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Let’s not rule out redundancies at BIAM just yet
On the face of it, State Street’s acquisition of Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) last week was a rare beast in the country’s financial sector these days – a good news story. Never mind the fact that State Street snapped up the once substantial fund manager for a mere €57m at a time when [...]
How NAMA debt could provide job opportunities for asset managers and bankers
If NAMA gets the nod from the European Commission, it won’t just be good news for Ireland’s banks – property investors are also waiting in the wings to swoop on the distressed debt, which is likely to provide decent levels of recruitment in the near future. Ex-Barclays heavyweight banker Roger Jenkins unveiled plans to target [...]
EDITOR’S TAKE: Income tax could dent Ireland’s appeal
It’s all very well keeping the ‘shop window’ corporation tax rate at 12.5%, but the tough stance on income tax in Ireland’s emergency budget could have the unintended consequence of erecting a stumbling block to the flow of foreign financial services firms entering the country. Just to clarify, the income levy – controversially imposed in [...]
Irish fund managers: come home
“We’re finding the commute is slowly becoming something the Irish firms are beginning to accept,” says Graeme Knox, managing director of headhunters The Knox Partnership. “A few years ago they would have wanted people to make the move to live and work there, but now the commute is increasingly common.” Part of the impetus for [...]
Reasons why Dublin will be safe from the credit crunch
How safe are Irish financial services jobs? Very. Here’s why… 1. Dublin is still an attractive location for banking and financial services “Dublin is still proving an attractive location beyond the tax incentive. There’s an increased knowledge-base of talented people across more diverse areas. It’s offering more broad based banking functions than just fund services [...]
IT business analysts in demand, command more pay
Financial technology companies in the Republic of Ireland are suffering from a shortage of experienced of business analysts. “There’s a real shortage of good people,” says Jarlath Dooley, head of operations at Dublin-based Fineos, a financial services software provider. “Analysts are especially hard to find here: there’s a lot of demand and it’s a skill [...]
Job wrap: Heavyweights bow out, banks expand
Derek Walker, chairman of Morgan Stanley Europe, and Sir John Bond, chairman of HSBC, announced their retirements last week. Walker, who will stay on as a senior advisor, was replaced by Jonathan Chenevix-Trench, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s institutional securities business and of the European management committee. Sir John Bond announced he will retire as HSBC [...]
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