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  • A Day in the Life of an Investment Research Associate

    Investment Research Associate (Major Mutual Fund Firm) 7:00 a.m.: Arrive at the office. 7:01: Read The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, paying particular attention to articles about the industry you follow. 7:30: Listen to morning call voice mails from sell-side analysts. (“Each sell-side firm has a morning...

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  • London City Recruitment Agencies

    The agencies below have been sourced from / recommended by a mix of recruitment websites, commentators and professionals operating in the City/financial services sector. * denotes those agencies that are NOT purely focused on ‘CITY’ recruiting alone, ie may also recruit into financial positions in industry....

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  • Rasmala and RBS launch Joint Equity Research for the Middle East

    Rasmala Investment Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland revealed today that they have reached an agreement to start equity research coverage on 50 to 60 of companies listed on various Middle Eastern stock markets. The lunch has been scheduled for April 2010. Middle Eastern companies...

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  • UBS Tops Institutional Investor’s 2010 European Equity-Research Poll

    UBS AG was voted Europe’s top brokerage for equity research for a 9th straight year in a poll for Institutional Investor magazine. Nomura Holdings, JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse Group tied for 2nd. A total of 28 analyst teams at Zurich-based UBS were voted among the...

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  • Investment Banking Internship Reading List

    Many invesment banks send their interns reading lists so that they can prepare for their internship. Here is what the reading list from a main bank looked like last year: BOOKS • Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures (Stuart R. Veale, New York Institute Of Finance) • Inside the Yield...

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  • Interview Advice

    The advice below is a wisdom compilation for equity research interviewees. Not a guarantee of success, but at least you will get a chance. 1) Seriousness about the job PASS: Sharp dressing, arrive in good time, firm handshake. Phone on silent mode. FAIL: Taking calls, checking your Blackberry....

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  • Swine Flu: Economic Implications

    The virus responsible for this outbreak of swine flu belongs to the type A, which comprises four main strains: H1N1, H1N2, H3N2 e H3N1. Most of the cases detected so far have been affected by the H1N1 type. H1N1 is the same strain that causes...

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  • Inflation/Deflation

    Over the next decade, the critical element in any investment portfolio will be the correct call regarding inflation or its antipode, deflation. Despite near term deflation risks, the overwhelming consensus view is that “sooner or later” inflation will inevitably return, probably with great momentum. This...

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  • Mean ignorant monkeys vs median jumping clowns

    Occasionally a bored business publication, goes to the zoo, rents a monkey and pits him or her against a mutual fund manager.  Lo and behold the monkey who doesn’t know a beta from a bunghole beats a significant majority of the active managers.  Barron’s should...

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  • Investment vs Speculation

    In this website we mainly deal with investment, but every now and then some speculation aspect comes up. They are two very different concepts and two different approaches to the financial markets, so even if they are often used interchangeably, it is important to be clear about...

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