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GUEST COMMENT: There is a surfeit of roles in OTC client clearing
It is not often the case in this market that demand for candidates exceeds supply, but this remains the situation for OTC clearing roles. Candidates with experience in this area are highly sought after and hard to come by. Driven by regulatory changes and pressure to centralize clearing, client clearing is a growing and high [...]
The two accounting roles in investment banks which have recently become very prestigious
Finding accountants to work on regulatory reporting issues in investment banks has traditionally been something of an uphill struggle for recruiters. Similarly, management accountants have never been among the most well-regarded individuals within the organisation. Times are changing. In recent months demand for regulatory accountants has spiralled, while the role of management accountants working on [...]
WHERE THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE HIRING: Exchange traded derivatives
Where should you position yourself if you want to be the beneficiary of hiring between now and 2013? Try exchange traded derivatives. They are hot. And getting hotter. What? Unsurprisingly, exchange traded derivatives are derivatives that are traded on public exchanges. Traditionally, they have been simple things like futures and options but the exchange traded [...]
Are there really ample opportunities for financial services recruiters in the UK?
Contingency recruitment is reliant on volume, so it makes sense that any financial services recruitment consultant worth their salt has been considering a move to where the action is – Asia. However, despite the perception that the market is slowing down, most recruiters in the UK are looking to bolster their headcount. In percentage terms [...]
Confirmation that technology hiring is in a terrible state
The first quarter of 2010 may have been exceptionally good for IT recruitment within investment banks, but a combination of hiring freezes, cancelled jobs, and a preference for contract hiring has meant that permanent opportunities shrunk by around 30% for the comparable period this year. Research by IT in finance recruiters McGregor Boyall suggests that [...]
Technologists: Are you missing a trick by not moving into FICC?
While much of the focus in recent years has been on the technological challenges facing the equities market, are IT professionals missing a trick if they’re not turning their attention to the fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) sector? Maybe so. The recent report on investment banking by Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman spoke about [...]
Banks are bursting to hire project managers
Banks are continuing to roll out huge projects around cost efficiencies, risk management and front office integration, which means the spiked demand for project managers is showing no sign of abating. As we’ve alluded to previously, project managers have been riding on the crest of unprecedented demand as banks battle regulatory change, integration challenges and [...]
Supposedly permanent technology jobs suddenly transmogrifying into contractor roles
Technology budgets are more stretched this year and gaining sign off to hire is more drawn out, which might explain why seemingly permanent IT roles within investment banks are mysteriously transforming into contract positions at the last minute. Financial technology recruiters working on permanent positions are bemoaning an increasing trend for banks to rescind full-time [...]
How to earn 2k a day in financial services technology
In what’s shaping up to a year of cooling recruitment prospects for financial technologists, prime services is standing out as being an active area of hiring – and banks are willing to pay for the right people. We understand that Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and HSBC are all currently recruiting [...]
These are the jobs you’ll always be able to stroll into this year
As we said last week, there might not be as much hiring this year as there was last year. Financial News may have reached the same conclusion: it says today that RBS won’t be hiring as many equities bankers as formerly anticipated. Nevertheless, there will be pockets of intense hiring. They are in the middle [...]
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