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

Differences Between Working in Investment Banking in Hong Kong and Singapore

Hong Kong

by Karl - October 14, 2019October 14, 20190

From an investment banker that has worked in London, Hong Kong and Singapore New York and London are so yesterday – Hong Kong and Singapore now service the world’s most relevant emerging markets in China and Southeast Asia (and India to some extent). What does it mean to work as an

Commercial Banking in Hong Kong

by Karl - September 18, 2019September 18, 20190

Written by a Vice President of Commercial Banking in Hong Kong Commercial Banking Career Path in Hong Kong Despite what you may see in the news, commercial banking in Hong Kong is booming still. If you go on LinkedIn, eFinancialCareers or indeed.com, you will find too many jobs to fill, from entry

Leveraged Finance Debt Capital Markets in Asia

by Karl - September 16, 2019September 16, 20190

Written by a bulge bracket investment banker in Asia Capital Markets in Asia Pacific Asia is the largest population center in the world and has the fastest growing economies. China and India need no introduction, but Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand – and a little later Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar) also

Interview with Sales & Trading Associate in Hong Kong

by Karl - November 11, 2018November 14, 20180

What sales and trading capabilities do the Big 5 Canadian banks have in Asia? Generally, Canadian banks have very lean operations in Asia. The biggest player in Asia would be Scotiabank, with an onshore presence in many countries - Scotia is Canada's most international bank. Scotiabank has the widest range of capabilities;

Interview with: Loan Syndications Associate in Hong Kong

by Karl - September 10, 2018November 11, 20180

Written by an associate in loan syndications at a major Chinese bank who previously worked as a corporate banking associate at one of the largest banks in the world by AUM How did you get into loan syndications at a major Chinese bank? I got top grades at a top 3 business

Best Languages To Learn For Investment Banking – Part II: Chinese

by Matt - October 19, 2017July 4, 20180

This is a three part series. In our first article, we outlined the usefulness of knowing an additional language for business - in particular, finance. In our third article, we will elaborate on what other languages will be most useful in today and tomorrow’s global economy, and which ones won't

Corporate Banking in China

by Karl - February 27, 2017November 11, 20180

This article was co-authored by corporate bankers at a large global bank and a Big 4 Chinese bank and an investment banker from a Bulge Bracket, all working in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Corporate Banking is a huge market in China, and as the economy grows (at a much