FINANCIAL MARKETS & ALTERNATIVES MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
INTRODUCTION Q1 cyclicality slows down some hiring decisions. As we approach the end of Q1, having gone through the usual bonus round, unless you are at an Asian or Antipodean bank. The general consensus around bonuses has been mainly on the positive side, however, some banks have had a torrid 2021 and suffered through the…
FINANCE, TAX AND AUDIT (CONTRACT) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
Market Overview Q1 of 2022 has started where 2021 left off, as we continued to see large volumes of Temporary roles released across the Financial Services industry. Although we saw consistent activity, we did notice that whilst our Buy-Side clients were largely releasing roles as Fixed-Term Contracts. Whereas, in contrast, our Investment Banking and…
COMPLIANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
INTRODUCTION The first quarter of 2022 has seen a continuation of the busy hiring we experienced before Christmas with volume of roles increasing by tenfold! Where we would typically expect a slower start to the year following the holiday break, this was completely countered by us having an abundance of roles being released from the…
FINANCE, TAX & AUDIT (PERM) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
Market Overview Just like that, another busy Q1 has passed in a flash with the Asset Management market showing no signs of slowing down. The buy-side Finance, Tax & Audit team at Bruin have been extremely busy since the start of the year across almost all areas, following a similar trend to the entirety of…
Advancing Black Women in Financial Services
Bruin’s first in person event of 2022, “Advancing Black Women in Financial Services” was recently held in partnership with networking group Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM), an industry association that promotes the retention and advancement of Black women working in asset management. Attendees from across financial services came together to learn about the latest…
Women in Finance Charter – Panel Discussion
In this time of the so-called “Great Resignation”, Financial Services firms are experiencing higher than normal rates of attrition and then having to recruit to fill roles in a very competitive market. This of course impacts the pipeline of female talent that firms have worked so hard to attract and develop, a key consideration for…
FINANCE, TAX & AUDIT CONTRACT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
Market Overview Following a year of incredible recovery, the contract Finance, Tax and Audit markets finished 2021 in strong fashion. Clients were keen to complete the hiring and onboarding processes before the start of the holiday season. Usually we see the market slow down as we move through Q4, however, this year we remained…
FINANCE, TAX & AUDIT PERMANENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
Market Overview After what was an extremely busy and successful year across the Finance, Tax & Audit markets, there was no slowing down in Q4. It was in fact our busiest quarter, with the team having a record quarter yet again! At the start of Q4, we welcomed Simon Taylor to the business who…
Programme One
Addressing workplace inequality for Black talent within the Recruitment Industry. Bruin is proud to have joined Programme One, an industry initiative with the aim of removing inequalities which are restricting and inhibiting the engagement of talented Black recruiters in the sector Whilst there is demonstrated underrepresentation across different ethnic groups, Programme One seeks to…
upReach Skills Workshop
Bruin was recently invited to host a Skills Workshop with social mobility charity upReach, as part of their collaborative work with Diversity Project, to share top tips for CV writing, presentation and insights into the financial services sector. upReach is a social mobility charity supporting undergraduates from under-represented backgrounds into top graduate jobs. Founded in…