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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(265 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jul 1, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Variety, from the many companies it keeps buying. Some decent benefits. Mixed products, even if the labor to make them is all over the place. Interesting history. But with shaky potential, since competition started catching up.

Cons

Terrible product schedule and no nearby labor to support. All programmers and admins outsourced. Management misleads. Crazy promotions. Hrd to get anything done when the good people are gone. Ones staying are those entitled and paid to do very little while making it seem like they do a lot. Government and Dept of Labor probably should look at this place over the past couple years. Especially New York and Berkeley offices. Some crazy unspervised staff. Jungle ambiance. A lot of politics. Paranoia. Backstabbing. Really bad moods and stressed out groups. Good workers at all levels are leaving for the competition. No real teamwork or consistent results.

2.0
Jun 29, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation and benefits. Very interesting domain, at the intersection of finance, analytics, software, and data. Opportunity to work with some of the biggest names in the finance industry.

Cons

Fairly toxic work environment, unless you appreciate a culture of stepping on those beneath you and sucking up to those above you. CEO has anger management issues (in fairness, it may be a Wall Street thing) which sets the tone for other senior executives.

4.0
Jun 14, 2013

Great company for professional growth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Highly focused on knowledge dissemination and facilitates learning Values good work Top mgt across the world have an entrepreneurial culture Everyone from CEO onwards work very hard Good values and serious about delivering value to clients Pays better than peers but also expects top work from staff No ego at most levels

Cons

Too process oriented in all areas Letting go of lot of opportunities Too focused on investment mgt / asset mgt cos - should expand to other segments like banks, corporates and regulators Very understated - should turn on pace of creating buzz in emerging markets Some bit of avoidable politics Need to have better control on what goes on in India - quite a few who work only towards pleasing their bosses in other places without delivering real value

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