+7 Hong Kong 2025 SA Mega Thread 25 1y
0 Alvarez & Marsal London - Exits? 1 1y
0 BNPP IBD Grad Programme 2025 1 1y
+4 HSBC HK IB Graduate program 4 1y
+18 Here is the GS Partner List 5 1y
+3 Anyone Heard of EC M&A? Thoughts on Culture, Deal Flow, Etc.? 2 1y
+9 Uni of Bath vs Uni of Sydney for Bachelors in Management/Commerce 2 1y
+75 CIB Credit Risk J.P. Morgan 91 1y
+13 IB to sell side equity research? 2 1y
+6 Ex-lawyers in senior IB positions? 3 1y
+18 What are my odds breaking into IB? 7 1y
+89 MD Salary is lower than most people think 84 1y
0 APAC Deutsche Bank - Investment Banking Off-Cycle 2025 4 1y
+28 SMU recruiting outlook? 11 1y
+6 Inspirational Career Switch Story 3 1y
+15 Post MBA recruiting difficulty compared to Undergrad? 9 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+14 London Biglaw vs. IB - Comparison 5 1y
+4 Negative Equity Value Per share 9 1y
+3 Prominent sectors in HK/SG IBD? 5 1y
+5 DB vs Barc 7 1y
0 Summer to Off Cycle? 2 1y
+9 Credit / Debt score - Background Checks & Eligibility 1 1y
0 Team Preference - GS APAC 1 1y
+12 International BB vs US MBB 5 1y
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+19 BB Credit Risk Superday – What to expect 6 1y
+230 Best/worst hours on the street? (Australia) 225 1y
0 Hong Kong to NYC SA-FT Transfer 1 1y
+31 Dc Advisory - do NOT go 12 1y
+6 UCL VS NUS 1 1y
+9 Deutsche IB (London) HV question meaning 4 1y
+6 MODS: Please PERMANENTLY IP BAN the spammer "desperateforhope" (fka "bradpitt", "Giveadvicepls") 2 1y
+3 Raine Group 2 2y
0 scope and opportunity in IB 1 2y
+3 China Focused Investing 5 2y
+12 Breaking into smaller boutiques 4 2y
+20 How bad are things at Hong Kong? 11 2y
+13 Does LevFin Pigeonhole you to Private Credit? 6 2y
+3 Turned down MM PE Return for IB 6 2y
+16 Exit Opps - Loans to goat farmers in Mongolia 4 2y
0 College Rankings - Division Edition 1 2y
0 HK Banking Superdays in NYC 2 2y
+5 Deutsche bank IB Situational Judgment Test 8 2y
0 Goldman Sachs SA 2025 Singapore 1 2y
0 Bank of Singapore SA 2025 thread 1 2y
+2 Is this really possible? 1 2y
+71 Non-nepo referrals getting discarded (mostly depressed rant) 56 2y
+1 State of Jefferies in 2024 and beyond 3 2y
+9 Does Goldman Sachs provide housing allowance or accomodations for Summer analyst in Hong Kong? 18 2y
+98 Q&A: Leaving IB After 5+ Years 51 2y
+21 Working at Bloomberg (no, not a troll post) 39 2y
+9 Thoughts on AIIB and other development banks? 1 2y
0 UBS' Performance 3 2y
+2 Educate an immigrant - Can't people get decked often in London? 5 2y
+3 How bad is my UBS inductive reasoning? 6 2y
+15 Cliched question on requirements 12 2y
0 Analyst doesn't like me - Impact on Summer Analyst interviews? 4 2y
+7 Visa sponsorship for non–EU universities in each EU country 1 2y
+15 Delete 6 2y
0 working internationally after first job out of college 1 2y
+6 Case Study IB Resource 1 2y
0 US Cities Rankings For Finance 3 2y
+7 LevFin Syndicate at BB or LevFin at MM? 7 2y
+347 US cities Ranking (compensation based) 118 2y
+1 HSBC Investment Banking Graduate Programme (Singapore) 4 2y
0 GS HK Groups 1 2y
+6 How technical are Hong Kong SA interviews? 3 2y
0 Challenger reputation 1 2y
+22 Best EB/BB/Big 4 bank for private credit exits in Australia? 17 2y
+9 Meeting Founder/CEO of MM Boutique IB 1 2y
+13 Downtime 6 2y
+10 Quant resume in HK IBD recruiting 3 2y
+54 . 15 2y
+512 Investment Banking in the UK - An Overview 354 2y
0 Does BB s&t recruit later than IBD? 3 2y
+10 APAC 2025 SA 6 2y
+43 Comprehensive list of IB analyst tasks 15 2y
+34 Amplify trading - Scam or real 32 2y
+162 IB in South Korea 38 2y
+737 Why I Hate Gen Z (Tips For Networking & Being an Analyst) 103 2y
+9 Non-Target, Low GPA, good experience, which firms to target for internships? 1 2y
0 Citi and deutsche SA in Hong Kong 1 2y
+7 How to manage CFA L1 while working full time in IB 1 2y
+18 SMBC Corporate Solutions Group 5 2y
+13 Application timeline dillema 2 2y
0 Right to disconnect - Australia 2 2y
0 OTPP HK New analyst program 3 2y
+9 Advice needed on career moves to break into IB from Defence Force 3 2y
+6 Financial research tools - public markets 3 2y
+16 From Hard Upbringings to Consulting and Now Eyeing IB: Seeking Guidance/Mentors 4 2y
+11 Internally Networking in BB as member from different team 2 2y
+3 Structured & specialty finance, and credit analyst roles at BofA 1 2y
+5 Activism & Defense 2 2y
+8 JPM Internal IB Mobility 1st Year Analyst 4 2y
+142 Reneging a BB offer 50 2y
0 Saint Andrews Msc 1 2y
+9 Yr 12 student here!! 4 2y
+174 CMV: IB is an elite career with no margin for error and is only for students from elite backgrounds 87 2y
+45 How Bank of America Ignores Its Own Rules Meant to Prevent Dangerous Workloads 11 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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