FT start dates mega thread

I was wondering if anyone knows when the New York FT start dates are for different banks.

Bulges:
GS: July 13th
JPM: June 22nd or Mid-August
MS: June 22nd or 29th-Depending on accounting test performance.
CS: July 6th
UBS:
Citi: June 22nd
BAML:
DB: July 15 or 22 -Depending on accounting test performance.
BarCap: June 22nd
Wells: June 12th or July 10th depending on Accounting test performance.

Boutiques:

Lazard: June 15th
Evercore: June 22nd
Moelis: ~ July 19th
Qatalyst:
PJT:
Greenhill: June 22nd
Guggenheim: July 6th.
Jefferies: June 29th
Piper Jaffray: June 8th
Nomura:
Lincoln:
RW Baird:
HL:
Stifel:
William Blair:
Union Square Advisors: June 29th
RBC:
SocGen: July 6th
Rothschild: July 6th

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