+12 Engineer_to_Finance 1 6y
+13 Hiring Freezes in ER 1 6y
+23 Good investment? 23 6y
0 Equity Research (PT Assistant) vs Commercial bank full-time 4 6y
0 BB with best equity research in Asia? 4 6y
+19 Stocks in Trouble…and It’s Not Over 22 6y
0 Breaking Into Wall Street - Work experience required? 2 6y
+34 relevant internship for ER 11 6y
0 Asia Macro Strategy Presentation 3 6y
+30 What do equity research interns do? 14 6y
0 The Plague of Low Trading Volumes in 2012 2 6y
0 CITIC / CLSA merger comments (APAC-Related) 0 6y
+10 How to enter Equity Research after an MBA if you dont have relevant pre-MBA experience. 2 6y
0 When will be notified with interview result? 1 6y
+12 Chances at GS ER Singapore? 4 6y
+4 Starting job at Price Reporting Agency 2 6y
+27 Top MBA or straight to HF?? 4 6y
+4 Prestigious finance-related Internship for college freshmen in ASIA 0 6y
0 Before start working as a sellside research associate covering financial stocks in Asia 0 6y
+12 Chances of hearing back and making the cut 1 6y
+3 2019 Equity Research SA MegaThread for EMEA and APAC 1 6y
+129 I was in Equities Research for 10 years in Asia – Ask Me Anything 49 6y
+18 Need some career advice for undegrad junior without SA internship offers 5 6y
+21 Beginner Questions about Risk Free, Risk Premium and Beta 1 6y
+16 Easiest/Best Way to Follow Assigned Companies Without Expensive Software 1 6y
0 Singapore BB Equity Research RA Salary? 6 6y
0 Contrarian Valuation Insights and Questions Incorporating Bottom-up + Top-Down 2 6y
0 How do you find out about the footprints, strengths and weaknesses of a bank's research? 3 6y
0 Looking for a mentor in ER 2 6y
+6 GS GIR ART Program (ER) in Singapore 6 6y
+9 Delaying Graduation or Finishing school and finding Industrial Placement 1 6y
0 HK/China Importing US Monetary Policy 1 6y
0 How to save my career? Need help 0 6y
0 New Joint U.S.-Sino-Russo Ratings Agency: Universal Credit 4 6y
0 Industry Beta- 2004 Chinese Internet Industry 0 6y
+17 PLEASE HELP: GS GIR SA 2nd round interview 12 6y
+12 OIL CORRELATIONS & GLOBAL SELL OFF 2016?? 3 6y
+20 China ER: UBSS GTP vs. CICC Research 10 6y
+10 non performing loans figure in financial statements 1 6y
0 Equity Research in China 9 6y
0 Chinese airlines stock pitch. Is it a good industry to pitch? 1 6y
0 Valuation help/insight for a stock pitch 0 6y
0 Research vs Equity Sales offers 2 6y
+12 Facebook - What's Their Next Plan? 1 6y
+12 DCF/Comps Weights...how do justifiy subjective decison? 1 6y
+9 What companies in Mainland China and HK have equity research summer internships? 1 6y
0 Mining company to ER 3 6y
+15 Auditor > Equities Analyst 1 6y
0 I am looking for a mentor. 12 6y
+12 Economics Research vs Emerging Mkts Research vs Equity Research 1 6y
0 FactSet Research System Clientele 1 6y
+21 From IT to Equity Analyst 14 6y
+11 Career suggestion - Civil Engineering Major 2 6y
+11 Equity Research Intern 4 6y
0 equity trading research company in india 0 6y
+6 Hunting for live project opportunity 1 6y
+4 ETFs Vs Index Funds – Which Is The More Cost-Efficient Option? 1 6y
+12 Intensifying attention to Digital Verticals, Infosys to strengthen its Market Position! 1 6y
0 Equity Research in Tokyo 1 6y
0 Outsourcing Equity Research 10 6y
+16 Anyone heard of Drexel Hamilton??? Reputation on buy-side? 5 6y
0 Elliot & Associates Research Global Markets: Japan in technical recession 10 6y
0 Help me out please - Brand valuation interbrand method 1 6y
0 summer equity research internships in Tokyo 2 6y
0 A List of ER Shops 0 6y
0 Barclays Capital - Comment on reputation in Europe? 1 6y
+17 Job offers...but what team to join? 7 6y
0 Italy Bankrupt! 10 Yr Yield Rises Above 7.4%, Country Theoretically Unable to Fund Itself at These Levels, PM Resigns 2 6y
0 Setting Up Travel 1 6y
0 Forex market - Reasoning 4 6y
0 Entry Level Equity Research Associate Timeline 3 6y
+17 A couple questions regarding stock tickers 8 6y
0 MBA vs Equity Research at well known boutique 3 6y
0 From Big 4 Valuation to Equity Research in EU 2 6y
0 Real case of a valuation fraud from an expert. Some advice needed. 0 6y
+4 Cars valuation 1 6y
0 Capital/Depletion Allowance - Oil &Gas 0 6y
0 Forecast Goodwill for Blue Chip TMT company 3 6y
0 Data for analysis/research? Suggestions? 1 6y
0 Industry Primers - 2014/2015 - Trade? 3 6y
0 II results - thoughts? 0 6y
0 Is there an equivalent of Seeking Alpha for European equities? 0 6y
+15 Financial Institutions Primer 4 6y
+19 Should this oil & gas engineer get his CFA? 2 6y
+18 Masters in Economics Before Job? 13 6y
0 Institutional Investor Rankings Access 4 6y
0 Where to Find Historical Quarterly Figures Dissemination Dates? 1 6y
0 Will Equity Research regulation kill off the future? 0 6y
+29 Interview Question- What would happen to the world economy if US throws nuclear bombs at North Korea? 9 6y
+6 European Utilities- Primer please? 1 6y
+3 Best Equity Research Providers For Small Funds 1 6y
+13 How to find Bloomberg security codes for Bloomberg Excel Add-In? 2 6y
+12 Pay Cut for European ER Analysts 1 6y
+5 Entering Equity Research at this point in the cycle in Europe? A super dumb idea? 3 6y
+1 Outlook of Sell-Side Equity Research? 1 6y
+9 Is there a future for Global Research? (Fixed Income/ER/Macro?) 1 6y
+17 ER at Jefferies/Oppenheimer/Piper Jaffray or Equities at Schroders/Amundi/Janus Henderson 5 6y
+3 ER Interview HSBC 0 6y
0 Help needed from value investors 8 6y
+67 Raise: We don't say yes, we don't say no 29 6y

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