Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of December, 2012

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2010, 2011, 2012. Each company is given an adjusted score using Bayesian estimates, which takes into account the number of reviews for a particular company. For more details, please see the Methodology FAQ below.
Hardest Interviews (1) (2)
What bank has the hardest interview?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
01
99.2%
Evercore
01
98.4%
Blackstone Group
02
97.6%
Qatalyst Partners
New
96.8%
Lazard Middle Market
01
96.0%
Houlihan Lokey
02
95.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
16
94.4%
Centerview Partners
01
93.6%
Guggenheim Partners
04
92.8%
Rothschild
No
92.0%
CIBC World Markets
17
91.2%
Greenhill
02
90.4%
Citigroup
05
89.6%
Goldman Sachs
02
88.8%
Jefferies & Company
05
88.0%
Black Arch Partners
04
87.2%
Tudor Pickering Holt and Co
New
86.4%
Morgan Stanley
01
85.6%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
10
84.8%
Barclays
01
84.0%
Deutsche Bank
08
83.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
07
82.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
81.6%
JPMorgan Chase
06
80.8%
Credit Suisse
14
80.0%
Sagent Advisors
05
79.2%
William Blair
New
78.4%
BMO Capital Markets
03
77.6%
Duff & Phelps
01
76.8%
Standard Chartered Bank
New
76.0%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (125 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Interview Experience (1) (2)
What bank has the best interview experience?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Guggenheim Partners
03
99.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
No
98.4%
William Blair
New
97.6%
Jefferies & Company
08
96.8%
Piper Jaffray
New
96.0%
HSBC
03
95.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
94.4%
BNP Paribas
20
93.6%
PNC Financial Services
02
92.8%
Deutsche Bank
04
92.0%
UBS AG
04
91.2%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
06
90.4%
Barclays
10
89.6%
Duff & Phelps
06
88.8%
JPMorgan Chase
14
88.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
03
87.2%
St. Charles Capital
07
86.4%
Blackstone Group
09
85.6%
Oppenheimer
10
84.8%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
84.0%
Goldman Sachs
07
83.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06
82.4%
Brown Brothers Harriman
New
81.6%
Credit Suisse
11
80.8%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
80.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
03
79.2%
Morgan Stanley
16
78.4%
Centerview Partners
New
77.6%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
19
76.8%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
05
76.0%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (125 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Professional Growth and Career Opportunities - 174 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
04
99.4%
Morgan Stanley
01
98.9%
Houlihan Lokey
08
98.3%
JPMorgan Chase
04
97.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
97.1%
Credit Suisse
04
96.6%
Citigroup
02
96.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
95.4%
Blackstone Group
10
94.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
07
94.3%
TD Securities
01
93.7%
Deutsche Bank
08
93.1%
UBS AG
07
92.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
92.0%
Harris Williams & Co.
12
91.4%
Barclays
09
90.8%
Evercore
New
90.2%
Imperial Capital
New
89.7%
RBC Capital Markets
01
89.1%
Scotiabank
07
88.5%
Lazard Middle Market
07
87.9%
BNP Paribas
08
87.4%
Piper Jaffray
02
86.8%
Moelis & Company
03
86.2%
Jefferies & Company
New
85.6%
Centerview Partners
New
85.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
05
84.5%
BMO Capital Markets
05
83.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
83.3%
PNC Financial Services
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Professional Growth Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for professional growth?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Houlihan Lokey
04
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
98.3%
Morgan Stanley
02
97.7%
Lazard Middle Market
06
97.1%
Credit Suisse
03
96.6%
Barclays
01
96.0%
Scotiabank
No
95.4%
JPMorgan Chase
No
94.8%
Moelis & Company
05
94.3%
Deutsche Bank
04
93.7%
Citigroup
No
93.1%
RBC Capital Markets
08
92.5%
Harris Williams & Co.
