+231 SA 2025 Megathread 703 4h
+134 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada 406 4h
+57 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 49 6h
+86 How to stop feeling like shit for not making it in IB? 39 6h
+31 Got RBC offer but I have cold feet accepting. 37 9h
+4 RBC Toronto Superday 2 9h
+3 FT Partners SA 2025 Recruiting 5 16h
+9 Infor Financial Group Toronto 6 21h
0 stepstone 3 1d
+4 Accelerate GS w CIBC/ TD? Opinion needed 1 1d
+1 Lateraling after 6 months 1 1d
+5 Is agentis capital really that bad? 37 1d
0 Is IB still going to be a good career in 6 years 4 2d
0 Compensation Details 1 2d
+6 Thoughts on Canaccord Genuity 2024 3 2d
0 Any idea what BB or EB in Canada are good for Canadian undergrads. 1 3d
+7 RJ Toronto Winter 2025 7 3d
+3 stepstone 4 3d
+13 Global Hotspots: Key Regions Driving Investment Banking Growth 2 3d
0 Hiring a SA on <1 month notice??? 4 4d
+35 Highest Paid Bankers in Toronto? 51 4d
+59 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 15 4d
+3 Canadian Tax System 4 4d
+1 Information into Canaccord Genuity (Boston Office) 3 4d
+21 JP Morgan Investment Banking Analyst Diversified Toronto CA 73 4d
+23 Scotiabank P&U and CIR 130 5d
+7 Canada Capital Gains Tax Increases 7 5d
+8 Toronto IB Comp 2023 21 5d
+15 Canadian Target vs Full-Ride 45 6d
+14 Semitarget Major Relevance? 1 6d
+157 2024 UK Investment Banking Tier List 95 6d
+8 Toronto B5 Comp 16 6d
+30 BMO vs. TD vs. RBC, who is best-positioned right now 29 6d
+13 Toronto B5/B6 IB β€” Is It Over? 6 1w
+4 GPA Cutoff for Canadian IB 19 1w
+10 Preparation for Corp Banking Interview 3 1w
0 JLL Capital Markets Toronto team 1 1w
+26 TD Rise in League Tables 12 1w
0 Wells Fargo Toronto 1 1w
+13 Is RBC Now A BB? (Also Why Do Australian Banks Not Do As Well As RBC/BMO/TD Cowen?) 18 1w
+7 Best boutiques in Toronto to lateral to B5 20 1w
+7 Is Exiting To US Buyside Doable From Toronto Big 5? 11 1w
+45 Evercore SA 2025 278 1w
+10 Canadian Target (70k debt) VS Non-Target (full-tuition scholarship) 16 1w
+49 Desjardins lol 25 1w
+4 Accelerating Big 5 SA Interviews 1 1w
0 CIBC Mining Associate 1 1w
+8 Calgary IB? 8 1w
+1 Fall IB Internships for Canadians 17 2w
+7 Mining in London - Best Groups? 8 2w
+6 What is the state of Investment Banking in Calgary Alberta in 2023? 8 2w
0 New JPM IB office in Toronto?? 2 2w
+9 ABL to DCM, LAF, Coverage, etc… 1 2w
+23 Lazard Toronto - Closing Shop? 10 2w
0 Mcgill finance vs UdeM Law 1 2w
+16 Gravitas Securities Closes Shop? 13 2w
+3 TD Bridging SA 2025 5 2w
+11 Accounting Knowledge in Banking/IB 3 3w
+64 Help - An2 Layoff - Game Plan? 31 3w
+11 Roll-Up Investments 3 3w
+9 Del 14 3w
+11 Return to ECM in order to lateral into industry, or return via BS? 4 3w
+7 Jefferies - IB London Office 5 3w
0 2025 SA 2 3w
+18 Stand or Sit during interview 8 3w
+11 Corporate Banking (IB) Canada Compensation 2021 All Levels 6 3w
+9 Toronto Corporate Banking Associate Compensation 28 3w
+9 Buy-Side Mining Internship 2 3w
+12 Is ECM a dying business (especially in EMEA)? 2 3w
0 Consulting SA --> IB Full Time 1 3w
0 BMO Diversity SA 2025 2 3w
+163 IB in Canada: What’s the point? 98 3w
0 Sign on Bonus Tax 1 3w
+3 Toronto IB SA Off-Cycle 8 4w
0 BMO Vancouver SA 2025 Offers 1 4w
+9 Energy IB Interviews 5 4w
+7 25 SA IB recruiting timeline Big Five - after first round 7 4w
0 Summer IB Canaccord TRT 1 1mo
+17 Corporate Banking Canada 37 1mo
+24 NIBC Investment Banking Competition Final Round - Worth it? 7 1mo
+22 Internal move from ECM to Coverage as an Associate? 4 1mo
+38 U.S. Based Mining IB Teams? 11 1mo
+43 Working as an investment banking M&A anal-yst at a sweatshop is paradise 14 1mo
0 London Summer / Full Time Analyst Postings Timeline 2 1mo
+5 Stifel Canada 13 1mo
+111 Infra IB - Agentis Capital? 162 1mo
+3 Insights into AN1 comp at Big 5/6 2 1mo
0 SA 24 Toronto Housing 2 1mo
0 It's Time Prospects Hear About The Fall From Grace of EVR/M&CO 5 1mo
+7 Desjardins Capital Markets 22 1mo
+21 Best online IB prep course 8 1mo
+10 VP Comp Benchmarks 6 1mo
+2 Thoughts on Left Lane Associates? 14 1mo
+4 Desjardins / Corporate Banking - Toronto 11 1mo
+5 Views on Bloom Burton & Co? 6 1mo
+22 CIBC Calgary - Energy, Infra, Transition 27 1mo
+4 Thoughts on Crosbie & Co ? 4 1mo
+230 BMO Mining fallout 178 1mo
+4 Dcm/levfin rbc 12 1mo
+11 Toronto Big 6 SA Recruitment Question β€” Captains 13 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (22) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (250) $85
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