04 Sep
Compliance Weekly: Robert Rostan on “Audit Costs Rising Again”
Tammy Whitehouse Audit costs appear to be inching back up after the financial crisis and recession, as audit firms are under pressure to improve the quality of their audit work and appear to be gaining more leverage over rates. “I don't see audit costs going up dramatically,” says Andy Burczyk, a managing...
28 Aug
International Business Times: Wall Street Hiring Sentiment Picks Up Gradually – MBA Graduates Survey
http://www.ibtimes.com/wall-street-hiring-sentiment-picks-gradually-mba-graduates-survey-1395553 By Nat Rudarakanchana Hiring sentiment on Wall Street is apparently picking up again, after years of gloomy job prospects during the financial crisis, according to a survey of 200 MBA students and graduates released Thursday. Investment banks and consulting firms in particular are offering candidates more rounds of interviews, and many candidates...
28 Aug
Financial Times: Scott Rostan on “MBA graduates see a rise in jobs on Wall Street”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41b33b02-0b47-11e3-bffc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2cibdXxGS By Della Bradshaw Those graduating with MBA degrees from US business schools this summer saw a rise in job offers from Wall Street firms, particularly the investment banks. Indeed, MBA candidates often received multiple job offers in the finance sector, according to the latest annual survey from Training The Street (TTS), a corporate training...
23 Aug
Wall Street Journal: Interview Overload for B-School Students
http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/08/22/interview-overload-for-b-school-students/ By Melissa Korn Talk about casting a wide net. Nineteen percent of respondents to a recent survey of business students said they participated in more than 10 first-round job interviews last school year, while another 40% went in for between four and seven. Factor in a few second- and third-round callbacks, and...
22 Aug
TTS MBA Employment Survey finds Wall Street job market continues to improve; many candidates receive multiple offers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MBA EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FINDS WALL STREET JOB MARKET CONTINUES TO IMPROVE; MANY CANDIDATES RECEIVE MULTIPLE OFFERS Investment Banks Remain Top Employment Choice for MBAs, While Consulting Firms and Private Equity Also Draw Interest NEW YORK, AUGUST 22, 2013 – A survey of MBA students and graduates from Training The Street...
06 Aug
CFO Magazine: Robert Rostan “How Twitter Can Avoid Facebook and Groupon’s IPO Blunders”
https://www.cfo.com/accounting-2/2013/08/how-twitter-can-avoid-facebook-and-groupons-ipo-blunders-4827/ A little blue bird says Twitter might be prepping itself for an initial public offering. Here are some ways it could avoid the mistakes of other high-profile social media companies. By Marielle Segarra Amid reports that Twitter is looking for a financial reporting manager, many are speculating that Twitter may go public next...
01 Aug
Training The Street Founder and CEO Scott Rostan to speak at Bloomberg Institute Panel
Wall Street Education Leader to Offer Advice to Bloomberg Aptitude Test Participants New York – Training The Street (TTS) Founder and CEO Scott Rostan will join an expert panel at the Bloomberg Institute’s Summer Intern Challenge today to discuss Wall Street training and hiring. The event marks the close of a...
27 Jun
Law360: Robert Rostan on “Regulators Have Few Tools To Rein In Bank Consultants”
http://www.law360.com/articles/452846/regulators-have-few-tools-to-rein-in-bank-consultants By Evan Weinberger New York's top financial regulator on Monday pushed his federal counterparts to claw back compensation for bank consultants and limit their power to get new business if they perform shoddy work, but analysts say regulators may not have the necessary reach to crack down on the compliance consulting industry. In...
23 Jun
Financial Times: Zane Hurst on “The Drive to Spread Expertise”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/144f634c-d5dd-11e2-a46c-00144feab7de.html#ixzz2X8qRPO4s By Della Bradshaw Ever since the crisis of 2008, and the realisation that many of those implicated in the meltdown were ignorant of the risks they were taking, financial training has been high on the agenda for banking professionals. Now, in a bid to restore public confidence in banks and banking, business...