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> Given what a single large deal can mean to the firm, hiring the kid of a CEO at a big company you hope to work with one can could almost be seen as a form of
by tomp 12y ago
> Given what a single large deal can mean to the firm, hiring the kid of a CEO at a big company you hope to work with one can could almost be seen as a form of lead-generation or a business development cost.
It's actually seen as bribery and is illegal. From [1]:
> U.S. authorities are examining whether JPMorgan violated anti-bribery laws by hiring the children and other relatives of well-connected politicians and clients in China in exchange for having business steered to the firm,
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-08/jpmorgan-china-hiring-probe-spreads-to-five-more-banks-nyt-says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-08/jpmorgan-c...