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0 CIBC Mining Associate 3 1mo
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+7 stepstone 6 1mo
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+31 Got RBC offer but I have cold feet accepting. 39 1mo
+4 Explain Exploding Offers, what are they 1 1mo
+1 Lateraling after 6 months 1 1mo
+6 Is agentis capital really that bad? 37 1mo
0 Is IB still going to be a good career in 6 years 4 1mo
0 Compensation Details 1 1mo
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0 Any idea what BB or EB in Canada are good for Canadian undergrads. 1 1mo
+4 stepstone 4 1mo
+13 Global Hotspots: Key Regions Driving Investment Banking Growth 2 1mo
+37 Highest Paid Bankers in Toronto? 51 1mo
+59 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 14 1mo
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+7 Canada Capital Gains Tax Increases 7 1mo
+15 Canadian Target vs Full-Ride 45 1mo
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+160 2024 UK Investment Banking Tier List 95 1mo
+8 Toronto B5 Comp 16 1mo
+34 BMO vs. TD vs. RBC, who is best-positioned right now 29 1mo
+13 Toronto B5/B6 IB — Is It Over? 6 1mo
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+4 GPA Cutoff for Canadian IB 19 1mo
0 Wells Fargo Toronto 1 1mo
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+45 Evercore SA 2025 278 1mo
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+4 Fall IB Internships for Canadians 17 2mo
+7 Mining in London - Best Groups? 8 2mo
+6 What is the state of Investment Banking in Calgary Alberta in 2023? 8 2mo
0 New JPM IB office in Toronto?? 2 2mo
+9 ABL to DCM, LAF, Coverage, etc… 1 2mo
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+11 Accounting Knowledge in Banking/IB 3 2mo
+64 Help - An2 Layoff - Game Plan? 31 2mo
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+9 Del 14 2mo
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+7 Jefferies - IB London Office 5 2mo
0 2025 SA 2 2mo
+18 Stand or Sit during interview 8 2mo
+11 Corporate Banking (IB) Canada Compensation 2021 All Levels 6 2mo
+9 Toronto Corporate Banking Associate Compensation 28 2mo
+9 Buy-Side Mining Internship 2 2mo
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+164 IB in Canada: What’s the point? 98 2mo
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+9 Energy IB Interviews 5 2mo
+7 25 SA IB recruiting timeline Big Five - after first round 7 2mo
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+24 NIBC Investment Banking Competition Final Round - Worth it? 7 2mo
+22 Internal move from ECM to Coverage as an Associate? 4 2mo
+38 U.S. Based Mining IB Teams? 11 2mo
+43 Working as an investment banking M&A anal-yst at a sweatshop is paradise 14 2mo
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+8 Stifel Canada 13 2mo
+113 Infra IB - Agentis Capital? 162 2mo
+3 Insights into AN1 comp at Big 5/6 2 2mo
0 SA 24 Toronto Housing 2 2mo
0 It's Time Prospects Hear About The Fall From Grace of EVR/M&CO 5 2mo
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+21 Best online IB prep course 8 2mo
+10 VP Comp Benchmarks 6 2mo
+2 Thoughts on Left Lane Associates? 14 2mo
+4 Desjardins / Corporate Banking - Toronto 11 2mo
+5 Views on Bloom Burton & Co? 6 2mo
+4 Thoughts on Crosbie & Co ? 4 2mo
+230 BMO Mining fallout 178 2mo
+4 Dcm/levfin rbc 12 2mo
+11 Toronto Big 6 SA Recruitment Question — Captains 13 2mo
+37 Banks hiring only experienced analysts 31 2mo
+9 Opportunity to professionalize the business broker model 1 2mo
+166 Is Wells Fargo poised to become the next BB? 63 2mo
+8 Thoughts on Desjardins Capital Markets? 13 2mo
+29 Toronto Boutique/MM Comp Thread 47 2mo
+8 Thoughts on Left Lane Associates? 31 3mo
+8 Bucket shops in Toronto? 19 3mo
0 TPH 2025 Summer Calgary 0 3mo
+19 IB Professionals, What Makes You Push a Candidate’s Resume? 16 3mo
+28 BMO is the best bank in Canada 23 3mo
+9 2024 Canadian S&T Comp Progression 2 3mo

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June 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Perella Weinberg Partners New 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 01 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 24 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 19 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners 18 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 16 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (22) $375
  • Associates (93) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (69) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (206) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (149) $101
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