10
92.0%
Piper Jaffray
14
91.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
04
90.8%
Jefferies & Company
New
90.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08
89.7%
UBS AG
06
89.1%
HSBC
06
88.5%
Evercore
New
87.9%
Imperial Capital
New
87.4%
TD Securities
06
86.8%
BMO Capital Markets
05
86.2%
Rothschild
New
85.6%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
85.1%
PNC Financial Services
New
84.5%
BNP Paribas
New
83.9%
Blackstone Group
New
83.3%
Edward Jones
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Career Advancement Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for career advancement?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
01
99.4%
Houlihan Lokey
12
98.9%
Credit Suisse
02
98.3%
Deutsche Bank
01
97.7%
RBC Capital Markets
11
97.1%
Lazard Middle Market
No
96.6%
Moelis & Company
14
96.0%
JPMorgan Chase
03
95.4%
Morgan Stanley
05
94.8%
Barclays
03
94.3%
Citigroup
01
93.7%
TD Securities
03
93.1%
Evercore
New
92.5%
Imperial Capital
New
92.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
91.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
90.8%
Piper Jaffray
12
90.2%
BMO Capital Markets
01
89.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
06
89.1%
HSBC
08
88.5%
Scotiabank
01
87.9%
Harris Williams & Co.
13
87.4%
Centerview Partners
New
86.8%
Jefferies & Company
New
86.2%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
85.6%
UBS AG
15
85.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
84.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
10
83.9%
PNC Financial Services
New
83.3%
William Blair
11
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Intern Offer Rates (1)
Average percentage of interns receiving full time offers
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
New
90.0%
Centerview Partners
New
85.0%
Greenhill
New
80.0%
China International Capital Corporation
New
80.0%
HSBC
New
76.7%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
73.3%
BMO Capital Markets
New
70.0%
William Blair
New
70.0%
Rabobank Group
New
70.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
70.0%
Sagent Advisors
New
70.0%
Credit Suisse
New
66.0%
Moelis & Company
New
63.3%
Goldman Sachs
New
61.4%
Citigroup
New
61.4%
Barclays
New
60.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
60.0%
Piper Jaffray
New
57.5%
Houlihan Lokey
New
50.0%
Nomura Holdings
New
50.0%
Janes Capital Partners
New
50.0%
DH Capital
New
50.0%
JPMorgan Chase
New
47.5%
Morgan Stanley
New
45.0%
UBS AG
New
38.8%

Simple average based off of investment banks that received at least one intern offer data point (29 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Promotions and Fairness - 174 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
12
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
03
98.9%
Lazard Middle Market
06
98.3%
UBS AG
02
97.7%
Morgan Stanley
04
97.1%
Scotiabank
09
96.6%
JPMorgan Chase
03
96.0%
Piper Jaffray
13
95.4%
RBC Capital Markets
10
94.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
07
94.3%
Houlihan Lokey
03
93.7%
Barclays
No
93.1%
Citigroup
03
92.5%
BMO Capital Markets
03
92.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
91.4%
BNP Paribas
New
90.8%
Deutsche Bank
11
90.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
89.7%
Credit Suisse
12
89.1%
Jefferies & Company
New
88.5%
HSBC
02
87.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
06
87.4%
Credit Agricole
03
86.8%
Banco Santander
03
86.2%
Agricultural Bank of China
08
85.6%
Rothschild
New
85.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
84.5%
Société Générale
02
83.9%
Moelis & Company
New
83.3%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
05
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Recognition (1) (2)
Recognition and praise you receive when you do a good job?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
UBS AG
No
99.4%
Piper Jaffray
11
98.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
14
98.3%
Deutsche Bank
01
97.7%
Morgan Stanley
No
97.1%
JPMorgan Chase
04
96.6%
Goldman Sachs
01
96.0%
Harris Williams & Co.
