Germany

Did my bachelor in UK and now working at a BB/EB as analyst in Germany. Just wonder why I have not met or even heard many gays in this industry, only some guys during the LGBT diversity events, and rarely FO (M&A PE Trading etc)... And on these hook-up apps such as Grindr/Tinder, I have not chatted...

02 Mar 2022

Hi all, Anyone familiar with the Frankfurt IB market could provide some insights for these two banks? I have received FT offers from both and struggling with the final decision. I got an exotic background. The question mark is hanging over whether a non-native could fit into the team. I know well...

31 Jan 2022

I am a North African junior finance student with a near perfect GPA, native Arabic and fluent English. I would like to get a master's degree from a reputable Continental European university, since US and UK degrees are way too expensive and the universities don't provide much aid to foreign...

09 Sep 2021

Hi guys, I'm an average undergrad student(20 yo) from an average uni in Bangalore, India. GPA - 7.5, 2 internships in wealth management ( not well-known firms), 1 on-going internship in quantitative finance( not a well-known frim). I'll be writing CFA L1, feb 2021. yet to take the GMAT, I'll...

23 Aug 2020

Hi, I am currently deciding what to pursue for undergrad in Germany, mainly because I am still undecided if I want to go into tech or finance or If I could even have my startup of some kind in the future eventually. I have 3 options that I am seriously considering: -Mathematics at the University of...

21 Jul 2022

Dear WSO-Community, I very much would like to get your advice on my situation: I have been in PE/growth equity for about 2.5 years at this point; the first half year in a deal execution role, the second two years in a business development function i.e. sourcing and analyzing deals. Over the last...

07 Feb 2020

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24 May 2015

Hello everyone, Looking for some datapoints on PE Comp in Germany. If you have existing surveys or good datapoints from external sources, that would be welcomed! On my end (all EUR): Assoc 2: 70k fix, 50k Bonus (can go up to 70k), 2% Carry on EUR 200-250m fund. Thanks - much appreciated.

30 Mar 2022

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06 Dec 2016

I'm going to join in all the other countless people who are making their "predictions" for 2013 and would welcome yours as well! Here we go: Moodys will downgrade the US in the first half of 2013 - Political deadlock and rapidly increasing debt-to-GDP along with a trillion-dollar deficit will cause...

02 Jan 2013

If California were its own sovereign nation, its GDP would rank 8th among the world's 195 countries. Luckily, California is not a country, because that would mean Arnold Schwarzenegger would be Supreme Commander of the Kingdom of California. (And, by extension, that the pregnant star of the film...

08 Jul 2010

Dear Fellow Apes Recently got an offer from an MBB as an experienced hire contingent to BGC, wanted to quit after the latter is done, but I am currently being pressured to quit by HR, even as I explicitly mentioned that I want to wait for the BGC. I have nothing to hide, nor have lied or anything on...

21 Dec 2021

It's June 1st, kids, and that means it's crunch time. Only one month left to sacrifice blood, sweat, and tears in a mad dash for the top bucket. By all rights, analyst bonuses should be a lot better this year than the last two years. And here's more good news: conspicuous consumption is back, baby!...

01 Jun 2010

It is March 10, 2011, and today I read that a German bank is discriminating against a top banker, a "rainmaker," because he is Indian. Anshu Jain is a 48 year old head of investment banking at Deutsche Bank and has generated hundreds of millions of Euros in fees for the bank since 1995. Anshu was...

10 Mar 2011

Niall Ferguson has said the European Union (EU) is a perfect prophet for the weak willed Pro-Europeanists, often anxious academic personalities, trapped in their verbal formulas extracted from post-modern schools of Marxist thought, to be perennially defeated by circumstance; namely economic. They...

10 Nov 2012

I take no joy in the suffering of others. Then again, when you are a contrarian…grinning like the Cheshire Cat while winking I toldya so is about as satisfying as life can get. For many years now, well before it became the stuff of Wall Street Journal headlines and Bloomberg op-ed columns, I have...

