+1 Medical leave 1 month into IB job 2 17h
+8 IBD exit is non-existent in Hong Kong 3 20h
+6 MS and HSBC HK 5 1w
+21 Bocconi or ESCP MIM (as a French student) 17 1w
+4 APAC 2025 SA 2 1w
+14 True that IB pays more in HK than SG? 8 1w
0 1st yr DCM analyst advice 2 3w
+11 How bad are things at Hong Kong? 9 4w
0 Delete 3 1mo
+2 Chance me for H/S - current MBB first-year 4 1mo
+72 MD Salary is lower than most people think 71 2mo
+6 Investment Banking Exits in Hong Kong - Is it a desert out there? 2 2mo
+159 IBD exit doesn't exist in HK 67 2mo
+8 Rothschild HK 5 2mo
0 Comprador Hong Kong - Summer analyst (ex-Blackstone) 1 2mo
+15 DCM > S&T 2 2mo
+7 Q&A : Investment Banking Analyst at Top 3 US BB - Singapore 13 2mo
+6 UBS IBD Office Location Lateral 4 2mo
+2 GS Summer Associate - Superday 4 2mo
0 HK Deal flow 2024 2 2mo
+7 BB IB vs Buyside Offer in Southeast Asia 8 3mo
+32 Q&A - Investment Counselor at an Bulge Bracket Bank 24 3mo
+11 Scott Shleifer Exited from Tiger Global 2 3mo
0 Citi HK vs. lateraling into EB U.S. 1 3mo
+14 How is Tokyo doing? 14 3mo
0 —undefined 1 3mo
+148 Q&A: HK IBD 198 3mo
+132 What you need to know about IBD in Asia 78 4mo
+9 How Essential is Mandarin for BB IBD Jobs in Hong Kong, as an expatriate? 4 4mo
+5 HK/SG 2024 SA Timeline 3 4mo
+9 Language requirements for Hong Kong investment banking 9 4mo
+3 Hong Kong investment banking 5 4mo
+27 Greenhill PCA or BofA IBD Generalist in HK 13 4mo
+3 Is IB different in London or HK compared to NYC, and if so, how? 2 4mo
+20 Need advice on BofA Hong Kong vs UBS London, thx in advance! 8 5mo
+3 Houlihan Lokey Interview Questions? 7 5mo
+11 Does knowing IFRS too well hurt your chances with US-based IB roles? 3 5mo
+13 Did I fuck up with mu CUHK program choice 4 5mo
+6 Offer Selection: IBD Summer or CB Fulltime (both BB HK office) 1 5mo
+15 Big4 Auditor in Hong Kong Interested in IB | Thoughts on Foreign CPA (HKICPA) Relevance? 5 5mo
+9 Jefferies HK SPD 7 5mo
+44 Singapore - Top Banks and Groups 22 6mo
+6 Microsoft Finance VS Goldman Sachs IBD Hong Kong 4 6mo
+6 Big 4 M&A/CF/Valuation or Regional IB 1 7mo
+9 London IB/PE Off Cycle and Grad Recruit 6 7mo
+19 Anyone Interested in IB or PE recruiting (HK&LDN)? Happy to answer and discuss! 33 7mo
+9 Investment Banking in Dubai 3 7mo
+8 Bloomberg: Credit Suisse topples UBS 1 8mo
+9 On a Scale of 1 to 10, how fucked is China & APAC 4 8mo
0 HK Renewables/Cleantech 1 9mo
0 BNP Paribas Hong Kong M&A 3 9mo
+9 IB Outside the Large Financial Districts 2 9mo
+3 HK SA 2024 2 9mo
+10 How is FIG/Fintech in Asia? (deals worked on, cap markets vs M&A, exit ops etc.) 6 10mo
+8 Best IB groups in Hong Kong 3 10mo
+9 Transfer to a U.S. undergrad vs MBA 0 11mo
+720 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 167 11mo
+5 HSBC HK IBD SA Return Rate 3 11mo
+3 Group placement in Hong Kong 1 1y
+1 HELP - Quant Trading Final Round 5 1y
+9 ChatGPT is Based 3 1y
+339 GS Layoffs hit NY 179 1y
+13 IB in NYC or London better as an intl? 1 1y
+3 Delete 1 1y
+11 CS...now is it '08 all over again ? 8 1y
+3 JPM Winning Women 2023 (APAC) 1 1y
+59 Too old to intern at 27 year old? 19 1y
+3 JPM laysoff - Hong Kong and Singapore 1 1y
+9 Transitioning to MM Boutique from Management Consulting? 1 1y
+8 HSBC HK IBD Teams 11 1y
+30 High Finance Outside of US 28 1y
+3 Exploring Hong Kong for Career 2 1y
+3 Barclays Hong Kong deal flow 1 1y
+12 Credit Suisse IBCM in Hong Kong 2023 - any information appreciated 1 1y
+8 HELP! Incoming Qatalyst Intern Misspells Name 6 1y
+3 Analyst 1 Pay in Hong Kong 3 1y
+3 Investment Banking M&A Analyst 0 1y
+63 What to do with life after IB? 28 1y
+6 APAC Bonus Megathread 2 1y
+4 How hard is it to make the relocation from HK to NYC/LDN 9 1y
+10 DB IBD vs HSBC IBD Hong Kong Summer Analyst 4 1y
+3 Can you transfer to an international office when working in public finance at a BB bank? 1 1y
+1,273 Some Observations from an MD 142 1y
+181 Banking and Business Development 33 1y
0 Citi Early ID Program 2022 - APAC 2 1y
+4 CGPA < 3.5, am I screwed? 7 1y
+25 Why Morgan Stanley Interview Question 21 1y
+28 Goldman Sachs Final Round Interview IBD SA London office 39 1y
+36 Urgent Help Needed: Tier-1 IBD or Bloomberg in China 31 1y
0 Help me find what to do after graduating from a Japanese college 3 1y
+24 Would starting IB in Hong Kong be perfect for Canadians? 8 1y
0 Need help in deciding internship after Freshmen Year 1 1y
+8 Del 15 1y
+41 Does speaking Mandarin as a mixed/non-Chinese person help with recruiting? 13 1y
+25 SUNY - Do I have a chance? 13 1y
+1 MS APAC SA 2023 8 1y
0 BofA or JPM IBD for Summer? 2 1y
+4 Credit Suisse Vs Bank Of America 9 1y
+9 Pivoting from DCM to M&A internships (APAC) 1 1y
+40 Oxbridge 19 1y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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