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The audit stepping stone – Is the grass really greener?
Audit. Often singled out as the least exciting of the financial disciplines. And often operated by staff yearning for seemingly more exciting opportunities in commercial specialisms. Read more »
New roles created as structural change gains pace
While the world’s media kept the public enthralled with stories of the banking crisis, behind the scenes the globe’s largest financial institutions were frantically undergoing perhaps the largest scale review of their operations to date. Read more »
Who’s in demand – February 2010
January is traditionally a quiet month as the banking and financial services sector finalise their annual budgets. But despite this, the increase in available roles across the market has remained a continuing trend. Read more »
Relocations surge as operations cut costs
Restructuring programmes and a continued focus on cost control has led many financial services organisations to revisit outsourcing and new shoring back office functions. Read more »
Where there's caution, there's always risk
As the saying goes for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Could this be the case for the asset management sector, as the world’s largest investment banks reduce their trading of distressed assets? Read more »
Who’s in demand – December 2009
Vacancies are still on the increase as financial institutions gear up for the much talked about market recovery. But as competition among candidates remains strong, employers stay in the driving seat, unwavering in their demand for extensive skill sets and broad experiences. Read more »
Graduate recruitment – The big freeze
With tough market pressures and lean resources it’s no secret that employers are cutting costs where possible. One area especially hard hit is graduate recruitment as a noticeable number of financial institutions have either cut back or frozen their graduate schemes completely. Read more »
Investors gear up to win market share
As confidence grows within the financial market many asset management houses are making a positive return to investment activity. With investors no longer safeguarding their cash the demand for qualified staff in this finance sector is on the up. Read more »
Has the credit sector lost its appeal?
With a shortage of particular job specialisms evident across the whole financial services sector individual industries are being hampered by their somewhat staid public personas. Particularly struggling are credit firms, needing to attract top talent across product control, regulation and risk management roles. Read more »
Candidate caution delays strategic career moves
With the economic climate of the last year evoking caution in the job market, many staff already in permanent roles are reluctant to search for their next career move. As the industry starts to find their feet many staff are still looking for evidence of stability before testing the job market. Read more »
Who’s in demand in banking and financial services?
Vacancies are starting to increase as market confidence appears to rise. But as banking and financial services organisations’ approaches to the recession have varied, the recruitment market remains very mixed. One constant remains – employers’ appetite for same-sector experience. Read more »
Operations enjoys a new-found celebrity within hedge funds
The talent needs of the hedge fund industry are changing fast and the most profound impact will be felt by operations staff due to increased regulation. No longer seen as “the guy in the corner”, operations professionals are being given increased responsibility as the industry reshapes itself. Read more »
