It’s a little ironic that the UK has been so quick to bash its bankers when the financial services sector is such a prominent part of the country’s economy...
Are you a mid-level investment banker frustrated about your inability to get ahead? Are you also frustrated about your inability to live in London on less than £250k? Solve both problems at once: go and work for Nomura...
Multinational giants, such Google and Apple, should find it harder to cover their profits from tax from the next year, as G20 finance ministers meeting in Cairns this weekend welcomed progress towards finalising measures that will crack down on multinational tax avoidance and promised to wrap-up...
Chinese telecom device maker Huawei opened a new research and development organization in Southern France. Located at Sophia Antipolis, this new R&D unit currently has 20 engineers and it will add ten more engineers by the end of 2014...
Media have been opining and hyping Alibaba's USD21.8 billion IPO impact on the global Internet ecosystem and how the company plans to invest its new wealth. Unlike most IPOs, many early investors in Alibaba will have no lock-up period and they can sell their shares today...
You've already heard that Alibaba is going to be the largest IPO ever. What is IPO, though? For those who are still unsure, there's a very useful and detailed infographic compiled by NYSE...
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the first smartphones to have Activation Lock on as a default, which experts say will decrease smartphone theft rates. To you, your new iPhone 6 looks like a gleaming sheet of technological magic - but to a thief, it looks like a shiny, worthless brick...
If you want to get an idea of what pay is really possible in large, publicly listed hedge funds, it’s worth looking at the figures filed in small subsidiaries over the accounts unveiled by the investor relations department...
The QS World University rankings are out. In the British press, there’s excitement over the fact that four of the all-round top six universities are based in the UK...
Microsoft has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai named Microsoft Asia-Pacific Technology Limited, which will focus on the global research and development of the Microsoft cloud operating system...
The New York Film Festival boasts high-profile world premieres, much-anticipated US debuts as well as a slew of lesser-known works from the world's best filmmakers. The festival runs September 26th through October 12th and tickets are currently on sale. Here are the films worth your time. 1...
It’s been two days since the California Public Employees' Retirement System made headlines by announcing that it is pulling all the money it has invested in hedge funds. All $4 billion...
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared the death of the initial public offering, stating in an interview with Vox that companies are now delaying, and even foregoing altogether, going public much to his and the average investor with a retirement account’s chagrin...
With a fluctuating stock market and tough economy, no wonder people have decided to explore new unconventional investment opportunities, with wine being one of them. During the past decade, wine has become an increasingly popular investment commodity, with its own index...
On Thursday the European Central Bank detailed plans for altering the way the euro zone governors vote from next year, constraining smaller economies' potential influence in favor of big states, like Germany...
As we’ve noted before, HSBC’s foreign exchange traders seem to be among some of the best in the industry...
Today Scottish population began voting on in a referendum on whether the country should become independent or stay part of the United Kingdom...
If you’re looking for a banking job in Singapore or Hong Kong you may well be asking recruitment agencies in those cities to help you in your search...
There is a growing risk from 'exessive' financial market bets that could quickly disclose if investors get frightened by geopolitical tensions or a shift in U.S. interest rate policy, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday...
Microsoft announced plans to buy Minecraft, a building game that's basically the digital version of Legos, for $2.5 billion. Here's why Microsoft bought Minecraft: It's a good business deal, Microsoft is committed to gaming, and Minecraft is more than a game, it's almost a social network...
