New Vacancies in Investment Banks in London broken down by front office function

1. Analysing vacancy trends in the Investment Banking sector in London

2. New Vacancies for Front & Middle Office in Investment Banks in London
• Last few months has seen a big increase in vacancies for front office roles in London.
• Vacancies for middle office have been gradually increasing also.
• Vacancies have been at the more junior end of the scale for front office, interestingly the
emphasis has shifted to more senior people for middle office roles.

3. New Vacancies in Investment Banks in London broken down by front office function
• Corporate Finance vacancies have been scarce for most of the year.
• There has been a slight uplift in vacancies for traders.
• Main growth in front office has been for Investment Managers.

4. New Vacancies in Investment Banks in London broken down by middle office function
• There has been a gradual increase in vacancies for Risk & Compliance people over the year.
• This trend has been mirrored with Accountants, with new vacancies up nearly 20% in the past three
months.
• Banking Operations vacancies have seen a slight fall though.

5. New Vacancies in UBS Europe compared to the Market by Division as % (Jan/Jun 2012)
• For the first half of the year UBS had a clear majority of vacancies for Risk & Compliance.
• One other exception was in Corporate Finance with very little vacancies there.
• However in all other areas UBS was close to overall market patterns.

6. New Vacancies in UBS Europe compared to the Market by Division as % (Jul/Dec 2012)
• Post July UBS had a noticeable shift in recruiting strategy, with no vacancies for Corporate
Finance or Trading/Broking. This is in line with their announcement of pursuing a wealth
management strategy.
• Also worth noting is the big shift in hiring for Accountants to introduce Financial Control, no
surprise given the recent court case!
• Its worth noticing that across the market the emphasis of vacancies has clearly shifted to middle
office.

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