I was wondering what the standard IB technical questions are in London? Are they the same as the US? Most of the guides and textbooks are aimed for the US scene so I was wondering if there are any things in particular I should be looking at in preparation for technical interviews?
Edit* Would appreciate any guidance on Rx side of technicals as well!
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Same as the US, unless there's something obviously not relevant but I can't really think of much.
While there are some nuances between doing IB in Europe versus the US (e.g. frequency of lockbox versus closing accounts, typical takeover premium, IFRS versus GAAP), these are in general too specific to be asked in a standard technical interview.
The only thing really worth mentioning are accounting standards in US-GAAP versus IFRS, but even there you'd be unlucky to come across a technical where the answer matters too much. Maybe some IFRS-16 versus US-equivalent stuff, maybe ability to capitalise certain expenses, etc. It might be worth a quick review of the key differences, but if the marginal use of your time is doing that, or having a strong answer to "walk me through a DCF", do the latter. Alternatively just state "well under US-GAAP" in your answer.
Really appreciate your reply. Sounds good - is the IB400 response to "Walk me through a DCF analysis" and etc. adequate for UK interviews as well?
I'm not sure what that is (I'm 7 - 10 years into my IB career) but if it's good enough for US banks then likely good enough for UK banks
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