Pros
Its great to be in an area that's growing an being invested into if you're lucky enough to get there. Overall the firm does have a nice culture and there are some really experienced people that know the markets inside and help you get visibility into clients needs. Being at the centre of the financial industry has its perks in its own right.
Cons
Every decision is made at management committee level (mike and vlad) which means business are not empowered to make decisions they need at the local level and a lot of pertinent issues get lost along the way in the food chain. Some areas don't get any invested into even though they do really well and this can be frustrating. The architecture is old, lots of tech debt, slow movement in getting anything done generally. Engineering runs the place if you're in product. They don't get locked into jobs at all, can leave to a different department as soon as 2 weeks upon arrival. They start at 10 am everywhere and their choke hold over the agenda can be stifling. Some pockets of sales are really bad, they get a bit complacent and in areas they have locked in terrible people into sweet deals who seem to not get challenged.