06
95.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
94.8%
Citigroup
04
94.3%
Houlihan Lokey
03
93.7%
Barclays
01
93.1%
Lazard Middle Market
05
92.5%
Imperial Capital
New
92.0%
Agricultural Bank of China
06
91.4%
RBC Capital Markets
01
90.8%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
90.2%
Scotiabank
02
89.7%
BMO Capital Markets
03
89.1%
Credit Suisse
16
88.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
05
87.9%
HSBC
03
87.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
86.8%
Rothschild
New
86.2%
Banco Santander
02
85.6%
Blackstone Group
New
85.1%
BNP Paribas
New
84.5%
Evercore
New
83.9%
BB&T
New
83.3%
TD Securities
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Most Fair (1) (2)
Fairness in how promotions are given and people are treated?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Morgan Stanley
No
99.4%
Houlihan Lokey
09
98.9%
JPMorgan Chase
03
98.3%
Goldman Sachs
01
97.7%
Imperial Capital
New
97.1%
Deutsche Bank
02
96.6%
Credit Suisse
05
96.0%
RBC Capital Markets
05
95.4%
Barclays
02
94.8%
Evercore
New
94.3%
Piper Jaffray
13
93.7%
Citigroup
03
93.1%
TD Securities
07
92.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
92.0%
UBS AG
10
91.4%
Blackstone Group
10
90.8%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
90.2%
Edward Jones
New
89.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
03
89.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
88.5%
Centerview Partners
New
87.9%
Lazard Middle Market
01
87.4%
Harris Williams & Co.
15
86.8%
Scotiabank
14
86.2%
HSBC
11
85.6%
Agricultural Bank of China
11
85.1%
Jefferies & Company
New
84.5%
William Blair
12
83.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
83.3%
BNP Paribas
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Compensation - 174 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
No
99.4%
JPMorgan Chase
04
98.9%
Harris Williams & Co.
01
98.3%
RBC Capital Markets
10
97.7%
BMO Capital Markets
04
97.1%
TD Securities
04
96.6%
Deutsche Bank
03
96.0%
Morgan Stanley
01
95.4%
Piper Jaffray
10
94.8%
Houlihan Lokey
07
94.3%
Blackstone Group
07
93.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
93.1%
Citigroup
05
92.5%
Barclays
11
92.0%
Credit Suisse
10
91.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
90.8%
Centerview Partners
New
90.2%
William Blair
07
89.7%
Moelis & Company
02
89.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
No
88.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
87.9%
Lazard Middle Market
09
87.4%
Jefferies & Company
New
86.8%
Evercore
New
86.2%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
09
85.6%
PNC Financial Services
New
85.1%
UBS AG
12
84.5%
Scotiabank
06
83.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
03
83.3%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Senior Management - 174 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Morgan Stanley
01
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.9%
JPMorgan Chase
01
98.3%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
97.7%
Houlihan Lokey
11
97.1%
Blackstone Group
06
96.6%
Citigroup
01
96.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
07
95.4%
Imperial Capital
New
94.8%
Agricultural Bank of China
03
94.3%
Credit Suisse
08
93.7%
Barclays
02
93.1%
Deutsche Bank
04
92.5%
UBS AG
08
92.0%
Scotiabank
02
91.4%
Piper Jaffray
New
90.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
12
90.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
89.7%
Jefferies & Company
New
89.1%
TD Securities
03
88.5%
PNC Financial Services
New
87.9%
Edward Jones
New
87.4%
William Blair
01
86.8%
BNP Paribas
New
86.2%
Lazard Middle Market
01
85.6%
BMO Capital Markets
09
85.1%
Sagent Advisors
16
84.5%
Barrington Research
New
83.9%
TM Capital
New
83.3%
RBC Capital Markets
04
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Teamwork (1) (2)
Information and knowledge sharing withing company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Morgan Stanley
No
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
02
98.9%
Houlihan Lokey
08
98.3%
JPMorgan Chase
02
97.7%
Barclays
No
97.1%
Jefferies & Company
New
96.6%
Piper Jaffray
18
96.0%
Citigroup
No
95.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
No
94.8%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
94.3%
Harris Williams & Co.
