Banks normally has to put aside a certain percent of cash for loans that go into default. However many subprime loans was approved which is causing most of the credit crunch issue. Tighter lendin...

Leverage in an investment banking context almost always means the use of borrowed money (ie debt) to increase the return on an investment. For example: Lets imagine that you have the ability ...

Investment banks help companies and governments and their agencies to raise money by issuing and selling securities in the primary market. The sector takes the North American Industry Classificatio...

Don't listen to the above comment. Call again. You have to be persistant and show them you want the job. Force them to think about you.

cibc markets is pretty good i think. then just the american ones will all have a presence in canada i guess

The top 5 investment banks measured by 2006 M&A (volume) are: 1. Goldman Sachs 2. JPMorgan 3. Morgan Stanley 4. Citigroup 5. UBS

You work a ton of hours either way. Investment banking is good if you like mergers and acquisitions, taking companies public, institutional investment clients, etc. Sales/trading is good, but if ...

1.Well first step start from bank and move up into thier loan departments and investment products. 2. Second get a client who is millionier and give it to Citi group or anyother financial institue...

Possibly, depending on what school that degree came from and the strength of your GPA. Investment banks are traditionally very particular about the schools they recruit at. Most investment banks wi...

Corporate Banking is where a particular bank or a particular branch has more of corporate customers and the branch mainly services corporate customers, not retail individual customers. Needs of ...

There are some challenges with migrating to a new system from a legacy: 1/ Dollar costs...often can be expensive. 2/ Training costs...re-training personnel can be an issue. There are alot of p...

My guess is: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers. These are the biggest firms that I know of.

Your college placement office may be of help. Firms often contact them when offering internships. Another option is if you know someone who works for a firm to let them know you are interested in i...

Each firm will value different traits, and utilize different interview tactics to elicit these traits. Important ones include: 1. Leadership 2. Passion/drive 3. Technical/quantitative aptitude...

You should pursue a career that you are passionate 1st and then worry about how much you'll get paid. You are more likely to succeed in the long run and be happier with a less paying passio...