With a great GRE/GMAT score, you are now ready for applications, right? Not quite. Depending on the desired school, there are a series of documents that you need to put together before the application deadline. We will go over those documents in this post. Canadian MBA Deadlines The first thing you should check
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Breaking into Investment Banking: How to Ace Your GRE
Thoughts on Trump’s Steel & Aluminum Tariffs
Last week, President Trump announced steel and aluminum import tariffs (of 25% and 10% respectively) on "national security" grounds (Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act). He signed the orders to impose the tariffs today, with some amendments from his previous hard line position. The announcement follows tariffs on solar panels
Interview with: Real Estate Commercial Banking VP
What candidates do commercial banks hire for in terms of degree and grades? I would say that the commercial banking sector assesses candidates from a fairly diverse background in terms of undergraduate degrees. That being said, a deeper understanding of business concepts, economics, accounting, and/or mathematics goes a long way in
Interview with: Transfer Pricing VP
What is transfer pricing? Transfer pricing refers to the rules and methods for pricing transactions between enterprises under common ownership or control (ie. subsidiaries of large multinationals). It largely applies to the pricing of cross-border transactions between related entities, a good example would be the pricing of services provided by a subsidiary
Interview with: Private Debt Analyst
What is Private Debt? Think Private Equity, but in debt instruments. Private Debt invests in privately placed bonds that are closely negotiated between the bond issuer and purchaser. Debt structures are often highly tailored to the needs of the issuer. Due to this closed negotiation process, private debt investors often can "peek under
CAPM – Capital Asset Pricing Model
Major Oil And Gas Basins: Viking Formation
Written by a bulge bracket oil & gas investment banker Overview of the Viking Formation The Viking formation is a popular Lower Cretaceous play located in the eastern portion of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and it spans across eastern and central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. According to the National Energy Board
Oil and Gas Investment Banking: Spreading E&P Peer Comparables
Written by an oil and gas analyst in a Bulge Bracket investment bank Metrics & Multiples Analysis: Oil and Gas Metrics and multiples are a key dimension of valuation within Investment Banking and Equity Research (and corporate banking). Each metric/multiple tells a different story about the current state of the business. Analysts
Major Oil and Gas Basins: Montney
Written by a bulge bracket oil & gas investment banker An Introduction to the Montney Overview of the Montney Formation The Montney Formation is widely regarded as one of the largest and most attractive premier plays in the world. The play is divided between British Columbia and Alberta and spans across northeast British