Best Banking Firms in Europe to Work For

Prestige isn't everything. These are the firms that bankers find the most amenable to a satisfying work experience.

Survey Methodology

Which are the best firms to work for? For some, this is a far more important consideration than prestige. To determine our Best 15 Firms to Work For, we used a formula that weighed the most relevant categories for an overall quality of life ranking. Each firm's overall score was calculated using the following formula:

* 50 percent satisfaction * 10 percent hours * 10 percent pay * 10 percent manager relations * 10 percent diversity (women, minorities and gays) * 10 percent formal training

Like our Top 40 prestige rankings, our Best 20 is meant to reflect the subjective opinion of insiders. By its nature, the list is based on the perceptions of insiders'some of whom may be biased in favor (or against) their firm.
Ranking History
- 2013
- 2012

2013 Best Banking Firms in Europe for Relationships with Managers

1 SCORE 8.813	The Blackstone Group (Europe)	TRENDING 2012 Rank NR
2 SCORE 8.500	J.P. Morgan (Europe) Part of a giant J.P. Morgan is part of New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co., a financial services firm with $2.4 trillion in assets... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 1
3 SCORE 8.364	Jefferies International Limited (Europe) A firm on the rise Jefferies International Limited is the U.K.-incorporated and wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Jefferies LLC, a... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 6
4 SCORE 8.232	Citigroup Inc. (Europe) Big Citi Citi Institutional Clients Group, one of the main units of global banking behemoth Citigroup Inc., offers a full range of investment... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank NR
5 SCORE 8.050	Goldman Sachs & Co. (Europe) Wall Street's No. 1 dealmaker Goldman Sachs provides a wide range of investment banking, securities, and investment management services to a... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 4

6 SCORE 8.018	Nomura International Plc (Europe) From Tokyo to the world Nomura International plc is the U.K.-based subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest securities group. Its 190 offices... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 2
7 SCORE 8.003	Morgan Stanley (Europe) The firm that Henry and Harold built New York-headquartered investment banking giant Morgan Stanley is divided into three main businesses:... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 7
8 SCORE 8.000	Credit Suisse (Europe) International player Credit Suisse Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, operating in more than 50 countries and... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 3
9 SCORE 7.824	BNP Paribas SA For a changing world BNP Paribas, which bills itself as "the bank for a changing world," is one of the largest and most successful banks... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank NR
10 SCORE 6.570	BBVA S.A. A bank for leaders BBVA's roots stretch back more than 150 years, and today it's one of the 30 largest financial institutions in the world, operating... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2012 Rank 8