“The biggest difference was the need to be across disparate topics across sectors and markets. It might’ve been solar tariffs in Spain [or] gas flows in northern Europe,” says Rachana Harrington, a managing director who covers infrastructure with Goldman Sachs in London. Taking the plunge For Australia’s junior bankers, being in a smaller market means they’re exposed to deals and executive management earlier in their careers than analysts in bigger financial centres, making local juniors viable candidates for transfers or promotions. Citi’s Bechar Hamdan moved to New York as an associate from Sydney about six years ago. Now a director...