Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) and Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) and Collateralized Debt Obligation Trusts (CDO) Fixed Income by Matt - December 31, 2016December 31, 20190 CDOs look to make above average returns by making leveraged investments in a portfolio of high yield bonds or leveraged loans. It is primarily funded with debt (multiple tranches in a waterfall structure, where each tranche has different risk and credit ratings). Securitization teams in investment banks will be responsible for
Why Do Investment Bankers Work So Much? Culture by Matt - December 20, 2016July 21, 20180 This is a question that my then significant other asked me on the weekly/daily when I toiled as an associate at a prestigious white shoe firm back in the day. Alas, one day she decided that absence did not make the heart grow fonder and she left for a more
Do Investment Bankers Get Sick? Culture by Matt - December 13, 2016January 13, 20190 A few years back I was sitting at an investment banking panel interview for a student conference when someone raised their hand to ask a ridiculous question. So behind hundreds of students with cheap suits from Tip Top Tailors that fit poorly and the slightly more astute ones that got trendier,
Introduction to Convertible Securities Debt Capital Markets Equity Capital Markets by Matt - December 12, 2016January 12, 20190 Convertibles are a widely used but somewhat esoteric avenue of finance for most students. Although covered in upper level fixed income classes, very few students go into investment banking thinking that they want to work in equity-linked markets - everyone wants to do Mergers & Acquisitions or Technology, Media &
Financial Institutions Group in Canada Canada Financial Institutions by Matt - December 12, 2016May 25, 20180 Canadian Financials Landscape Financial institutions are an extremely important component of corporate Canada. Financial institutions make up 20% of 25% of the market capitalization of the TSX. This does not consider the non-public entities that are active in the capital markets, with major issuers of debt including pension funds and government
Common Oil and Gas Investment Banking Interview Questions Energy Interview Questions by Matt - December 4, 2016February 19, 20180 Are you interviewing for oil and gas investment banking (or any other energy finance related job - corporate banking, commercial banking/reserve based lending, commodity sales, corporate development, treasury)? You should always expect these questions to come up. This guide assumes a basic understanding of energy – we will not be
Aiming for a Top Bucket Bonus as an Investment Banking Analyst Career Exit Opportunities by Matt - December 3, 2016February 3, 20190 We have several posts speaking to how a new analyst should behave on the job - and this determines the quality of time someone will have at an investment bank. It is not easy to get fired by an investment bank, but being pegged as a "bad analyst" generally means that
Investment Banking Credit Ratings Advisory Debt Capital Markets by Matt - December 2, 2016July 2, 20180 Credit Ratings for Blue-Chip Corporates Companies care about their credit ratings and may have certain targets. For instance, many companies have historically aimed to maintain an investment grade rating from at least one credit agency (BBB- for Standard and Poors or Baa3 for Moody’s). Blue-chip stocks that see widespread investor interest are