+462 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks 47 6h
+458 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok 82 3d
+331 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground 43 1d
+226 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? 58 1d
+202 Americas M&A League Table Q2 Updated 81 2w
+165 Restructuring: Anti-climactic Experience 43 3w
+152 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed 40 19h
+145 UBS rolling out Enhanced Clean Desk Policy, bans deal toys 16 1w
+137 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. 11 1w
+135 Hot take: I’d rather be at Desjardins than UBS for investment banking in 2026 21 1w
+128 IB Net Worth / Savings Check 59 3h
+103 Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street then stole it was DEI exec, worked at JPMorgan Chase 24 2w
+102 Stop sleeping on UBS - it’s pretty good 31 2w
+99 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) 6 2w
+81 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING 15 2w
+77 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS 30 1w
+72 Hardest interview experiences? 47 3d
+66 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS 34 2w
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern 8 1w
+63 Getting Laid in IB? 28 1d
+62 Intern keeps sleeping at work - what to tell them 26 11h
+61 Best IB Group Overall? 35 3d
+56 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School 20 2h
+53 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB 3 2d
+52 Boutique firm wants access to my LinkedIn? 41 2w
+51 Living in greenwich as an analyst? 9 1d
+50 Incompetent and annoying co-intern 21 1h
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns 25 1w
+44 AI + Financial Modelling 17 2d
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? 10 1w
+39 Investment Banking is Hard 17 3w
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT 28 3d
+38 Handling frustration 5 2w
+37 Taking days off as an intern 19 1w
+37 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting 21 23h
+35 Full-time lateral advice 13 1w
+35 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? 21 12h
+35 Quick Thoughts on CVC AI Sale Process 6 7h
+33 PWP vs BofA 23 3w
+33 NYC Associate Budget 13 8h
+31 Summer before college 25 2w
+30 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger 10 1w
+29 Going out / social schedule as AN1 14 1d
+28 My Recommendations to Those Networking 5 1w
+27 Who pays the highest right now? 14 2w
+27 Best books to read as a student/intern 11 2w
+27 IB TikTok Influencers (wehave2wizards) 9 1w
+26 Current State of UBS in North America 7 3w
+26 People who work/worked in FIG IB at a BB: does FIG really pigeonhole you as bad as people say? 5 2w
+26 How casual to be with first year analysts? 11 2w
+26 lateral hire from Corp Dev to ECM IB (No IB experience) 10 3d
+24 State of the IB Associate hiring market? 18 5d
+24 Learned Nothing in Banking. Feel Worried. 6 4d
+23 Leerink Partners Healthcare Services NYC 2 5d
+23 Cold apply for FT recruiting? 5 3w
+23 How do I leverage this connection into a guaranteed to offer? 17 1w
+23 International student with 3-year STEM OPT – Is breaking into Wall Street IB still realistic? 23 2d
+23 How realistic is it for me to get a micro investment bank fall internship through cold emailing? 17 4d
+22 Sketchy Firms 12 3w
+22 Morgan Stanley West Coast Offices (Menlo/SF) 3 3w
+22 AI in Modeling Test / Case Study 5 1w
+22 Rising junior, sub-3.0 GPA, strong internships — am I cooked for US IB? 7 5d
+21 Excel macros for QOL formatting 0 4w
+21 Big 4 Transaction diligence (FDD) vs Valuations and modeling for goal to get in IB 5 3w
+20 EVR MP Tech in 2026 15 1w
+20 Firm Culture for Recruiting 11 3h
+20 Still recruiting SA'27 13 6d
+20 Help a Rising Sophomore at Non-Target 8 6d
+20 First week as an analyst — low standards and zero training, how do I actually learn? 7 1w
+20 WF opportunities 11 2d
+20 Everyone I Spoke to had Good Mid Summer Reviews 11 3d
+20 How to Tell If You Are Getting a Return? 7 3d
+20 Find a college for a high school kid from Oklahoma trying to break into IB 19 1h
+19 Would you make this move? 2 3w
+19 IB Recruiting in Singapore for European Citizens 13 1w
+19 Canadian Student Interested in London IB 22 1w
+19 Bad intern review, next steps? 9 3d
+19 London - best Deliveroo options? 10 1d
+19 Creating a Plan for London IB SA27 20 12h
+18 The state of AGC Partners 11 4d
+18 LBS vs HSG 24 2w
+18 MM Investment Banks 5 3w
+18 SA 2028 MEGATHREAD 8 2w
+18 Bay Street Mining Groups 21 18h
+18 1st Year Analyst in Investment Grade DCM - Advice needed 2 1w
+17 TN Visa - Recent Cases 16 5d
+17 Amherst College vs LSE 25 2w
+17 ACA/ACCA worth it for IB 13 3w
+17 Western SA 2028 IB recruiting without Ivey 12 1w
+17 How Much Do Differences Between Top Banking Groups Actually Affect Exits? 5 2w
+17 Preparing for Summer 2028 Internship Recruiting 5 6d
+17 EB FT recruiting? 5 2d
+17 Why so few east asians in london Vs NYC? 13 1d
+16 Laptop Recs for IB 16 4w
+16 How to Lateral Out of a Sweatshop? 8 1w
+16 Bocconi Undergrad to London IB 2 1w
+16 JPMorgan Plans to Target Small-Company Deals as Part of M&A Push 9 4d
+16 Structured Finance Exit Opportunities 8 2d
+15 GUEST SPEAKER NEEDED - SCHOOL FINANCE SOCIETY 13 2w
+15 Total comp delta between Capital Markets and M&A/Coverage at GS/JPM/MS 7 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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