+172 UBS now Outside top 20 in Americas IB Fees in 2025 56 8mo
+171 Why are so many finance firm founders Jewish? 70 3h
+170 Old Ape Checking Back In – 15 Years Later 26 4mo
+170 UBS Still Pushing Woke DEI Ideology on Its Website 32 8mo
+169 Large Layoffs at UBS Q4 2025 32 6mo
+168 WTF IS THIS COMPETITON 59 6d
+167 Double or Nothing: How UBS Lost the Deal 20 1mo
+167 Poor Reputation in My Group - Should I Leave? 31 5mo
+162 Edited — no longer recruiting 40 8mo
+161 Mayday, Mayday: Key UBS Leaders (Former Barclays MDs) Abandoning Ship 28 1w
+160 Has UBS become one big echo chamber? 50 5mo
+160 Quit or keep stacking? (26 with ~$400K saved) 60 9mo
+159 UBS CEO Hints at US acquisition, Lack of US Growth 19 3w
+158 Feeling Guilty 25 10mo
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 6mo
+156 Why hire MBA associates? 60 1mo
+156 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 186 4d
+155 UBS is Paradise 31 8mo
+154 Why do people in this forum hate UBS ?? 33 3mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups 59 1mo
+154 Global MM IB Seeking Experienced M&A Junior Banker 26 3mo
+153 Was it right Centerview settled lawsuit over analyst's need for eight hours of sleep? 46 3mo
+153 UBS IB Fall 2025 Layoff Updates 91 9mo
+151 Why is Lazard dying 63 7mo
+150 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 2w
+150 Asian men aren’t DEI right? 53 4mo
+150 VP at an EB: Great Comp - Dead End Long Term 62 4mo
+149 Is DEI in IB out of hand? An example 62 5mo
+148 Favorites to be next UBS IB Head 32 7mo
+147 D 61 10mo
+146 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 1mo
+146 The end of Ivey Business School 56 4mo
+145 There is no meritocracy - Importance of Finding Internal Sponsors 59 10mo
+144 The real reason why Houston O&G IB is sweaty 50 1mo
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB 27 4w
+143 2026 Q1: GS, JPM, MS, EVR Shine, UBS Falls as M&A Roars back 38 1mo
+143 WF SA Intern Compensation Change 68 3mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? 19 5mo
+143 Tech Bankers ... How Technical Are You? 45 3mo
+143 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away 71 7mo
+143 Loser MD Pens Essay: "I'm an MD in a bank. My juniors hate me and think I'm rich" 42 7mo
+143 How to NOT seem DEI 63 10mo
+142 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? 59 1mo
+142 WSO TOP GROUPS OFFICIAL 11 3mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 3w
+140 Happy to join your community! 24 2mo
+140 BofA Bonuses 155 1mo
+139 Top 30 schools by IB analyst headcount 88 2w
+139 Sysco Drops $29bn on Jetro… and UBS somehow still misses the call 21 1mo
+139 Beckies Going Home at 10pm for “Mental Health” 37 2mo
+138 Is WF Paradise? (Serious) 47 2mo
+137 Looksmaxxing 101 for Analysts 76 2mo
+136 Best Paths If You Want a Family Life 89 3mo
+135 Grind Culture: A Perspective from an Asian Undergraduate “Try-hard” 60 3mo
+135 I really fucked up, is my IB career over before it even started 29 6mo
+135 Wells Fargo and Barclays US M&A Volume eclipses UBS’s GLOBAL M&A Volume 32 9mo
+134 Is banking in the south more sustainable? 33 3d
+134 UBS IB LinkedIn Starter Pack - Ai Buzzwords, Participation trophies, conferences & lack of deals 18 1mo
+134 Why the fuck would anyone take a BB over an EB? 43 2mo
+133 How to deal with Analyst years sustainably? 31 2w
+133 2025 OFFICIAL MEDIEVAL FIEFDOMS PRESTIGE RANKING 14 7mo
+132 SH scars and recruiting 17 6mo
+130 Article: UBS's TMT bankers have their own special woes 35 10mo
+129 UBS IB is a Mess, Outside Top 20 in Americas, drops to 13th Globally 32 4mo
+128 THE ONLY RANKINGS LIST THAT IS ACCURATE 43 1mo
+128 Outlook for UBS 39 1mo
+127 Do people still want to do IB? 90 2w
+127 NEWSFLASH: UBS FALLS OUT OF BULGE BRACKET AS M&A RANKING SLIPS TO #24 19 2mo
+127 Non-traditional path to RX: 31 YO, military background, ran distressed business 47 2mo
+126 Why do ppl work hard 67 3w
+124 NYU Students: Are you guys seriously using AI to write and send your networking emails? 34 5mo
+124 FT recruiting 2026 Thread 396 4mo
+123 MD having affair with Associate 57 2mo
+122 Do finance clubs basically decide your outcome? Feeling late to the party. 35 3mo
+121 Healthcare IB Group Rankings 78 4mo
+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years 36 1mo
+120 Why Canadian IB Recruiting is Broken 43 4mo
+120 Houston Banking 2025 Prestige Ranking 73 4mo
+120 VP in IB, are you happy? 40 2mo
+118 DB -Industrials Coverage Analyst role 88 9mo
+116 One Associate Hates Me 27 1mo
+116 UBS hires Taylor Henricks as head of M&A in Americas from Morgan Stanley 54 11mo
+114 What kind of person should stay in banking? 38 8mo
+112 Target schools are boring 29 2w
+112 Is Big Tech more prestigious than IB now? 53 2mo
+112 Boss hates me - how to fix relationship 36 2mo
+112 Everything Rothschild London 50 3mo
+112 Offer Rescinded - Feeling Lost 41 6mo
+111 What happened to the Vandy thread? 48 1mo
+111 UBS Now Outside Top 10 in Global M&A Value - First Time in Many Years 17 8mo
+110 Project Finance Director - Ask Me Anything 87 1w
+109 [2026] Comprehensive USC IB Recruiting Guide - Clubs, Classes, & Banks 36 4w
+109 The moment money stopped feeling like freedom 32 6mo
+109 murdoch daughters working at GS 45 11mo
+108 [URGENT] ChatGPT prompt left in an email… what’s the next play? 32 10mo
+107 What are the good groups at UBS in 2025? 46 6mo
+106 Toronto is Paradise 9 4mo
+106 How has Investment Banking actually changed you? 23 5mo
+106 You’re getting scammed. 23 4mo
+105 2027 SA UNDERRATED FEEDERS 55 2mo

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