08
93.7%
Blackstone Group
09
93.1%
Credit Suisse
07
92.5%
UBS AG
04
92.0%
TD Securities
04
91.4%
HSBC
No
90.8%
Deutsche Bank
10
90.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
89.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
89.1%
William Blair
06
88.5%
Agricultural Bank of China
09
87.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
04
87.4%
Scotiabank
08
86.8%
Lazard Middle Market
07
86.2%
Public Financial Management
New
85.6%
BNP Paribas
New
85.1%
RBC Capital Markets
02
84.5%
Nomura Holdings
New
83.9%
Evercore
New
83.3%
BMO Capital Markets
06
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Leadership (1) (2)
Leadership abilities of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Houlihan Lokey
08
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.9%
JPMorgan Chase
01
98.3%
Morgan Stanley
01
97.7%
Deutsche Bank
02
97.1%
Credit Suisse
02
96.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
11
96.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
95.4%
UBS AG
01
94.8%
TD Securities
03
94.3%
Barclays
04
93.7%
Jefferies & Company
New
93.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
92.5%
Imperial Capital
New
92.0%
RBC Capital Markets
08
91.4%
Harris Williams & Co.
10
90.8%
Blackstone Group
05
90.2%
Scotiabank
07
89.7%
Piper Jaffray
06
89.1%
Lazard Middle Market
04
88.5%
Citigroup
06
87.9%
William Blair
12
87.4%
Moelis & Company
07
86.8%
Agricultural Bank of China
10
86.2%
Evercore
New
85.6%
BNP Paribas
New
85.1%
HSBC
08
84.5%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
83.9%
Centerview Partners
New
83.3%
BMO Capital Markets
No
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Competence (1) (2)
Competence of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
No
99.4%
JPMorgan Chase
01
98.9%
Houlihan Lokey
09
98.3%
Lazard Middle Market
07
97.7%
Morgan Stanley
No
97.1%
Credit Suisse
02
96.6%
Jefferies & Company
New
96.0%
Deutsche Bank
06
95.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
No
94.8%
TD Securities
No
94.3%
Piper Jaffray
06
93.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
93.1%
UBS AG
07
92.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
08
92.0%
Citigroup
No
91.4%
RBC Capital Markets
04
90.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
10
90.2%
BMO Capital Markets
03
89.7%
Barclays
11
89.1%
Evercore
New
88.5%
Imperial Capital
New
87.9%
Blackstone Group
02
87.4%
Scotiabank
09
86.8%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
86.2%
Moelis & Company
No
85.6%
Rothschild
New
85.1%
Agricultural Bank of China
09
84.5%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
83.9%
HSBC
13
83.3%
BNP Paribas
New
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Reputation - 174 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
02
99.4%
JPMorgan Chase
02
98.9%
Morgan Stanley
02
98.3%
Credit Suisse
02
97.7%
Lazard Middle Market
02
97.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
96.6%
TD Securities
04
96.0%
Deutsche Bank
03
95.4%
BMO Capital Markets
04
94.8%
Blackstone Group
06
94.3%
Citigroup
01
93.7%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
93.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
92.5%
Houlihan Lokey
06
92.0%
UBS AG
07
91.4%
RBC Capital Markets
01
90.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
11
90.2%
Piper Jaffray
07
89.7%
Barclays
10
89.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
04
88.5%
Jefferies & Company
New
87.9%
Agricultural Bank of China
08
87.4%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
05
86.8%
Scotiabank
09
86.2%
BNP Paribas
04
85.6%
William Blair
08
85.1%
Evercore
New
84.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
83.9%
PNC Financial Services
New
83.3%
Moelis & Company
07
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Life Style - 174 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
UBS AG
No
99.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
08
98.8%
Deutsche Bank
No
98.3%
Credit Suisse
02
97.7%
PNC Financial Services
13
97.1%
Barclays
02
96.5%
TD Securities
06
96.0%
Goldman Sachs
03
95.4%
JPMorgan Chase
05
94.8%
Morgan Stanley
01
94.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
93.6%
Scotiabank
08
93.1%
Citigroup
06
92.5%
HSBC
03
91.9%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
04
91.3%
Public Financial Management
New
90.8%
Imperial Capital
New
90.2%
Agricultural Bank of China
09
