by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
While so many people have lost faith in Wall Street and the stock market during the past year, many others have renewed theirs. They are the faith-based investors—people investing based on criteria set by religious and social beliefs. Faith-based funds are considered a subset of socially responsible funds, or SRIs. According to [...]

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By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
On a faded and tattered piece of paper taped to a wall in Monica Mandelli’s Manhattan office is the motto by which she lives: “La vittoria non e’ mai definitiva e la sconfitta non e’ mai fatale: quello che conta e’ il coraggio,” which roughly translates into “Victory is never [...]

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Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says the US recession is probably over, and Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King expects a slow recovery for the UK. Banks will face limits on the total amount they pay their staff in bonuses under proposals being drawn [...]

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By Natalie Sabia (New York City)

We’ve come a long way, baby. And we have a handful of highly-capable, courageous women to thank for it, according to the fascinating “Women on Wall Street” exhibit at the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
A Smithsonian affiliate, the Museum of American Finance is the nation’s only public [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
The verdict has long been out on whether dark pools of liquidity improve the investment process, but the fluctuations in the market this year have certainly seen these trading systems gaining plenty of column inches. Are dark pool investments taking market share from traditional exchanges? Or are their trades falling off, as [...]

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by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
Cynthia Meyn, the Senior Operations Manager at PIMCO’s New York Office, spent her childhood on the move, living in three states and a European country, all before the tender age of twelve. And while some might have viewed this as a negative experience, Meyn actually sees it as one that [...]

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Contributed by Silvana Carpanelli Hayes of IvyExec
Thanks to the stalled economy, and what seemed to be a chronic freeze in the recruiting world, 2008 and Q1 of 2009 was a tough time for executive job seekers. Woeful economic indicators, soaring unemployment rates and seemingly endless waves of executive firings did little to improve the mood. [...]

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Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
A job interview is a two-way street. Employers are checking you out, and you hope they pick you. But you are also checking them out, and you want your next move to be the best one for both of you. So don’t just answer the questions they happen to [...]

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by Barbara Stcherbatcheff, author of “Confessions of a City Girl” (Virgin Books)
Since I revealed my identity as The London Paper’s “City Girl” on August 3rd, I have been besieged by media requests to share my opinion on what must be the year’s hottest City-related story: whether or not to cap banker bonuses. Politicians have [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
“One of the first pieces of advice I was given was never tell your age to anyone as they could perceive you differently,” says Alexandra Basirov, Head of Sovereigns, Supranationals and Agencies for Debt Capital Markets at BNP Paribas. I won’t tell you her age, but suffice to say that Alexandra has [...]

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