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Our poll indicates that you don’t rate the European stress tests. 40% of people who’ve responded to date think they were pointless piffle; the remainder think they were too lenient to be meaningful. The markets may agree. Even though German banks came out surprisingly well, Deutsche’s share price plummeted this morning. As BarCap’s banking analysts point out, with or without a stress test, Europe’s banks still have €1.5trn of debt maturing... Read more

You may be aware that we are currently running a competition. If you tell us the most punitive question you have ever come across/conceived, either as an interviewee or interviewer, plus the answer you gave/wanted, we will enter you for a draw to win an iPad. Below, in no particular order, are the questions we've been sent so far. Click on the links below to read the answers, and the context... Read more

Mercer has produced the latest iteration of its Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, and the implications are clear. If you intend to combine a career in financial services with life in a pleasant city, go to Switzerland, or possibly Frankfurt. If you are ambivalent about the pleasantness of your environment, go to London or New York. And if you’re prepared to tolerate sub par living standards for the sake of... Read more