The 20 Highest-Paid Bank CEOs In North America
Wall Street CEOs receive some of the top pay packages in the corporate world. After all, they do shoulder the responsibility for the entire firm.However, there are some who bring in more cash than...
View ArticleThe Banker Behind Goldman Sachs Elevator Spills On Secrecy, Ethics, And How...
There was an audible cringe on Wall Street when Goldman Sachs Elevator (@gselevator, GSE) started Tweeting. It may have even been louder than the laughter.The humorous Twitter account launched back in...
View ArticleANALYST CONFESSES: I Always Have Terrible Timing On My Calls
Willingness to admit that you have been wrong is undoubtedly an admirable quality.Morgan Stanley's Head of U.S. Interest Rate Strategy, Matthew Hornbach, did just that in a recent note to clients after...
View Article11 Horror Stories About The Killer Exam That Wall Streeters Will Be Taking...
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam is this Saturday and test-takers are probably freaking out.The CFA, which has three levels, is considered to be the most difficult test on Wall Street with...
View ArticleCFA EXAM DAY HORROR STORY: A Test-Taker Takes The Tunnel To New Jersey When...
In honor of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam—the notoriously hard Wall Street test happening this Saturday—we've been sharing some of the best horror stories from test-takers. A commenter...
View ArticleFormer Banker Became Mentally Unstable After A Helicopter Crash And Spent...
A former banker, who became mentally unstable after surviving a helicopter crash, spent millions on two strangers and his financial adviser did nothing to stop it, the New York Post reports citing a...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Is Essentially Giving Up On A Business Wall Street Used To Love
We've heard the stories from the old timers (B.C. — Before Crisis). Back in the day trading bonds, currencies and commodities used to make money for Wall Street hand over fist.That was then, and this...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley CEO James Gorman's Daughter Drops An Album
This seems to be a popular trend amongst Wall Street's offspring...Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman's 17-year-old daughter Caroline is a also singer, DealBook's Susanne Craig reports. She's a member of...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Bankers At UBS Are Getting A Raise
After completely exing out their fixed income group, UBS finally has some good news for bankers. According to Bloomberg, those who survived the culling at Switzerland's biggest bank will get a...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs' Summer Intern Class Has Arrived [PHOTO]
It's that time of the year...The first group of Goldman Sachs U.S. interns arrived at the investment banking giant yesterday. You can see them at orientation in the photo below. Yesterday, Goldman...
View ArticleBloomberg's Tom Keene Explains The Sheer Brutality Of Wall Street's Hardest Exam
On Saturday, more than 145,000 people in finance will sit for the Chartered Financial Analyst Exam (CFA). They are likely terrified.The three-level test is known for its incredibly wide range of...
View ArticleThis Reuters Editorial Is The Most Stinging Indictment Of Wall Street Bankers...
Banker bashing as it was in 2008 and and 2009 has largely passed. Politicians don't refer to financiers as "fat cat banker," journalists aren't depicting banks as giant sea predators, and no one is...
View ArticleBatman Called Into A Company's Earnings Call To Get Them To Invest In A New...
Dealbreaker's Bess Levin unearthed this amazing gem from a company's earnings call transcript. An analyst named "Bruce Wayne" from Wayne Enterprises (a.k.a. Batman) called in to Archer Limited's first...
View Article7 Bars Where You Can Drink Your Sorrows Away After The CFA Exams
On Saturday over 145,000 financial professionals will take the hardest exam on Wall Street, the Chartered Financial Analyst exam.Many of them will fail. After the exam, almost all of them will think...
View Article23 Cringeworthy Quotes That Wall Streeters Probably Wish Were Never Made Public
No matter how many times embarrassing Wall Street emails, conversations, or tirades get made public, it never seems to stop. Even the most respected Wall Streeters can put their foot in their mouths...
View ArticleWall Street's Toughest Exam Was Cancelled In Istanbul Because Of Protests
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam was held this weekend.The CFA is viewed by many as the hardest test for financial professionals. It requires about five to six months of rigorous...
View Article15 Style Tips That Wall Street Interns Have To Know
It's that time of the year. Wall Street summer internships have begun. Congratulations on scoring the position. Now it's time make sure you impress your peers and superiors with an appropriate...
View ArticleWe Spent More Than $100 For Pancakes And French Toast At A Wall Street Power...
Sometimes, the only time to talk business is first thing in the morning, that's why the "power breakfast" is a time-honored tradition on Wall Street. And there are specific places where people do...
View ArticleTIMELINE: The Demise Of Investment Bank Gleacher
Beleaguered advisory boutique firm Gleacher & Co. shut down its investment banking business and hired a chief restructuring officer yesterday. The firm said in a release that it had hired...
View Article7 Reasons Why Wall Street Internships Are A Seriously Raw Deal
The banking summer analyst and associate season is nearly upon us. In a few weeks’ time the lucky few will be congregating in clusters on the streets of London and Manhattan and feeling – momentarily –...
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