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Investment banks trimming at the top

The majority of hiring in most investment banking divisions is currently for associate-level candidates. This is a... ...

RBS to cut hundreds of US jobs ahead of new Fed rules

RBS to cut hundreds of U.S. jobs as its mortgage-trading business will shrink by two-thirds. ...

Barclays to cut 7,000 jobs by 2016

Barclays to cut 7,000 jobs at its investment bank to revive profit. ...

A valued experience

Geoffrey Choi Cheuk-lin, a final-year student majoring in international business and Chinese enterprise at Chinese University, already has a job offer from an investment bank, but was fascinated by the forum's Shadow a CEO Programme, writes Wong Yat-hei. ...

No permanent fix

Investment banks remain very cautious about increasing permanent headcount in IT and operations, with most hiring being for replacement, says Christopher Aukland. ...

Who dares wins

Spencer Ogden chairman Sir Peter Ogden proves the will to succeed trumps all, writes John Cremer. ...

Tide may be turning against employers in dismissal cases

Hong Kong has traditionally been viewed as having relatively “employer friendly” labour laws, writes Kathleen Healy. ...

Mixed fortunes

Recruitment is up as confidence returns to most banking sectors, but some segments still slow, reports Darius Musni. ...

Nomura hires six senior bankers for its US arm

Hiring of Stephen Roti, Anthony Viscardi, Christopher Baldwin, Timothy Wilding, Daniel Rodrigues and Arthur Rubin is part of efforts to expand its investment bank in the Americas, where headcount has doubled between March of 2008 and March of this year, to about 2,300 people ...

Traders' secrets

Citi and Fidelity experts open up on trading careers, writes John Cremer. ...