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2014: Predictions from a trader
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A cross-section through an investment bank
Seven graduate recruits working at Morgan Stanley give a short and sweet guide to what they do
A shared responsibility
SRI is an investment philosophy that is proving as good for clients as it is for the world we live in.
Acquisition finance
RBC Capital Markets is one of the world's premier banks for leveraged finance and syndication. We speak to people from both sides to find out how it works and what opportunities there are here for graduates
An insight into IT
How can you apply your technology skills to a role in investment banking? Lucy Mair speaks to an IT analyst and a graduate recruiter from BNP Paribas to find out
Banking on the future
What is sustainable banking? Finbarr Bermingham finds out from Matt Hale, International Environment Executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Being on the Operations graduate scheme at RBC
Kieran Corcoran learns about this vital department from graduates at RBC Capital Markets
Building a career at Berenberg
We learn why graduates joining Berenberg get ahead of the competition
Business profile: industry specialists
The Gateway hears from Paul Tomasic, Managing Director at Citi, about his work as a pharmaceuticals and healthcare specialist
Business profile: leveraged finance
Matthew Gibbons, BNP Paribas's Managing Director of UK Leveraged Finance, tells Hannah Langworth about this important area of banking work
Business profile: mergers & acquisitions
The Gateway speaks to Usman Akram, Vice President in the M&A team at Morgan Stanley
Corporate and transaction banking
Hannah Langworth speaks to Richard Miles, Head of Corporate & Transaction Banking at BNP Paribas, to find out what his team does
Corporate finance and advice: M&A, loan finance and capital markets
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Division profile: mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
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Going green in the bond market
Keely Lockhart speaks to Julia Hoggett, Managing Director in Debt Capital Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, about an exciting area of environmental finance
How Greenhill helped Virgin Money buy Northern Rock
Finbarr Bermingham speaks to two people at this specialist investment bank involved in the deal
In detail: distressed debt research
Credit Suisse's Head of Distressed Debt, Pierluigi Volini, introduces his team's work
Introducing debt capital markets
Finbarr Bermingham gets technical with Edward Stevenson, Head of the Financial Institutions Group, Debt Capital Markets, at BNP Paribas
M&A: a good fit for you?
Merrill's Kevin Smith spoke to Will Hodges about the ins and outs of life in the M&A division.
Markets: trading, sales and research
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Merging banking with broking
Craig O'Callaghan finds out about corporate advisory firm Canaccord Genuity's exciting new graduate scheme
One deal, two perspectives
How does a big M&A deal happen? Hannah Langworth hears from two bankers at RBC Capital Markets to get the full picture
Reporting on research
What does the research department at an investment bank do? Lucy Mair speaks to Barclays Capital oil analyst, Amrita Sen, to find out
The mechanics of an M&A deal
What's it like to work on a big M&A deal? We spoke to two bankers at RBC Capital Markets to find out
There's more to M&A at Greenhill
The boutique bank's generalist approach means you get a broader experience at the start of your career
Three more teams to consider at an investment bank
Hannah Langworth finds out about the work of Credit Suisse's Finance, IT and Operations teams and graduate opportunities here
Trading up
Andrew Seccombe, Managing Director at Credit Suisse explains what it takes to make it on a trading desk
Treasury: the heart of the bank
A managing director and an analyst at Barclays explain to Hannah Langworth what their department does and why it's so important
UBS: transforming the local community
Craig O'Callaghan learns how the global bank is making a difference to the lives of young people in central London
What is debt advisory and restructuring?
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What is equity advisory?
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What is investment banking?
In this video senior bankers at Morgan Stanley explain what the key departments of an investment bank do, and how they work together to help their clients

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