Daryl Swarts joined Focus Strategies in 2007. He has more than 30 years experience in providing investment banking services to private middle market companies. Daryl’s background includes extensive experience in merger and acquisition work, private placements of debt and equity, obtaining financing for leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations and other general…
If you want to work in sales and trading, you’ll need to be interested in buying and selling. Sales and trading roles in investment banks are all about markets (and are also known as ‘markets’ jobs with investment banks). They are where trillions of dollars worth of shares, bonds, commodities, derivatives, foreign exchange and commodities, are bought and sold…
Our Health Care Services team, located in both the U.S. and Europe, offers objective advice to health care provider businesses as well as companies that provide pharmacy, medical distribution, managed care and other outsourced services. We provide advisory and underwriting services to market leaders across the health care services continuum and to premier health…
While you’ve learned all about working in Dubai and other parts of the Middle East from previous interviews, we haven’t focused on recruiting much – until now. The interviewee you’re about to hear from went from spotty A-Level performance and low first-year university grades to multiple bulge bracket offers. And if you think that’s impressive, you’ll also learn…
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On the whole, a career in investment banking is more competitive, tends to pay more and is seen as more glamorous than a career in commercial banking. Investment banks tend to be more selective of their candidates and demanding of their employees, many of whom are high-level analysts. That said, each path can result in a rewarding, long-lasting and high-earning…
Making the right investment decision and implementing the optimal risk management solution have become critical daily challenges for all of us. These challenges are made even more difficult by the increasing interdependence between markets across geographic regions, asset classes and products. Within Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, Global…
Image source: Getty Images. Foreign banks are taking a bath. Shares of Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group , and Royal Bank of Scotland are plummeting, down 23%, 17%, and 15%, respectively, as of 10:55 a.m. ET. The rout in foreign financials is primarily due to Brexit, and the reshuffling of investor expectations following the U.K. s unexpected vote to leave the European…
If you hear these words in a conversation, it likely concerns investment banking. Countless people from various faculties strive to begin their career in investment banking, with the primary intention of earning enormous sums of money at a young age and leading a glorious life. However, prospective bankers seldom know what investment banking is really like. The…
[ Updated: 2:40 pm PT ] Not that long ago, biotech executives weren’t sure who to call on Wall Street, or whether anyone would answer the phone. In late 2008 and early 2009, nobody could say for sure who would still be around in a couple years to supply capital to aspiring drugmakers. Partly inspired by all the recent election-year reflection, I decided to look…
A broken business model, a discarded piece of manufacturing equipment that still has 80% of its useful life, and a determined reader, pursuing expertise in restructuring. This is not just another industry or product group article. This is: The Restructuring Zone. Normally, restructuring investment banking is known as a standalone group – but every now and then…
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The Global Economic Crisis, The Great Depression of the XXI Century. Preface By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, July 08, 2014 8 May 2010 Theme: Global Economy, Poverty Social Inequality The following text is an excerpt of the Preface of The Global Economic Crisis. The Great Depression of the XXI Century, Montreal, Global Research, 2010. In all major…
Global teams with a wide variety of specialized skills support our business. They provide information and strategic thinking to the Management Committee, help to ensure the growth and day-to-day functioning of our business and advance the well-being of our shareholders, clients and employees. From global institutions to hedge funds, investors come to Morgan Stanley…
Bali is an island and province of Indonesia. The province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. It is located at the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. Its capital of Denpasar is located at the southern part of the island…
‘Front office’ compensation down 1%, up-front payouts increase Junior banker pay said to increase, managing directors suffer Barclays Plc cut the bonus pool for its investment bankers for a third year, while increasing the amount of the rewards it pays up-front. Incentive awards for “front-office” staff fell about 1 percent to 875 million pounds ($1.1 billion)…
From mastering financial modeling to acing job interviews, this training will prepare you to take the investment banking industry by storm. With 99 top-caliber courses, 500 plus hours of video, personalized certifications, and lifetime access to it all, you can learn the basics and continue to evolve your skills over time. It s no secret that Wall Street s where…
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Welcome to the 2016 Banking & Financial Services Salary Guide which provides salary ranges for professionals in Hong Kong within Asset Management, Operations, Hedge Fund & Private Equity, Investment Banking & Capital Markets and Private Banking. Asset Management Salary Ranges There is significant growth potential within Asia’s asset management…
Marlin & Associates is an international investment bank and corporate advisory firm based in New York City, with offices in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Toronto. Every CEO and Board of Directors has a vision. Our job is to help them realize that vision, achieve their objectives and build enduring value in the process. For more than 14 years, we…
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I’ve gotten requests to cover dozens of different topics – some of which are easy to find information on, and others that require Jack Bauer-style interrogation techniques to find clues. In the latter category is Structured Finance – look around online and you’ll find dozens of different definitions and contradictory descriptions of what it is and what you do…
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One question I’ve been getting lately is, “What do you actually do in XYZ group at a bank?” And since everyone still wants to be in Mergers & Acquisitions, “M&A” is the most commonly requested group. I had assumed that if you found a site like this, you would just naturally know what you do in each group. But I was wrong – because I keep getting…
Joining BNP Paribas in Canada means you will become part of one of the strongest banks in the world with one of the largest international networks. With a presence in close to 74 countries and nearly 192, 419 employees, BNP Paribas holds key positions in three core businesses: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking . Headquartered…
Singapore (Listeni/ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/), officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the worlds only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with…
Most people don t realize it, but the modern economy is a vast global network. Many of the products that you use are obviously made in other parts of the world, but what s less obvious is that the money you deposit and withdraw also travels across the world. When you deposit and withdraw money from an ATM, it goes to and from your local bank. However, you then…
