What qualifications will I need to become an investment banker and what does an Investment banker do?
April 24th, 2010
Im just about to pick my GCSE options, and what I really want to do is become an investment banker. But what GCSE/A levels will I need to become one? Plus, what exactly does an investment banker have to do and how much money can one make? Please guys Id really appreicate some help on this.
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While a degree in any discipline is acceptable, many companies prefer related subjects such as accounting, economics, mathematics or statistics. Increasingly, entrants have a Masters degree such as an MBA or MSc in a related subject. A second language is also extremely useful.
The following qualifications may be useful as a first step:
The 14-19 Diploma in business, administration and finance
BTEC Certificates and Diplomas in business and finance subjects
City & Guilds qualifications in business and finance subjects
IFS Certificate or Diploma in financial studies.
An investment banker’s tasks could include:
advising clients how to raise finance to expand their business
arranging loans to fund expansion
advising clients on merging with or taking over other businesses
arranging financial backing for new businesses
managing the investments of business and private clients which can total billions of pounds
taking action to protect businesses from changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates
trading in stocks and shares, securities and bonds
buying and selling large property developments.
More information:
http://www.connexions-direct.com/Jobs4U/index.cfm?pid=50&catalogueContentID=281&render=detailedArticle
Its probably not the best option for new candidates over the next 10 years: that credit crisis you keep hearing about on the news has decimated the profession both in London and in New York.
Investment bankers generally fall into three camps: (1) Strategic corporate adviser, (2) Deal maker, or (3) Private banker. What really matters is the company you work for. Investment bankers who work for the top institutions worldwide are among the highest paid individual workers in the field of finance and corporate management in the world. Six figures are common on both sides of the ocean. Pay is highest on Wall Street but positions in the City and Carary Wharf pay very well.
To earn top pay you will have to be the best of the best: top of your class: business & finance, at the best schools in the world, and most of the time you will have to complete masters work at least to an MBA. It is an extremely competitive field. If you want to be the best, you had better be a fierce competitor in just about everything you do.
I couldn’t do it — I only lasted a couple of years on WS. That was enough for me.