Best Banks for A2A?

Incoming SA26 and have spent some time realizing I want to pursue IB beyond the analyst years. I'm curious which banks tend to promote internally more than rely on MBA associates - more specifically BB & EBs

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Inaccurate with most current An2’s across all groups not getting the nod

 

false, RBC is moving towards a 3 year analyst program as indicated by hr

 

 BofA barely pays their associates 

A2A a joke because associates get paid like analysts 

 

Bro ur an incoming intern and u already think u want to stay? Just wait til ur actually on the desk you’ll prob change ur mind

 

Any EB, you better get paid if you stay as an associate in IB. Everyone who says otherwise is BSing or got dinged by top EBs

 

Best bank for getting the A2A promote? UBS. Everyone with a pulse that wants to stay get's the A2A because nobody wants to stay. Worst bank for a long-term career in banking? UBS. There is no deal flow, so good luck lateraling. All the good analysts at UBS either leave to the buyside or another bank, the only ones left to be A2A's are those that can't. 

 

The only analysts who go A2A nowadays at ubs are legitimately retarded 

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