Company: EXPERTS

The reliance on compliance in finance

Here’s some good news. On the back of increasing external regulatory pressures and internal global compliance initiatives, there is growing demand among major financial institutions in Tokyo for bilingual compliance specialists. John McCrohon, director of financial services at Robert Walters Japan, says that has translated into an increased number of openings for market/trade surveillance and [...]

By Rob Goss, October 27 2010 • 0 Comments

Guest Comment: why six months isn’t enough

Before the current crisis, candidates had it easy and could jump from one firm to another, sometimes after only six to 12 months’ experience with a particular employer and sometimes for only an extra S$500 – S$1k a month. It became the norm in Singapore that just six months’ experience qualified candidates as experts in [...]

By Kyle Blockley, February 13 2009 • 9 Comments