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Recent content by bobsmithldn
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London vs Zurich
DeeElvis, I've been contracting in Zurich for the past year - PM me and I'll give you a few tips ...- bobsmithldn
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Boomed in Switzerland
:banana::banana::banana: Left doom and gloom blighty 4 weeks ago ... and came to Zurich to work. BOOMED!!! Having a ball ... :banana::banana::banana:- bobsmithldn
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how clean is your home?
Stuttgart - very nice, coming over on Friday, dropping the kids and mrs off and taking the train down to Swiss ...- bobsmithldn
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The only link you'll ever need re the impending DOOM
www.rgemonitor.com Goodbye folks. Moving to Zurich this week! It's been a terrible 38 years of life in this cr*p hole called London ... Enjoy! :banana::banana::banana:- bobsmithldn
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Family weekend away
:banana::banana::banana: Hahahaha! What a conundrum, most people would be glad to get out of this hell-hole called England let alone being in Switzerland. I'll be joining you in sunny Zurich in a couple of weeks to make a new life outside of this shi*hole. :banana::banana::banana:- bobsmithldn
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Goodbye UK
just secured a contract working on a large programme for a Swiss inv bank unaffected by the crisis. On loads more also because tax is 25% if married with 2 kids! BOOMED!!! Goodbye doomy gloomy UK. Never coming back. Record employment in Swiss & people are happy & lifestyle is gr8.- bobsmithldn
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Contracting for IB's in Zurich
Anyone know what the going rates are for back office Business Analyst investment banking contracts in Zurich, e.g. UBS/Credit Suisse.- bobsmithldn
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City job/contract market
AnotherDodgyAgent is right, the roles are very, very specific. I'm looking at Europe instead, particularly Switzerland.- bobsmithldn
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The speed of the collapse of the US financial system is unbelievable - WE DOOOOMED!!!
http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/253696/the_shadow_banking_system_is_unravelling_roubini_column_in_the_financial_times_such_demise_confirmed_by_morgan_and_goldman_now_being_converted_into_banks Even less jobs in IB ... f*** me ... I ain't working in a factory!- bobsmithldn
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It's going to get messy...
:banana::banana::banana: Waiting to close my puts! :banana::banana::banana:- bobsmithldn
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Merrill/Dresdner - Good news?
Exactly. These projects are huge, and given that permies are being let go, they need contractors. I'm looking to go back to a previous bank to help out! Yippee!!!- bobsmithldn
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Merrill/Dresdner - Good news?
With ML being taken over by BOA and Dresdner by Commerzbank, I think this may bode well for IB contractors involved in the integration projects that will be required - notwithstanding the fact that many have/will be made redundant. For example, JPM has quite a few roles related to the BS...- bobsmithldn
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Investment Banking - banks recruiting?
Regulatory (Basel, BoE, etc.) and Compliance (trade monitoring, etc.). Dev background.- bobsmithldn
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Investment Banking - permie job?
Hi, have any 'tractors here found a permie job in an IB recently. I've started looking and it nearly makes me physically sick, but needs-must. What are you're experiences? Where did you end up?- bobsmithldn
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