+167 Poor Reputation in My Group - Should I Leave? 31 7mo
+162 Edited — no longer recruiting 39 10mo
+161 Mayday, Mayday: Key UBS Leaders (Former Barclays MDs) Abandoning Ship 28 2mo
+160 UBS CEO Hints at US acquisition, Lack of US Growth 19 2mo
+160 Has UBS become one big echo chamber? 50 7mo
+158 WF SA Intern Compensation Change 70 1mo
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 8mo
+156 Why hire MBA associates? 59 3mo
+155 Top 30 schools by IB analyst headcount 93 2w
+155 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 2mo
+155 UBS is Paradise 31 10mo
+154 Top IB offer but girls don’t care 52 5mo
+154 Why do people in this forum hate UBS ?? 33 5mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups 59 3mo
+154 Global MM IB Seeking Experienced M&A Junior Banker 26 5mo
+153 Was it right Centerview settled lawsuit over analyst's need for eight hours of sleep? 42 5mo
+153 UBS IB Fall 2025 Layoff Updates 91 11mo
+152 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed 40 2w
+150 Asian men aren’t DEI right? 53 6mo
+150 VP at an EB: Great Comp - Dead End Long Term 62 6mo
+149 Is DEI in IB out of hand? An example 62 7mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 3mo
+146 The end of Ivey Business School 56 6mo
+145 UBS rolling out Enhanced Clean Desk Policy, bans deal toys 16 1mo
+145 Tech Bankers ... How Technical Are You? 45 6mo
+144 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. 11 4w
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB 27 3mo
+143 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? 59 3mo
+143 2026 Q1: GS, JPM, MS, EVR Shine, UBS Falls as M&A Roars back 38 3mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? 19 7mo
+143 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away 71 9mo
+143 Loser MD Pens Essay: "I'm an MD in a bank. My juniors hate me and think I'm rich" 42 9mo
+142 WSO TOP GROUPS OFFICIAL 11 5mo
+141 Is WF Paradise? (Serious) 47 4mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 2mo
+140 Happy to join your community! 24 4mo
+140 BofA Bonuses 155 3mo
+139 Sysco Drops $29bn on Jetro… and UBS somehow still misses the call 21 3mo
+139 Beckies Going Home at 10pm for “Mental Health” 37 4mo
+138 Is banking in the south more sustainable? 33 2mo
+137 Looksmaxxing 101 for Analysts 76 4mo
+136 IB Net Worth / Savings Check 61 2w
+136 Best Paths If You Want a Family Life 89 5mo
+135 Hot take: I’d rather be at Desjardins than UBS for investment banking in 2026 21 1mo
+135 Grind Culture: A Perspective from an Asian Undergraduate “Try-hard” 60 5mo
+135 I really fucked up, is my IB career over before it even started 29 8mo
+135 Wells Fargo and Barclays US M&A Volume eclipses UBS’s GLOBAL M&A Volume 32 11mo
+134 How to deal with Analyst years sustainably? 31 2mo
+134 UBS IB LinkedIn Starter Pack - Ai Buzzwords, Participation trophies, conferences & lack of deals 18 3mo
+134 Why the fuck would anyone take a BB over an EB? 43 4mo
+133 2025 OFFICIAL MEDIEVAL FIEFDOMS PRESTIGE RANKING 14 9mo
+132 SH scars and recruiting 17 8mo
+130 Target schools are boring 31 5d
+129 Why do ppl work hard 67 2mo
+129 UBS IB is a Mess, Outside Top 20 in Americas, drops to 13th Globally 32 6mo
+128 THE ONLY RANKINGS LIST THAT IS ACCURATE 43 3mo
+128 Outlook for UBS 39 3mo
+128 Houston Banking 2025 Prestige Ranking 74 1mo
+127 UBS Americas IB: The Kids’ Table of Wall Street 15 2d
+127 NEWSFLASH: UBS FALLS OUT OF BULGE BRACKET AS M&A RANKING SLIPS TO #24 19 4mo
+127 Non-traditional path to RX: 31 YO, military background, ran distressed business 47 4mo
+126 IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking 79 1w
+126 Do people still want to do IB? 90 2mo
+125 Do finance clubs basically decide your outcome? Feeling late to the party. 35 5mo
+125 NYU Students: Are you guys seriously using AI to write and send your networking emails? 34 7mo
+123 MD having affair with Associate 57 4mo
+121 Why Canadian IB Recruiting is Broken 43 6mo
+121 Healthcare IB Group Rankings 78 6mo
+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years 37 1mo
+118 DB -Industrials Coverage Analyst role 88 11mo
+116 One Associate Hates Me 27 3mo
+114 Is Big Tech more prestigious than IB now? 53 4mo
+114 What kind of person should stay in banking? 38 10mo
+113 Project Finance Director - Ask Me Anything 90 9mo
+112 Boss hates me - how to fix relationship 35 4mo
+112 Everything Rothschild London 50 5mo
+112 Offer Rescinded - Feeling Lost 41 8mo
+111 What happened to the Vandy thread? 47 3mo
+111 UBS Now Outside Top 10 in Global M&A Value - First Time in Many Years 17 11mo
+110 Stop sleeping on UBS - it’s pretty good 33 2w
+109 What's your craziest "hardo" story? 18 1w
+109 [2026] Comprehensive USC IB Recruiting Guide - Clubs, Classes, & Banks 38 1mo
+109 The moment money stopped feeling like freedom 32 8mo
+108 2027 SA UNDERRATED FEEDERS 55 4mo
+107 What are the good groups at UBS in 2025? 46 8mo
+106 Toronto is Paradise 9 6mo
+106 How has Investment Banking actually changed you? 23 7mo
+106 You’re getting scammed. 23 6mo
+105 Summer Analyst Offer is Paradise 6 5mo
+104 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP RECRUITING 17 6d
+104 Why doesn’t Evercore M&A just take targets? 58 1w
+103 Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street then stole it was DEI exec, worked at JPMorgan Chase 24 1mo
+103 The Intern Starter Pack 20 2mo
+103 How Do Analysts at A&M Make $250K+ TC? 57 2mo
+103 Best entry 9-5 jobs for someone interested in Finance? 51 3mo
+102 Why so many Brits are throwing away their IB careers 47 5mo
+101 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) 6 1mo
+101 Thoughts on the NextEra/Dominion Merger 29 2mo
+101 UBS Global Fees in 2025 collapses, now behind BNP / RBC 38 7mo
+101 Career ended even before starting 18 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101
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