02 Jul 2011

Hi all - I was wondering if somebody had any insights on Stephens vs. Canaccord Genuity, in particular their M&A teams? A friend recently asked me about them and I was looking for info but it's hard to find so I thought I'll post it here since I'm currently considering for either of them. I think...

20 Jan 2021

Hello friends, I am an undergraduate in management from Germany and currently facing a tough decision between the Master in International Affairs at Columbia University and the Masters in Management at London Business School. As I just finished my undergraduate studies, the MBA does not apply to me....

30 Mar 2014

by Dr Constantin Gurdgiev, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance with Trinity College, Dublin You may find Part 2: Dealing With Biases here, Part 3: Dealing with Funds and Benchmarks Selection here and Part 4: To higher moments and beyond here.

03 Mar 2015

Hello WSO, My first discussion post! I'm joining a Queen's Masters program which encourages a semester abroad to a partner school. Since there's no degree to be gained, and the courses are all electives, the decision will be based mainly on the criteria of: Interest/relevance of course options...

03 Jul 2017

Hello, I am about to finish a master degree in Finance in the UK and after graduation I was thinking about moving to Germany to improve my language skills (I got a b2 level already) and get into the banking industry. However, now I have some doubts. Is is true that Germany is a paradise for the poor...

13 Mar 2021

I want to study abroad in Germany this spring at either University of Mannheim, Frankfurt or Hamburg. I am going to be a Senior and hopefully will get an investment banking full time offer lined up before I have to leave in February. I will have almost no classes to complete so want to basically...

21 Jul 2011

Hey Guys, Since WSO comes up every time when I search for information regarding internships on Wall Street, I needed to sign up to be able to read everything :). I am an undergrad student from a German "target" school (obviously only target within the German speaking countries). I am getting into my...

01 Sep 2014

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy and Europe's biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they currently produce about 28 percent of the country's...

19 Oct 2011

It is becoming evident to many that the March nuclear catastrophe at Japan's six reactor Daichi Fukushima complex has dealt a huge, possibly fatal, blow to the nuclear industry's hopes of a revival. A year ago even global warming enthusiasts reluctantly embraced nuclear power as a carbon-free energy...

16 Jun 2011

Twentieth-century American military history has two iconic dates - 7 December 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor and 6 June 1944, D-Day, when the liberation of Europe began. The subsequent vicious Allied fight from Normandy to Germany saw the Nazis largely fueled by a technology that is now being...

06 Jun 2011

Hello everyone, I am a German native with a MBA and a MS in Finance from an U.S. university. Furthermore, I have a couple of years experience in M&A and I am sitting for the CFA exams. I am also in the process of getting a permanent working permission. I am looking for a job in the M&A industry and...

25 Apr 2010

Just love this stuff... (Reuters) - Germany is 55.5 billion euros ($78.7 billion) richer than it thought due to an accountancy error at the bad bank of nationalized mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE), the finance ministry said. Europe's largest economy now expects its ratio of debt to gross...

02 Nov 2011

Hey there folks, it would really help me out to hear your honest opinion as I can't wrap my head around it and it truly matters for my future. My situation: - fallen in love with American girl (dating for almost 3y now, committed) - she will study and work in Miami, FL - we would like to build a...

27 Jan 2015

Hi folks, I am currently enrolled in Biotech bachelor which I have completed (I only need to find an internship and write a thesis) However I found myself with (kind of still) unmarketable degree and big competition (with medics, pharmacists, chemists, biologists, biochemists and others) in the...

07 Jul 2017

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05 Jul 2018

Legal tender is a medium of payment issued by a government that must be accepted by merchants for the extinguishment of debts within the government's respective country. In other words, the government guarantees that I can exchange the paper in my wallet for goods and services in my country. I pay...

20 Aug 2013

Some lawyer: "Kerviel was formed, formatted and deformed by Societe Generale. He is their creature." Much like our friend behind the Guy Fawkes mask, I too am a fan of rogue traders. With their devious tactics and dark, duplicitous lives they kind of remind me of watching Trainspotting for the first...

