7. UT-Austin 7 8 = 7.5 7. Stanford 10 5 = 7.5 9. OSU 7 7 = 7 9. UWash 7 7 = 7 Agree? Honorable Mentions: UIllinois...
10 Sep 2011
1) Williams College 2) Princeton University 3) West Point 4) Amherst College 5) Stanford University http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/ Thoughts?
03 Aug 2011
Hi, To the consultants who are already in the industry, does anyone know how each of the MBBs rank by practice area (either industry-wise or function-wise)? In other words, which practice areas is each of the MBB best known for? (eg. M's strongest practice areas are industries ABC. B's strongest...
16 Jul 2011
Interesting ranking from one of my favorite business/finance sites, businessinsider. Overall, pretty solid ranking of the big players in finance today. http://www.businessinsider.com/clusterstock50
26 May 2011
Top 15 Below ($mm - Five-year fundraising total): 1 TPG Capital $50,553.20 2 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area $47,224.00 3 The Carlyle Group $40,540.94 4 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts $40,215.90 5 The Blackstone Group $36,418.68 6 Apollo Global Management $33,813.00 7 Bain Capital $29,402.69 8 CVC...
04 May 2011
If you had to do a ranking of corporate and investment banks outside of the BB spectrum, what would that be?
27 Mar 2011
Everyone knows about how good at placements targets are - how about these non-targets? Give seperate ratings for S&T/IBD/ and HF and P/E if applicable (I doubt this) Baruch Macaulay University of Maryland Smith (Does the Senbet Fund make a difference?) Carnegie Mellon - Tepper Carnegie Mellon -...
22 Mar 2011
Hi, I am looking for classification of colleges (besides MIT & Princeton) that offer MFin courses. Is it true that any other college except the two (i.e. MIT & P'ton) comes a very distant third? Would really appreciate if a ranking can be provided. About me : 23years old, male, from India, MBA...
09 Feb 2011
I was talking to someone, and he told me that IBanks will rank their associates, and whoever are the lowest in the ranking for a period of time will get kicked out. What criteria do management use to determine the ranking of these associates? Thanks
31 Jan 2011
Had a conversation with am institutional municipal bond salesman from a regional bank today. When a salesman says something like "We're #3 or #4 in munies and #10 or so in agencies," what kind of metric is the ranking he is speaking above measured against?
10 Jan 2011
大家好,在所有主要的大多数人都知道BB IBs, analyst and associate are ranked between A to C each year, A being the best. The ranking you get will ultimately affects the bonus you get. I am just wondering how important is such ranking in terms of getting interviews with PE and HF. Does...
14 May 2010
Villanova MSF DePaul MSF Johns Hopkins MSF Duke MMS I graduated from UMich last May with a BA in Econ. Haven't been able to get a job since, no relevant work exp. Really considering these programs to try and get into investment banking analyst roles, but after essentially wasting a year, need to...
13 Feb 2010
Hi all, What's the newest ranking of the IBs in terms of prestige? I am guessing it's going to be: GS MS JPM CS CITI DB UBS Barclays ... Am I right? Let's make a list... How about ranking of IBs in terms of prestige in trading? I guess that's: GS CS DB UBS ... Am I right? How about the ranking of...
30 Aug 2009
Interesting Ranking/Methodology based on success of students: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/94/colleges-09_A… Rank Name State Cost Freshman Class Size 1 United States Military Academy NY 0 1,263 2 Princeton University NJ 49,830 1,243 3 California Institute of Technology CA 48,990 236 4 Williams...
06 Aug 2009
这里是汤森路透最新排行榜:http://thomsonreuters.com/business_units/financia… Question: What internal factors determine how good each bank is in each of DCM, ECM, and M&A? For example, if Bank A is ranked #1 in ECM, is it because the heads at the bank are the most effective...
09 May 2009
Hey everyone. I'm going to be applying for a summer internship at an MBB and we're given three choices to rank our office preferences. Does anyone know how this works? Do they send your application to the three offices or only to the first? I speak Japanese and have work experience related to Japan,...
14 Nov 2008
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