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    Worried! Career

    In terms of a post-grad qualification after you're bachelors, you'd be better off doing your CFA. You only need a degree to qualify for entry and a lot of IB's look for people working on it/achieved it. You can even put on your resume that you've done say 1st year CFA (goes for 3 years) and...
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Re: UNSW Wall Street Club - First meeting (Free Beer) This is a less events focused club, more experience/prepping for your first interview. UNIT has some of this but we're a bit more niche.
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Re: UNSW Wall Street Club - First meeting (Free Beer) No, Jordan Belfort is not invited to our event.
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    UNSW Wall Street Club - First meeting (Free Beer) Deleted - see reason below.
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Thanks again all for the responses, sounds like we'll have a good crew. Just announcing to get things started we'll be having a free beer sesh (my shout) next week. It's a chance for people to get to know each other, talk about what experience they're after and work out if the club is right...
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    Stock Broker

    Take financial products courses (so you know what stocks, bonds, derivatives etc are in detail), investment analysis & portfolip management (self explanatory), few macro econs (so you know terminology and some basic econs) & basic accounting (so you can read financial reports when released)...
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    Economics vs Econometrics vs Quantitative Business Analysis vs Financial Mathematics

    Re: Economics vs Econometrics vs Quantitative Business Analysis vs Financial Mathemat I have an economic degree myself and am doing msc of fina maths at unsw so happy to give my 2 cents. What career path are you going down? If you want to go for a big 4 bank/accountant, econs or QBA probably...
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    Which one would be better out of these two work exp, to land a grad job???

    Why not do both? Start at the retailer to earn some money and build a track record. You want to be seen as hard working, willing, realiable etc. You can drop off from the retailer to do the internship. If you've been a good worker your boss will understand (he knows Kmart isn't your...
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Thanks obliviousninja for your interest I've checked my interest and don't seem to have a message from you. I will look out for it Scott
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Getting some good responses already. Glad to see so many people interested in the industry. If you want a senior position in the club I would advise you to contact me asap. There will be plenty of analyst positions but I will not be opening more than 3 portfolio manager roles. Scott
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    Is HD average much more employable than D average Commerce student???

    All else equal, an institution will prefer a HD student over a D student. But given you have a degree with a D, you'll have so many more opportunities it won't matter. If you're really worried or have a specific place in mind. Think about what else you can do to put yourself in front. Think...
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    How do I study at uni?

    I used to do that but yeah, doesn't work at uni. For me what worked was : i) listen to lecture/go through the notes ii) go through tutorial questions iii) repeat ii and go through notes for more examples. Basically practising the examples was key for me. Nothing else works. I also use tutors...
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    Investment banking

    Hi Louiis You should look towards subjects such as accounting & corporate finance & valuation. Plus naturally, units concerning financial markets & products. Best advice: Use your network to find someone that's made it into the industry and get their recommendation. Scott
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    UNSW Wall Street Club

    Hi All My names Scott Shuttleworth, I am a part time msc financial mathematics student at UNSW and an equity analyst by trade. I'm starting up a new club for those who wish to join the funds management industry. Here you'll learn how to analyse the markets, learn to make trades and have...
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