16 Nov 2010

This question may seem quite strange to the students from the UK / US, but as Europe signed that "bologna process" in 99, many students especially in Germany dont know what their degree is worth. If someone wants to work at an investment bank in Germany, he´ll need a master. so most IB guys in...

23 May 2011

Hi, So I read through a bunch of topics on this forum and haven't quite found anythink like my situation so I'll try to make it clear to you in the hope to get some constructive advice. I lived and graduated from highschool in Germany with average grades, then I did the mandatory military programm...

04 May 2010

Here's a condensed review for Germany which may be of help to some of you. Germany -FX 1 year move (Dec 2009-Nov 2010) EUR/USD: -8% EUR/JPY: -16% EUR/CHF: -11% EUR/GBP: -6% Euro's fall against the majors may only benefit Germany and their exports. - Index 1 year move (Dec 2009-Nov 2010) DAX: +12.3%...

20 Dec 2010

For those of us who are worried about the Greek bailout and generally rising levels of government debt, you no longer have to worry if you're German. What Angela Merkel has described as an "unprecedented feat" will save the nation 80B euro's or $96B. How will this be accomplished? "The proposed cuts...

11 Jun 2010

SITUATION: Russia has succeeded in getting funding for the Nord Stream gas pipeline (formerly North European Gas Pipeline, NEGP), which will go under the Baltic Sea to Germany. It obtained environmental approvals from the littoral states concerned rather easily and earlier this year began to lay the...

01 Oct 2010

Over the past few decades there has been a great deal of focus on the large trade imbalance between the US and Asia - first with Japan and more recently with China. While that is still an issue, we may be facing a new imbalance that is starting to grab the attention of politicians, economists, and...

03 Jan 2014

In the past few months, we have witnessed a rise in the questioning the stability of the eurozone. Much of the focus has been on Greece and the June 17th elections (which have led to more confusion). The winner of the Greek elections, pro-euro New Democracy, has the next two days (give or take) to...

18 Jun 2012

I see very dark clouds ahead for the Eurozone and for Europe itself. Europeans are barbarians who have been fighting each other for thousands of years and this 50 year project and a common currency will not be able to inhibit their inner genetic characteristics. Germany, as it stands right now, is...

15 Sep 2011

I'm looking for a place to stay in Germany for 2 months. Does anyone know where I could crash? I don't want to spend a lot of money, because I have to save them for something more important. Don't want to give out all the details, but big-hearted people are welcome in the comments section.

10 May 2021

Hi everybody, I have just absolved my second analyst year at an investment bank in Germany. Now I'm in contract negotiations with a midcap private equity fund. I know for sure that there will be a pay cut regarding my fix salary. Does anybody here made a similar experience and can tell how high...

14 Nov 2020

So the 20 questions post says Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, UCL, Warwick are targets and, I assume all better than LMU or Mannheim, Semi-targets are Bristol, Kings, Bath, Nottingham, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham, Exeter and Cass, is LMU or Mannheim better than any of these schools? I am...

18 Apr 2021

Just a question that came into my mind out of curiosity. Does NYC/London generally just have much better pay than everywhere else? In Toronto, Americans get paid something like 15-30% more than Canadians and I'm wondering is it the same in other global economic powers? (Eg: Germany, Italy, Japan,...

14 Apr 2018

Hello everyone, I've just graduated in business administration from a swiss university and I'm currently spending my gap year in Berlin (Germany) to learn the language since in September I'm moving to St. Gallen to pursue my further studies. I would love to experience Berlin's startup friendly...

28 Jan 2018

http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21588428-not-even-german-chancello…

28 Oct 2013

Hello, I´m from Germany and would like to meet other Germans here who are interested in finance (as I am - next year I want to study business administration and finance) - or who already have a job in the financial sector.

10 Oct 2013

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10 Jun 2014

Can anyone explain how the banks would go about reinstating and recapitalizing the individual currencies that make up the Euro. Not that I believe they will break up the currency, but I'm just curious of how they would go about the procedure. I'm assuming there would also be winners and losers? I...

19 Oct 2011