<t>Hello All,I have a quant-ish background. Quant-ish because I'm no hardcore quant geek (I say geek with affection ... geek is the new chic afterall), but have a background in working for a few systematic/algo places on the buyside.I've been offered a fairly junior role in FX sales. If I do take it...

<t>USD 9 B ... I wouldn't say it's small ... for comparison, Aspect Capital has about USD 7 B (from their website)PS:Quote(i think it's very small) anyway does the size matter ?The general consensus is ... yes, size does matter .... but some from the less endowed community will have you believe that...

QIA, ADIAFund of NorwayGIC,Temasek of SingaporeKhazanah of MalaysiaCIC of Chinaetc ...Culturally all very different of course ... Would ppl give up investment banks for SWFs?

<t>Hi folks,I did a quick search on working for sovereign wealth funds here in these forums but couldn't find anything. So I thought I'd create a thread on it. I suppose opportunities to work for one don't come up very often and hence the dearth of info. Anyone knows what it's like to work for one? ...

<t>Quotethe issue is different. you are offering $100k or can offer that much for a good candidate, but because you know he is currently making $60k, you are not going to offer him that cause you know he'll happilly accept $80.Precisely. In this situation, the expected salary/budget for the new role...

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...oh, and how can I tactfully and respectfully decline to reveal X without hurting the HH's feelings (yes, I do care). Will something like "...Oh, I think that's something for me to discuss personally with the hiring manager..."

<t>Hi wilmotters,I'm being pitched a job and it's expected salary, Y, by a HH. My current salary, X, is substantially below Y.To move the discussion forward, the HH wants me to reveal X.Now, I don't know whether this opening actually exist or is a figment of the HH's imagination. But let's assume it...

I love working for hot, attractive women especially if they're on top of me

Have a little downtime now so thought I'd have a look at the results of the survey which I participated when it first came out.Did a search but couldn't find the results ... Anyone with a link?

I have nothing constructive or useful to say but based on my discussions with women in general ... is an emphatic yes. Apologies for the lameness, it's Friday and the week's been hard.

QV, Dom, how low are those ranges from GlassDoor? Before tax....Associate @ Blackrock : Salary: £60k - 80k, Bonus: £20k - 40kAlgo-Trading Dev @ MAN : Salary: £70k - 90k, Bonus: £20k - 40k???

<r>Hi,Can anyone give me a rough estimate of base salary/cash bonus for a quant strategies researcher on the buyside with about 2 years work-experience in London? I'm thinking BlackRock/MAN/macro systematic type fundsAssociate @ Blackrock : Salary: £39k - 56k, Bonus: £4.5k - 30kAlgo-Trading Dev @ MA...

<t>The notoriety has made quant finance sexy. Funny, I still look like a slob and women wont talk to me. *sigh*...could be worse, I could be in auditing.QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferentthis is getting really bad. medicine is arguably one of the most useful occupations....looks like the skew...

*sigh*...gone are the days when you only needed addition, subtraction, multiplication and division....heck, even the last one you could get away not doing most days....