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OPERATIONS & MIDDLE OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION Last year was very busy for recruitment across all areas including Middle Office and Operations and Q4 was no exception, the market didn’t slow down with many clients continuing to hire right until the end of the year. We saw a huge increase on hiring compared to 2020, which was to be expected with…
Read MoreINVESTMENT & FRONT OFFICE, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION: 2021 was a very busy year for the Investments and ESG team here at Bruin. The number of vacancies received in some months were 4 times the amount in 2020 and double the amount seen in 2019. Demand in certain areas by far outstripped supply of candidates and where clients were looking to…
Read MoreINFRASTRUCTURE & RENEWABLE ENERGY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION We reported in the third quarter of 2021 that the Infrastructure & Renewable energy market was continuing to go from strength to strength and this has not changed. Funds, banks and advisory firms have continued to be exceptionally busy with acquisitions, M&A and financing activity across both the large and mid-cap markets. Many countries…
Read MoreCREDIT & RISK MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION 2022 is set up to be an extremely busy year for hiring in the Credit, Risk and Quant spaces, with an abundance of Q4 2021 mandates carrying over into the first quarter after the usual December holiday break, and firms drawing up extensive hiring plans to take advantage of some favourable market conditions. Candidate…
Read MoreFINANCIAL MARKETS & ALTERNATIVES, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION The Financial Market and Alternatives space remained busy throughout Q4, Which, traditionally can be a quieter quarter from a hiring perspective, with the advent of budgets, year end admin and bonus allocation. That being said we have been busy across the quarter working and consulting with clients across 2022 hiring plans and utilizing any…
Read MoreUK & REGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION Happy new year! As we enter 2022, we wanted to bring you some information on the current marketplace and also, look back at how the recruitment process changed throughout 2021. Finance At the beginning of 2021, we saw a rise in the amount of candidate applications for the various roles available. Fast forward…
Read MoreEUROPE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION The market was back it is best position since the start of the global pandemic. We saw clients not only position themselves to make hires that were previously on hold, but strategic growth plans were beginning as global organisations expanded. Across risk and compliance, talent pools seemed smaller as companies seemed inclined to look…
Read MoreCOMPLIANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION It has been encouraging to see that Q4 has continued its momentum and we have been busy across both Financial Crime and Compliance. The Compliance desk at Bruin was becoming increasingly demanding and we were beginning to be stretched therefore we have bolstered our team to ensure we have the capacity to provide that…
Read MoreSALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
Market Overview Throughout 2021 we have witnessed an unrelentingly high volume of roles across all levels of the business and this has persisted into Q4, culminating in a busy and exciting year for financial services recruitment. Post covid we are still experiencing a buoyant market, with many asset managers looking at increasing headcounts…
Read MoreSALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2021
Market Overview We have seen in Q3 of this year a strong post covid recovery within financial services. As restrictions have eased and many firms are able to operate close to ‘business as usual’ we have seen a strong recruitment drive within the sales and marketing function. Within the asset management and the wider financial…
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