May news …Rise in Vacancies…Drop in candidate availability.

Key Points: Continued rise in permanent placements; Growth of demand for staff picks up for the first time in nine months; Steeper decline in candidate availability triggers greater rises in pay. Permanent placements… There has been an increase in permanent placements but the rate of expansion in April was the softest witnessed in 2018. The growth of placements was underpinned by a further substantial rise in demand for staff…

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Inflation Remains at a Record High Amid Candidate Shortages

Key Points from the February Survey: Softer rise in permanent placements High levels of candidate shortages amid high starting salaries Softer rise in staff vacancies Softer rise in permanent placements… The number of people placed in permanent jobs increased in February although at a slower rate than January’s recent high. The continued increase has  been attributed to a strong demand for staff and a greater willingness among candidates to…

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Market update: Salary inflation hits 31 month record!

Key Points Strong rise in recruitment Starting salary inflation hits 31-month record alongside lack of candidate availability; Growth of demand for candidates declines slightly but still remains high. Sharp Increase in Permanent Placements Permanent placements have continued to rise each month for the past year-and-a-half. This growth has been linked to a greater demand for staff, although some panellists suggest that improved decision-making has also been a factor. Increase…

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Recruitment news Jan 2018 – Permanent recruitment continues to rise at an increasing pace

Key Points from the December Survey: Permanent placements continue to rise at an increasing pace; Pay inflation remains high alongside a further decrease in candidate availability; Demand for staff softens but remains historically strong. Permanent Placements Permanent staff placements have increased at the quickest pace since August. This has resulted in a higher number of people placed in permanent job roles for the seventeenth month running in December.  Key…

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FCA Announces that IFAs are to Disclose Esoteric Investment Recommendations

  The FCA has recently announced that IFAs are to disclose more risky investment strategies which they have recommended to their clients The FCA’s reforms follows its review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS); from 2013-2016 around a third of FSCS claims were linked to the sale of esoteric investment plans by Advisers. During the consultation The FCA did not address the proposal that Advisers selling higher-risk products were…

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Growth in permanent placements slows slightly in December

Key points from the December survey:   Slightly weaker rise in permanent placements…   Candidate availability declines at weakest pace for over three years   Growth in permanent staff placements softens slightly… A further increase in permanent staff placements during December, though the rate of growth softened slightly from November’s nine-month peak.   Softer decline in candidate availability The availability of candidates continued to decline at the end of…

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The Week in Numbers – 13th January 2016

The Week in Numbers 225 – Number of Investment Advisers Santander expects to employ by the end of March 7% – Fall in China’s CSI 300 index on Monday, triggering newly-introduced “Circuit-Breakers” that halted trading for the day 21% – Rise in mortgage approvals year-on-year in November, according to Bank of England Figures 13k – Number of new affordable homes the Government plans to build this year through directly…

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The Week in Numbers – 21st December

The Week in Numbers £6m – Size of FCA fine imposed on Threadneedle Asset Management for allowing a fund manager to book a trade that could have caused a £72m lose to client funds 5 – Number of firms the FCA is considering taking enforcement action against following the findings of a thematic review into wealth managers 0.44% – Charge for the eVestor robo-advice service to be launched next…

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The Week in Numbers – 10th December

The Week in Numbers £5m – Potential annual increase in advisers’ FSCS levies if the FCA pushes ahead with plans to expand the scheme 13% – Fall in assets under management at Aberdeen following outflows from the group’s flagship emerging markets equity funds £16m – Paper loss made by Neil Woodford on investment in Northwest Biotherapeutics. Woodford has called for an ex-FBI agent to be appointed as non-executive director 3%…

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The Week in Numbers – 30th Nov

The Week in Numbers 5 – Number of organisations that should merge to become a single trade body, according to a review chaired by former Ofcom chief Ed Richards. The list includes the CML and the BBA £3.7m – Amount in Hargreaves Lansdown shares sold by investment marketing director Ian Hunter 99 – Number of companies that have defaulted on their debt this year, according to Standard & Poor’s….

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