Do MSc GPA's Matter?

I'm currently an MSc in Finance student and was wondering how much weight do employers give to graduate school GPA.

I had a Bachelor's degree majoring in finance with honours & distinction but struggled throughout my MSc. It had a really steep quantitative learning curve with lots of coding that I wasn't prepared for.

I'm targeting IB, Asset Management or Consulting. How will recruiters view my application with a weak graduate school GPA?

Thanks in advance!

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