Tag: Operational Risk

Falling pay in corporate banking and operations

If you work in risk or compliance you’ve got a better chance than most Irish financial services workers of getting a new job this year. However, if you’re in corporate banking or operations, you’ll be facing the recession with less cash in your pocket. The latest salary survey by recruiters Robert Walters paints a predictably [...]

By Paul Clarke, 12 February 2009 • 0 comments

Regulator recruiting 20 risk staff to oversee banks

Ireland’s Financial Regulator is recruiting 20 supervisors to oversee risk management and compliance within the six domestic banks covered by the state guarantee of liabilities. It’s a sign that the regulator is rolling up its sleeves and getting involved in the day-to-day supervision of the banks that have signed up for the government scheme. The [...]

By Paul Clarke, 28 October 2008 • 1 comment

Surge in contractor hiring in wake of perm freeze

Recruitment of permanent financial services staff in Ireland might currently have all the dynamism of a sloth on sedatives, but contractor hiring has seen a slew of activity, at least according to new research. Despite the current grim situation, recruitment firm Robert Walters reckons that financial services companies in Ireland have one eye on future [...]

By Paul Clarke, 22 July 2008 • 0 comments

Credit where credit analysts are due

Dublin credit market growth is leaving some risk recruiters breathlessly trying to keep up with demand. James Hayes, manager for banking and financial services at Robert Walters, reports the traditional corporate lending market is “growing and growing”, both domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, the structured credit market is being spurred by Dublin-based German institutions. It’s a [...]

By anonymous, 18 January 2007 • 0 comments