Apr 29, 2021

UBS vs. CS - IBD London post-Archegos

As the title suggests, if you had both offers for IBD in London (ignoring specific sector strengths), which firm would you choose + why? Would the recent news affect your decision?

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Pan European Monkey

CS.

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Prospect in IB - Gen

what about for S&T

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Humble Charlie The Lucky One

CS on average although best to compare team vs team in this case.

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Analyst 2 in IB - Cov

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