by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 21, 2011 | Job Market
A sigh of relief came from the 17,291 global-wide financial advisors at Morgan Stanley last Friday when a spokeswoman from MS told OnWallStreet that advisors would not be included in the cuts planned for the first three months of 2012. (A Bloomberg story had broken...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 19, 2011 | Financial Services Industry, Wall Street
Will Regions Financial Corp find a buyer for Morgan Keegan? That’s been a question in the industry for months, but recent speculation points to a very slim chance of it happening. What makes it more interesting is that it now appears that it may be Regions Financial...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 16, 2011 | Financial Recruiters
Glad I have your attention…so what is “it”? “It” is the all-purpose positioning statement, known in the trade as an elevator speech, because it should be short enough to convey who you are and what you offer in the space of an elevator ride. It helps you...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 14, 2011 | Compensation, Job Market
Although final decisions are weeks away, some reports issued recently are predicting that average 2011 bonus compensation at global investment banks will drop 15% to 30% from last year.* ( At the same time, compensation in the rest of corporate America is rising,...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 13, 2011 | Technology
Last week, sixty UBS Wealth Management Americas financial advisors began a three month test drive of the “UBS FA Mobile” a byproduct of a collaboration between the firm and FrameHawk, a San Francisco-based developer of mobile applications. The application is...
