investment

Hi all,

I am currently in a position where I am choosing from some offers, and I would like some advice from the community to help me decide which one would be the best to choose.

The first offer is for an analyst position at a PE Fund of Funds that has over $18 billion AUM and seems to be well-established within the fund of funds space.

The second place is a fairly newly established investment firm that focuses on the acquisition and rehabilitation of non-performing mortgages, and my position there would be as a "Sales and Trading Analyst" within the group. I am not too sure about what I would be doing here, but I was told it would be fairly quant. focused.

The third place is for a corporate banking analyst position in one of the large cap banks (think JPM, Citi, etc.).

Hi all,

I'm currently a student from a nontarget school who is interning with Mercer Investment Consulting as an Analyst. I'm wondering how good this company is, in terms of setting me up for landing Investment Banking/Asset Management interviews/jobs for future internships or possibly fulltime career.

Yes I know that everything else (e.g. marks, extracurricular, etc) matters. But keeping everything else constant, would this experience be just as beneficial/valuable as a typical front-office internship? The reason I ask is because I can mostly only find feedback on Mercer HR Consulting or Olivia Wyman, but not much on their investment consulting practises. Please advise.

Thanks alot!

Has anyone interviewed for or worked in GE's Investment Analyst Program (IAP)? I have a phone interview with them tomorrow. I'm curious to know what the program is like specifically, the culture of GE, opinions of the program, etc.

Thanks!

Does getting an MSc in Finance immediately following undergrad hurt your chances at a top MBA ~5 years down the road?

I will be graduating after 3 years and would like to learn more about finance before I enter the job market. I'm considering applying to the top MSc programs (LSE, Oxford, Cass) to increase my understanding of finance, cure an itch to get out of middle America (currently a senior at ~100 ranked non-target), and to hopefully increase job prospects.

Also, a secondary question: what are my chances at these top programs?

GPA: 3.95
ECs: Pres of the largest student organization on campus, some tutoring, etc..
Awards: Named 1 of top 5 finance majors in the business college, National Merit, etc..
Recs: Two really good recs. One from head of Finance division and the other from an Econ prof.
GMAT: Haven't taken it yet but 700+ shouldn't be an issue. They're not directly equivalent but I managed a 33 ACT and 1440 SAT with no preparation.

If you have 10 million to invest in a company, which financial statement (balance sheet, statement of cash flows, income statement) would you look at to get info on the company and what specific pieces of data?

Thanks.

Lehman filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, and by late Tuesday had sold its North American investment banking and trading operations to Barclays, Britain's third-largest bank, for the bargain price of $250 million.

http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/16092008/2/biz-finance-british-bank-b...