Majority of investment management failing on transparency over support for working parents
Majority of Investment Management Failing on Transparency Over Support For Working Parents The UK has highest number of dual-career parents on record. Only a small minority of the UK’s leading investment management firms are disclosing how they support working parents at a time when the UK workforce has a record number of dual career parents…
Bruin UpReach volunteer internship programme
At the peak of the pandemic, the future was and still is unclear, as an organization we understood our role to play within the financial services sector will play a pivotal part moving forward. It was clear that students were going to be hit hard and would be at a disadvantage to previous year groups.…
Bruin wins Diversity & Inclusion award 2020
On 21st October 2020, Individual’s from the industry’s top recruitment companies came together for a slightly stranger than usual black-tie event. With last year’s black-tie Gala Dinner being at The Brewery in London, this year’s event was hosted completely virtually over Zoom due to coronavirus restrictions, but it was still as important as ever in…
Bruin Webinar: Empowering Women and Breaking Down Barriers
It is estimated that there are only 6 female CEOs in the UK’s top 100 firms and there is still a long way to go to get equality for females within the workplace. So how can we empower our female colleagues and support businesses to ensure they have diversity within the workplace? Bruin’s recent webinar…
When it comes to Environmental, Social, Governance performance, how much is enough?
Bruin launched our 2020 ESG Initiative to help our Financial Services clients increase their level of commitment to diversity and to decrease their carbon footprint. We are committed to encouraging a sustainable future within Financial Services, whilst attracting top talent that will help to influence this. We are intent on being a catalyst for change.…
Company approach to racial injustice
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION TO EMPLOYEES OF THE FISER GROUP 12TH JUNE 2020 Hi all, I hope you are well and keeping safe. I know that usually we like to keep our company updates light-hearted and as positive as possible. However, due to the events unfolding in the past few weeks, we felt it was imperative for us…
INVESTMENT & MIDDLE OFFICE
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…
OPERATIONS & 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…
INVESTMENT & FRONT OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
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 a…
PROJECTS & 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…