08/23/2012

KPMG to cut hundreds of UK staff

A review into the scale of the cuts is ongoing and precise numbers have not been decided, but KPMG says it expects the roles at risk to total less than three per cent of its UK staff.

08/22/2012

Investment Banker To Exotic Dancer

I joined Lehman Brothers straight out of college in 2004. Although I didn't really know what I was getting into, a friend of mine worked for the firm, and there was a vacancy in fixed income support, so I tried out for it and lucked out.

08/22/2012

KPMG: Bankers face job losses and pay cuts

The report also warned neither banks nor regulators know what the industry will look like in the coming years as banks are squeezed between new rules, demands to lend more and the weak economy.

08/21/2012

Swip’s UK Growth fund manager departs

Swip announced on April 13 that it was restructuring its equity investment business and axing 23 roles, including Peter Cockburn’s job as head of UK equities.

08/21/2012

Barclays expands Singapore private banking team

Barclays today announced that it has set up an Independent Asset Managers team in Singapore, as it continues to capitalise on market opportunities in Asia, and further grow its private banking business in the region.

08/20/2012

Fridson Departs BNP Asset Manager, Revives FridsonVision

The credit strategist is reviving his FridsonVision debt- research brand and will announce a distribution of content through another organization, he said in the interview. Fridson led Merrill Lynch & Co.’s high-yield strategy group until he lef