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Social Mobility: Insight Series
Social mobility refers to the facility for movement from one social or economic position to another. Britain has some of the lowest social mobility in the developed world and the financial services sector is particularly reflective of this lack of equality. Recent research found that 41% of employees in financial services had parents working in…
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MARKET OVERVIEW Equity The outlook seemed largely positive for equities at the start of Q1 2020. The UK entered its transition period and exited the European Union, which provided seemingly no shocks on the FTSE, but weak GDP growth and low retail sales saw it end 1.3% down for January. The S&P 500 reached…
Read MoreOPERATIONS & MIDDLE OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW The Middle Office and Operations recruitment market was buoyant at the start of Q1 and remained busy as bonuses were paid out. As we approached the end of Q1 with the uncertainty and volatility of COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment became less of a focus for our clients as we entered an unprecedented situation. As…
Read MorePROJECTS & CHANGE MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
Market Overview: 2020 began with a number of challenges for both financial services and the wider economy and we continue to live in surreal times. Financial markets, banking and capital markets firms were immediately impacted by the pandemic as yields, oil and stocks and equity prices have fallen. We have seen however that the Government…
Read MoreEUROPEAN MARKET COMMENTARY Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW The issues of the current pandemic have caused confusion, uncertainty on a global scale, but how has this affected Q1 of 2020 in terms of recruitment? The use of technology has been utilised more than ever with a number of clients embracing the opportunities it offers and leading the way to not miss…
Read MoreSALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW Whilst the biggest news story of this quarter has been COVID-19, we will look into some of the topics surrounding it and the impact it has had on the market before and since. For example last month, despite the rapid rise in the amount of people working remotely – up 173% since 2005…
Read MoreREGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
ROLE PROFILES Operations It is safe to say that this last quarter ended very differently across all industries to how it started! COVID-19 has had devastating effects both on an economical level but also on a human level and the after effects will be seen for many months to come. For the most part the…
Read MoreFINANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
Please note that the figures used throughout this market commentary are based on a survey conducted by Bruin Financial during the first week of April 2020. This survey was sent out to finance, audit and tax professionals working across Financial Services in London. Please note that the full results of the survey will be further…
Read MoreCREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
INTRODUCTION Coming into the final weeks of the first quarter of 2020, writing this commentary was set to be a very easy and enjoyable task. The Credit, Risk and Quantitative Analytics team had had a great start to the year, completing a number of challenging mandates which had been held over from the end of…
Read MoreREGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2019
ROLE PROFILES Operations The doom and gloom surrounding the UK economy due to the Brexit uncertainty has certainly been a focal point in 2019, and the recent election did put investment on hold in the UK. Manchester however seems to have bucked the trend with continued investment into the city from various financial institutions. OakNorth…
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