Exante Reviews

4.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(202 total reviews)
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Alexey Kirienko

97% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Exante has an employee rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Exante employee rating is 29% above average for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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202 reviews
1.0
9 Nov 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Very few to speak of other than some of the experienced and knowledgeable individuals I was able to work with directly on the same level as myself within the UK sales team.

Cons

First of all, when tendering for the new role they advertise the annual salary comp at £50k. It's only when you conclude the process that they then make you an offer of sub £50k with ridiculous stipulations around targets which are ultimately unachievable. This is them negotiating in bad faith if not borderline fraudulent. This is driven by senior sales mangt not based in the UK who have never limited experience in financial markets and running a proper sales team. The company is very much data-driven in terms of how they assess their sales-people utilising a specialist team ( with no knowledge of the market they are assessing) to send constant and pointless reminders about ongoing performance which are the complete opposite of motivational. On top of all that the product itself in the form of the platform is sub-standard for the marketplace, there is nothing that it does cheaper, better or more effectively than any of the other major (retail and otherwise providers out there). Speaking of retail, if you join the UK team then you are unable to speak to classifying retail clients in the UK - how ridiculous is that !? There is talk of launching a UK entity but this is highly unlikely to happen anytime soon if ever, showing a complete lack of commitment to the UK biz. The company can't even afford or be inclined to take any proper office space and so have a tiny suite in the We Work in Devonshire Sq which nobody has access to. They continue to fire ppl as quickly as they hire them under the pretext of not making targets which is beyond ridiculous for some of the reasons I already mentioned above and more. I could go on and on about the platform, UI and so on but those of you reading this hopefully get the picture.

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Exante Response
3y
Dear former colleague, We hope you had the chance to communicate all the issues to our HR Representative before leaving the company. Our offer is always personalized to the experience and the potential of each candidate. This is the reason why no ad has a salary range advertised. The UK Entity exists for a very long time and the platform might not be suitable for all types of clients as usually happens to all products. This being said, indeed we are a performance driven company, and we are happy than more than 150 colleagues are performing in our Sales Team. We welcome any further communication with our HR Department. Best Regards
2.0
24 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will have to learn 'sink or swim' approach of your own career management by heart

Cons

Not very organized workplace, chaotic and very mediocre at best management, no clear strategy, the top-down communications are seriously broken, the bottom-up communications do not exist. Forget about career path, continuous education etc. The commission plan changes every year, sometimes many many times per year, sometimes when they year is already quarter or third part gone. Lots of discretion in bonus allocation and promotions

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Exante Response
3y
Dear former colleague, We thank you for the review and the effort and hope you had a chance to communicate your experience with the HR Representative. We respect your perception and opinion however we will comment on the fact that we believe the company grew because of the performant colleagues, passionate and dedicated to their clients and the industry. Is because of them that the company is a platform of choice for many professional and institutions around the world. Thank you again and best regards
2.0
21 Feb 2022

Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pretty easy if you know what you're doing

Cons

good luck getting a bonus good luck getting promotion

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Exante Response
3y
Dear former colleague, We appreciate your feed-back and are sorry you are no longer with us. Please reach out to any of our HR Representatives to discuss more on your experience. Best Regards
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