0 Morgan Stanley Digital Interview 1 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 Alantra tier/comp/culture 4 2y
+2 Lateral or move to UMM P/E prospects in London 2 2y
+8 Australian accounting to Investment Banking 8 2y
+17 M&A Trainee Pay SocGen / Credit Agricole 27 3w
+12 Advice for credit analyst 5 2y
0 Excel on Mac (windows) 3 2y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+41 Dealing with demanding associate? 17 2y
+10 Tired of getting chewed out - advice? 2 2y
+3 Citi FIG Chicago? 3 2y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+6 WF Sophomore Hiring Summit 14 2y
+10 Restructuring Model Interview Guide 1 2y
+4 Such thing as Winter internships in IB? Jan start? 10 2y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2y
0 Charlotte MM Associate Comp 1 2y
+29 Is this normal culture? 12 2y
+9 Not really getting worked 5 2y
+9 Decided not to ask this question 1 2y
+5 S&T —> IB, is it possible? 5 2y
+3 Raymond James London? 6 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+9 Worst manager behaviour, unable to cope 2 2y
+26 Modeling Test for IB? 4 2y
+43 To those unhappy with their roles, why haven’t you lateraled?? 17 2y
+13 UBS LA office 9 2y
+51 What is the next hottest coverage group? 25 2y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+19 How early can you quit IB before starting at PE? 11 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
+4 Overheard weird conversation while working as a part-time barista from kid who drove 4 hours to meet some guy for coffee and then couldn't afford it? 4 2y
+36 National Investment Banking Competition & Conference 13 2y
0 UBS AG - Review - Operations Data 2y
+9 Project to demonstrate competency? 2 2y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 2y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+3 Citi to Review 250 UK Based Roles 2 2y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+175 I drove 4 hours to Pennsylvania for a coffee chat 26 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+10 layoffs at MS? 4 2y
0 Delta Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Delta Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+3 Strategy initiative within an investment bank 2 2y
+10 Best BofA Groups 2023 16 2y
0 Worldquant - Review - Infrastructure Data 2y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+18 Director says one thing, VP another 8 2y
+9 REUTERS Oct 4: Barclays begins culling 3% of its dealmakers 1 2y
0 JPMorgan Diversity Programs Summer 2025 1 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+3 most recent Litquidity Buy Side Comp report 1 2y
+88 Unconventional Paths into Finance? 33 2y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+75 Won’t let me touch a model? 23 2y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - NA Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+91 Why is negativity considered toxic? 19 2y
+9 Kaplan Diploma or CA 1 2y
+6 Cantor Fitzgerald Healthcare? 2 2y
+10 Barclays cuts Todays 7 2y
+27 Santander (existing vs CS) 24 2y
+25 Regional BB Office or Mid-Tier RX Shop 20 1y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+13 When to tell firm I don’t want to relocate? 3 2y
+5 Does Raymond James in Nashville pay similar to New York? 2 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+9 FT Partners 2023 (London) 6 2y
+21 First Internship in IB at a Small IB Firm - Advice 8 2y
+6 Barclays Layoffs 3 2y
+1 AI for IB 2 2y
+5 Are any of your teams having trouble closing deals? 2 2y
+154 Non-targets at GS TMT 36 11mo
+6 Jefferies Exits 3 2y
+3 Difficulty in modeling "increase in trade and other payables" 2 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+6 JP Morgan Infrastructure Finance and Advisory 12 2y
+21 BB IB O&G Senior Associate Cheats on Modelling Tests…Didn’t even bother to delete search history 12 2y
+3 Does WLB improve with seniority, at your firm? 1 2y
+3 WF SF M&A 1 2y
+25 Which have higher valuations; public companies or private companies? 9 2y
+17 Feel bad just 'going with the flow' 6 2y
0 HSBC - Review - Energy Data 2y
+3 Treasurer Role Exit Opportunities 1 2y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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