+9 Any interest in a Sydney WSO Meetup? 7 6y
0 How to assess a bank's strongest group regionally? 0 6y
+10 Most useful majors for getting into IB? 2 6y
+2 Can I work in the US with a commerce degree from Australia? 4 6y
0 Advice for an Australian finance grad/IB hopeful 0 6y
+33 IB: Australia transferring to Abroad 12 6y
+3 Resource for writing cover letter? 1 6y
+12 Any chance to break into IB from CorpFin (Big 4) - Australia 1 6y
+9 Aussie international student WAM for bankign 1 6y
+38 Investment Banking Australia 45 6y
+153 I made it. So can you. Thanks WSO! 25 6y
+6 Top Australian Groups 1 6y
+13 Summer internship applications, experience and blacklists. 2 6y
+12 EMEA Summer Analyst Programme 2019 1 6y
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+9 Study or work! 1 6y
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+13 Sophomore Summer Internship A Downgrade From Freshman Summer? 1 6y
+16 *AUSTRALIA* IB 2020 SA Thread 5 6y
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0 IB Compensation outisde of the US 6 6y
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0 Nice Offices 5 6y
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+9 This Video Does A Good Job Of Describing What Investment Bankers Do for All You Aspiring Monkeys. 3 6y
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+12 Lateral from Structured Products 1 6y
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+12 Strategy Study Currencies High Accuracy 1 6y
+18 Which is a better choice? 8 6y
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+23 Investment Banking in Sydney, Australia 2 7y
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+103 The Sunlight Hurts My Eyes... 23 8y
+82 Investment Banking University Recruiting Report – 7 Key Takeaways 11 8y
+73 Q&A: Headhunter/Recruiter - M&A Investment Banking 27 8y
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0 Mortgage Backed Security Prices 5 13y
+29 The Dental Nightmare of Private Equity 14 13y
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+6 UVA v. Vanderbilt v. Georgetown (MBS) Transfer 5 14y
+22 Investment Banks and Too Big Too Fail: Bigger Than Before 11 14y
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+28 In the year 2050... 22 15y
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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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