Global dealmaking is up by a third this year, setting 2025 up to be the best 12-month stretch since 2021 https://www.ft.com/content/9455b064-7727-4756-8a3d-8dd1cce7f008

OpenAI has signed about $1tn in deals this year for computing power to run its artificial intelligence models https://www.ft.com/content/5f6f78af-aed9-43a5-8e31-2df7851ceb67

Price has rocketed 50% this year, its best performance since 1979, as institutional investors pile in https://www.ft.com/content/54dc2b76-8c24-4dd7-a01a-7d1f38b5ea6d

Investment Professionals Analysts / Associates What they do: Conduct financial modeling (LBOs, DCF, merger models). Perform due diligence on target companies: analyze financial statements, market positioning, competitive landscape. Assist in deal execution: prepare investment memos, valuation...

Breaking into Global Markets as a graduate can feel overwhelming because the term covers many very different jobs—each with its own mix of skills, hours, and career paths. Here’s a overview of main departments and roles within GM, their day-to-day, and how to choose a role that fits you...

Excel serves as the primary platform for virtually all investment banking financial modeling, functioning as both the technical foundation and the analytical workspace where billion-dollar decisions are built, tested, and refined. Despite the availability of more sophisticated software...

Financial modeling in investment banking is a sophisticated analytical discipline that forms the backbone of virtually every major corporate transaction and strategic decision in the capital markets. These models are far more than simple spreadsheets—they are complex, interconnected financial...

The financial services industry is split into two types of companies: the sell-side and the buy-side. While both are essential to capital markets and deal-making, they operate very differently. Let’s break it down from the perspective of both trading/markets and investment banking/deal-making...

Within finance, there are many different industries you can go into and it's important that you choose one that suits your unique background. For example, if you are a textbook example of prospective quantitative trader, there is not much point to consider investment banking, and vice versa...

Attending a target versus a non-target university makes a huge difference when it comes to landing your first role. These categories are based on the relative attractiveness of universities reputation and more concretely, recruitment activity and networking opportunities available on campus...

A commonly asked question by students is: would [insert degree] be "good enough" to break into [insert industry]? While a valid question to ask, the answer is complex and is not always a simple "Yes" or "No". Degree/Subject Choice First of all, you should study a subject that you think you...

Industry Coverage Groups are specialized teams within investment banks that focus and have expertise in specific sectors/industries exclusively. Within a deal team, analysts to MD gain deep industry knowledge (as well as build valuable relationships in parallel) mostly through helping these...

Big US banks have relied on traders for at least 75% of their Wall Street revenues for more than three years https://www.ft.com/content/dd9a7e83-5a3e-45b3-b2af-8b2a124474c6

Decision comes as Big Four group grapples with ‘uncertain’ market conditions https://www.ft.com/content/815e65e8-b65d-431d-812d-85788ec6fdf6

HSBC fired investment bankers on the day they were due to learn their bonus figures and gave no bonuses to many it let go, in a sign of how the bank is taking a more ruthless approach to costs under new chief executive Georges Elhedery...

The following is a post sponsored by BreakInToPE.com, the premier coaching service in the UK and EU for aspiring PE professionals. Breaking into Private Equity (PE) in Europe is a significant milestone for finance professionals, and the private equity interview process is a critical step toward...

Nice writeup with actionable advice, thanks! Last point is quite true: sometimes perception is more important than perspective. Can you share some advice on how does does one improve soft and more specifically time management skills? I think the latter is so underrated but the more time one...

Level last seen in 2002 as tech-fuelled equity rally throws up red flag on ‘Fed model’ https://www.ft.com/content/f8b6dbb5-eb9b-4639-b72a-e7c9b2925bb3

Investors piled into fixed income in bet on falling interest rates https://www.ft.com/content/de2c7f49-1ae0-4f02-b403-6c12dfa55b76

In the ever-evolving world of finance and investment banking, carving out a unique career path can seem daunting, yet rewarding. Today, on Canary Wharfian, we sit down with a finance professional who has done just that, openly sharing insights and experiences that shed light on the demanding yet...