Interview with: Big 5 Commercial Banking New Grad – Interest Rates, Hours

by Karl - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190

Where do commercial bankers usually take clients? Personally, not a lot of knowledge about that – it’s almost always the account manager that does all the wining and dining. I am aware that it’s quite common to get valued clients in the box seats of a hockey game. The account manager

Interview with: Big 5 Commercial Banking New Grad – Getting In, Training & Orientation, The Role

by Karl - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190

How many commercial banking new grads are hired every year by the Canadian banks? In short, it varies. I know that CIBC and TD hire under 10 people per year. But on average, about 10 – 15 people per year. However, there is some occasional year-round/off-cycle hiring when someone quits/get promoted,

Hong Kong Protests and Investing Fallout

by Matt - December 31, 2019December 31, 20190

Happy New Year. Hong Kong as a Financial Capital Due to the disproportionate coverage of the current social disruption in Hong Kong being the tip of the iceberg for cooling U.S.-China relations, investors are curious about what this means in terms of China as an investable market. As well, our readers are

Brexit and the UK real estate market

Europe

by Bocconi Students PE Club - December 21, 2019December 31, 20190

By Egée O’Neill and Fanni Varkoly Initially posted on the BSPEC blog In June 2016, the result of the Brexit referendum shocked the market: stocks plummeted, and the British pound dropped to a 31-year low. Three and a half years later, the UK’s withdrawal has been delayed three times, and many buyers

Growth Investing: The Link between VC and PE

Venture Capital

by Bocconi Students PE Club - December 21, 2019January 8, 20200

By Francesco Marino and Giacomo Coriani Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Growth stage private equity is an asset class that stands at the intersection between venture capital and buyout deals. As opposed to venture capital, which targets start-ups that still have an undeveloped business model, growth equity backs companies in established