Ashmore vs Nomura London
Would you pick Ashmore Group Equity Research or Nomura Investment Banking? From first impressions the Ashmore role looks more interesting...
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, the decision between Ashmore Group Equity Research and Nomura Investment Banking in London depends on your career goals and interests:
Ashmore Group Equity Research:
Nomura Investment Banking:
If the Ashmore role genuinely excites you and aligns with your long-term goals, it could be the better choice. However, if you're looking for a more traditional finance career path with diverse exit options, Nomura Investment Banking might be the way to go.
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It depends entirely on what you want to do with your career. If you think you find Equity Research more interesting, you should do that. If you want to be an Investment Banker, choose that.
If you have no idea, I strongly encourage you to do more research to understand what you want. Admittedly, that's hard to do without actually working in the roles, but that's also part of life and you're always going to be making decisions with imperfect data.
Put a gun to my head I'd say IB offers a bit more optionality, but (working in IB myself) I'm not sure of Ashmore's reputation. I haven't come across them, but IF they're truly a top tier ER institution (and I have no idea but haven't come across them myself), I'm then more interested in that role.
May I ask why you prefer ER than IB?
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