Does Nomura Securities, Nordea, Lloyds, and BNP Paribas recruit at US schools?

I am very interested in working abroad when I graduate for a foreign investment bank. Does anyone know if these firms recruit in the U.S.? if not, how would one go about getting hired there (or for their New York locations)?

 

BNP definitely does at NYU. Can't speak for the others specifically, but I know that Nomura has fairly robust US recruiting (at least by Nomura's standards). Lloyds and Nordea are doubtful.

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^Also check out RS Platou, DNB Markets, Danske Bank and Fondsfinans. I know they all have offices in New York and some of them do not post job openings, so sending an email can get you far.

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smalleights:
Nomura had been trying to aggressively build a US platform in the past 2 years, but I've heard they are scaling back a bit now.

BNP has always hired less in the US, especially for their IBD division, which I believe in much smaller than their S&T side.

You're too kind. Nomura has tried to build a US, and global, platform since the 90's. Emphasis on tried.

 
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jpmoranmonkeysachs:
I would have guessed that Nomura is gaining some ground because of senior Lehman folks.

You have to pay to retain talent. The majority of those seniors have gone after lock-ups expired and bonuses distrbuted, along with the junior hires as well.

To give you an idea, an IBD analyst coming from Lehman was making 2.5-3x that of the Nomura counterpart in 2008-9.

And it depends on how you define "gaining ground". Nomura has dreamed of being a big player for years but always lacked the conviction to see it through.

 
TheMasao:
jpmoranmonkeysachs:
I would have guessed that Nomura is gaining some ground because of senior Lehman folks.

You have to pay to retain talent. The majority of those seniors have gone after lock-ups expired and bonuses distrbuted, along with the junior hires as well.

To give you an idea, an IBD analyst coming from Lehman was making 2.5-3x that of the Nomura counterpart in 2008-9.

And it depends on how you define "gaining ground". Nomura has dreamed of being a big player for years but always lacked the conviction to see it through.

I agree. I think they really expected Glenn Schiffman to revamp their US division (in terms of culture and talent), but he jumped ship and Nomura sort of threw their hands in the air at that point.

 

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