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These are the jobs that CFA Charterholders do in Ireland and these are the financial services firms that employ them
Are you thinking of studying for the CFA Charter? Are you wondering whether the CFA is relevant to your profession and who might employ you when you’ve completed all three exams? The CFA Institute has all the answers. A new tool shows precisely how many people have gained the CFA Charter in each country, and [...]
GUEST COMMENT: How to sidestep the sensation that you’re washed up at 45+
Financial services is often seen as a young person’s game. The cliché goes that banks suck in thousands of university graduates each year and spit out wealthy retirees in their mid-40s, or even earlier. So what happens when you lose your job at 40+? Is that it? Only if you want to it to be. [...]
Five roles where having a QFA will boost your employability
The Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA) designation has always been a valuable piece or armoury for financial services professionals in customer-facing roles in Ireland, but recently imposed professional standards from the Central Bank have led to more employers demanding the qualification. Last September, the Central Bank of Ireland issued its revised Minimum Competency Code for all [...]
We understand the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is going to be looking for a lot of technologists in Belfast
Belfast is already well established as a centre for financial technology. Now, another new arrival is seeking to make the most of its expertise. We understand the the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is setting up a big new technology hub in the City and is getting ready to hire. The Belfast Telegraph reported that the CME was [...]
Financial services firms in Ireland are going to have to start paying a lot more for their technology staff
Technology recruitment in Ireland is going through the roof. Google, Facebook and Paypal are expanding in the Republic. Twitter has announced that it is also going to open an office in Dublin. Plenty of other international technology firms are already present in ‘Silicon Alley,’ drawn – of course – by Ireland’s low corporate tax rate. The [...]
Why are there no financial services employers among Ireland’s best places to work?
The financial services industry is a major employer in Ireland. The funds industry alone administers 11,511 funds. 25,000 people work in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin, so surely there must be some Irish financial services employers who count as great places to work? Apparently not. The latest ranking, in today’s Independent, reveals a strange [...]
Not only are people at Ulster bank losing their jobs, they are being vilified as the worst business at RBS
Today was RBS results day. The bank made a big loss and slashed its investment banking bonus pool to a merest £390m. However, RBS’s Global Banking and Markets division remained profitable – unlike Ulster Bank, which was the only of RBS’s divisions to make a full year (£1bn) loss. Needless to say, headcount at Ulster Bank [...]
PayPal is hiring thousands of people in Ireland, so what exactly will it take to get a job there?
If you want a new job in Ireland, PayPal is probably a good place to start looking. As has been widely reported, the company is engaging in some massive expansion and will be hiring 1,000 new Irish staff over the next four years, mostly for its new site in Dundalk, Co Louth, which will open in July [...]
Bank of Ireland is performing better and paying less. The average employee now earns €63k
It’s Bank of Ireland results day. The good news is that bank’s underlying pre-tax loss was down to €1.52bn from €3.5bn for 2011, and that the share price was up nearly 9% at one point this morning. Even better, the corporate and treasury division went from a massive €973m loss in 2010 to a healthy [...]
You should probably avoid Irish universities if you want to be an international financier
If you’re a student with aspirations to become a global financial services professional, you may be interested in a new study by QS Top Universities indicating where you ought to go to school. QS has ranked 200 schools globally according to their appeal to financial services employers. There are some curious anomalies, such as the absence of [...]
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