89.6%
Nomura Holdings
New
89.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
88.4%
Credit Agricole
05
87.9%
BNP Paribas
New
87.3%
Banco Santander
04
86.7%
RBC Capital Markets
04
86.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
85.5%
Houlihan Lokey
01
85.0%
Centerview Partners
New
84.4%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
83.8%
BMO Capital Markets
New
83.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Work/Life Balance (1) (2)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
10
99.4%
BNP Paribas
21
98.9%
PNC Financial Services
17
98.3%
Agricultural Bank of China
01
97.7%
Public Financial Management
New
97.1%
Barclays
01
96.6%
HSBC
01
96.0%
JPMorgan Chase
01
95.4%
TD Securities
04
94.8%
UBS AG
09
94.3%
Morgan Stanley
04
93.7%
Credit Suisse
04
93.1%
Deutsche Bank
11
92.5%
Imperial Capital
New
92.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
91.4%
Harvey & Company
05
90.8%
Scotiabank
13
90.2%
Credit Agricole
01
89.7%
Citigroup
09
89.1%
Goldman Sachs
08
88.5%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
02
87.9%
Edward Jones
New
87.4%
Société Générale
07
86.8%
Blackstone Group
New
86.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
85.6%
Banco Santander
01
85.1%
Nomura Holdings
New
84.5%
Houlihan Lokey
New
83.9%
Mizuho
New
83.3%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
06
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Worst Work/Life Balance (1) (2)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Sterne Agee
01
99.4%
Spartan Group
02
98.9%
Houlihan Capital
02
98.3%
Valufinder Group
New
97.7%
Eastdil Secured
New
97.1%
Meyers Associates
New
96.6%
Pacific Crest Securities
New
96.0%
Gentry Capital Advisors
New
95.4%
McColl Partners
New
94.8%
Chesterfield Faring Ltd.
New
94.3%
Americas Growth Capital
02
93.7%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
05
93.1%
Barrier Advisors
05
92.5%
Quam Capital
New
92.0%
Sberbank
New
91.4%
First Southwest Company
New
90.8%
Standard Chartered Bank
New
90.2%
Davidson Companies
New
89.7%
Mirae Asset
New
89.1%
CIMB Group
New
88.5%
Cowen Group
New
87.9%
KeyBanc Capital Markets
07
87.4%
Acquisition Advisors
07
86.8%
Stout Risius Ross
New
86.2%
OEM Capital
08
85.6%
Cain Brothers
08
85.1%
Carson Medlin Company
07
84.5%
Ondra Partners
07
83.9%
SBI Capital Markets
07
83.3%
Berkshire Capital
07
82.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (174 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Most Average Hours Worked (1)
How many hours do you work an average?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
McColl Partners
No
90.0
Atlas Advisors
No
90.0
Sagent Advisors
02
87.7
Financial Technology Partners
No
87.5
Centerview Partners
New
87.5
Financo
New
87.5
Moelis & Company
01
87.1
Lazard Middle Market
02
85.1
Harris Williams & Co.
01
85.0
Perella Weinberg Partners
07
83.7
Rothschild
04
83.2
Cowen Group
07
82.8
Miller Buckfire
01
82.5
Signal Hill Capital Group
New
82.5
D.A. Davidson & Co
New
82.5
Greenhill
11
82.0
BB&T
03
81.3
Stephens Inc
11
81.3
Evercore
05
81.2
Jefferies & Company
04
81.1
ThinkEquity Partners
08
80.7
Canaccord Financial
04
80.0
Sandler ONeill
02
80.0
BDA Partners
New
80.0
Collins Stewart Hawkpoint
New
80.0
Houlihan Lokey
17
79.4
Standard Chartered Bank
New
79.0
Lincoln International
17
78.9
Imperial Capital
New
78.8
Cain Brothers
08
78.3

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (149 total firms).

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Methodology FAQ

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What are the percentile rankings based on?
The percentile rankings of companies listed here are based on the current YTD and the prior two years of data for companies that received at least one vote. The simple average scores are converted into an Adjusted Score before the companies are ranked to take into account companies with a smaller sample size. This method uses Bayesian Statistics.
Why do you use Bayesian Statistics to adjust scores?
This methodology is used in order to account for standard deviation in rankings. As a company gets more rankings and data, we have more confidence that the average ranking is a true reflection of reality, so this is reflected in the adjusted scores and Percentile rankings. Learn more about Bayesian Statistics here.
Why don't I see company XYZ?
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