+12 Best Mining Group in North America? Culture, deal flow, etc. 9 23m
+226 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada 786 13h
+11 IB Toronto Salary Progression - 2024 4 19h
+43 Is banking more tolerable in Houston? 28 22h
+10 Corporate banking SA25 Canada 35 1d
+2 BMO levfin collapsing? 4 1d
+9 Thoughts on GPA - BBs, EBs? 1 1d
+29 JP Morgan Investment Banking Analyst Diversified Toronto CA 91 1d
+9 Freshman Internship - Should I take this opportunity? 2 2d
0 Modelling Test 4 2d
+2 Canadians in London IB 4 2d
0 Laid of bankers in Toronto, how are you all holding up? 1 2d
+12 Is Toronto MM to NYC Feasible? 9 2d
+20 Corporate Banking Canada 38 2d
+25 Scotiabank P&U and CIR 144 2d
+23 Infra/Energy IB from Project Finance? 35 3d
0 FRAMEWORK Venture Partners Thoughts - Canadian VC 3 3d
+12 Risking it after banking 2 3d
0 Corp Dev to PE 0 3d
+6 Questions about accounting 3 3d
+9 DISCUSSION: Capital Gains Tax increase impact on Canadian High Finance and PE 0 3d
+6 RBC Mid Market Toronto 7 4d
+1 sophomore summer ib - diversity 4 4d
0 Calgary exits 1 4d
+16 BMO TO? 19 4d
+16 IB at "lower tier" Canadian bank vs Corporate Banking (CIB) at Citi/BofA/JPM? 10 4d
+3 Toronto IB SA Off-Cycle 9 4d
+84 2024 Investment Bank Tier List (Ranked by Unethical Culture) 33 4d
+439 What's the dumbest thing you've seen on a resume? 126 5d
0 Professional athlete transition program 0 6d
+22 CIBC Calgary - Energy, Infra, Transition 29 1w
0 Internship roles to target for both consulting and banking 1 1w
+3 Teams at CIBC 61 1w
+19 BMO Capital Markets Layoffs 8 1w
+60 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 50 1w
+10 CIBC/Canadian IB Interview Questions? 13 1w
+15 Toronto IB Thread 1 1w
+9 Admitted to Target for IB, now what? 1 1w
0 JLL Capital Markets Toronto team 2 1w
+10 Investment Banking in the Middle East after a target French Masters (Grande Ecole) 1 1w
+4 JP Morgan Toronto Office 10 1w
+11 Firms/groups with best wlb and culture 7 1w
+11 Boutique Pay 9 1w
+18 Gravitas Securities Closes Shop? 17 1w
0 GRM to IB 1 1w
+1,901 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions - London Edition 674 1w
+13 Preparation for Corp Banking Interview 6 1w
+13 Drawn out processes in Toronto? 13 1w
0 Do Houston and Calgary have more career bankers? 1 1w
+237 No deal experience after 3 years 82 1w
0 Can you accelerate with a super day? (Big 5) 1 1w
+19 ECM as long-term career? 26 2w
+47 About to join a notoriously “sweaty” group 11 2w
+4 Mayfair Accommodation 5 2w
+15 Infor Financial Group Toronto 21 2w
+11 Clariti Strategic Advisors - Toronto 7 2w
0 Corporate Banking/Project Finance to Investment Banking 2 2w
+234 SA 2025 Megathread 714 2w
+27 TD Rise in League Tables 13 2w
+3 Calgary IB Globals 0 2w
+10 Toronto IB Comp 2023 23 2w
+4 Thoughts on Scotiabank’s energy team (Calgary)? 10 2w
+8 Calgary IB? 9 2w
+174 How to stop feeling like shit for not making it in IB? 64 3w
+13 What can I do now to enter into IB a year from now? 5 3w
0 CIBC Mining Associate 3 3w
+7 RJ Toronto Winter 2025 8 3w
+7 stepstone 6 3w
+8 Off-Cycle Internships w/ Same Bank as SA 2 3w
+2 Corporate Financial Advisory - Investment Banking 4 3w
+50 Desjardins lol 26 3w
+7 Following up regarding interview process. 2 3w
+4 RBC Toronto Superday 4 3w
+3 Hiring a SA on <1 month notice??? 5 3w
+31 Got RBC offer but I have cold feet accepting. 39 3w
+6 FT Partners SA 2025 Recruiting 5 3w
+4 Explain Exploding Offers, what are they 1 3w
+1 Lateraling after 6 months 1 3w
+6 Is agentis capital really that bad? 37 3w
0 Is IB still going to be a good career in 6 years 4 3w
0 Compensation Details 1 3w
+6 Thoughts on Canaccord Genuity 2024 3 3w
0 Any idea what BB or EB in Canada are good for Canadian undergrads. 1 4w
+4 stepstone 4 4w
+13 Global Hotspots: Key Regions Driving Investment Banking Growth 2 4w
+35 Highest Paid Bankers in Toronto? 51 4w
+59 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 14 4w
+3 Canadian Tax System 4 4w
+1 Information into Canaccord Genuity (Boston Office) 3 4w
+7 Canada Capital Gains Tax Increases 7 1mo
+15 Canadian Target vs Full-Ride 45 1mo
+14 Semitarget Major Relevance? 1 1mo
+160 2024 UK Investment Banking Tier List 95 1mo
+8 Toronto B5 Comp 16 1mo
+33 BMO vs. TD vs. RBC, who is best-positioned right now 29 1mo
+13 Toronto B5/B6 IB — Is It Over? 6 1mo
+15 What schools in Canada are target for banking 9 1mo
+4 GPA Cutoff for Canadian IB 19 1mo
0 Wells Fargo Toronto 1 1mo
+13 Is RBC Now A BB? (Also Why Do Australian Banks Not Do As Well As RBC/BMO/TD Cowen?) 18 1mo

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May 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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