Hawk Search Executive Recruitment

WHY AN EMPLOYER COULD REJECT YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE

Kashmir Hill, a Forbes' privacy blogger, recently wrote a blog posting citing a start-up firm, Reppler, that recently commissioned a new survey of 300 hiring types to see how they’re using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Craigslist, Tumblr, MySpace, et. al. to screen candidates: 91% of them are doing social networking screens of job applicants. Yes, 91%!

Within the survey this question was asked...

Have you ever rejected a candidate because of what you saw about them on a social networking website?

Here's a graphic of the responses:

Here's the blog post from Reppler (with a clearer graphic), entitled Managing Your Online Image Across Social Networks.

Kashmir Hill

The Not-So Private Parts

• My Profile
• My Headline Grabs
• My RSS Feed

Oct. 4 2011 — 4:00 pm | 1 comment

From The Bad Idea File: A ‘Guess Who’s Going To Be Fired Next’ Contest

'The Office' meets 'Lord of the Flies'

A real-life boss in Illinois has outdone The Office’s Michael Scott. William Ernst, owner of a chain of convenience stores called Q-C Mart, decided to run a “fun” game at his stores last March, sending out a memo to all employees announcing it: “NEW CONTEST – GUESS THE NEXT CASHIER WHO WILL BE FIRED!!!”

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Oct. 4 2011 — 2:06 pm | 0 comments

Quotes of the Day: Justifying Your Facebook Addiction

Lucky timing?

“No, I really do use Facebook all day long.”

– Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, responding (in 6 minutes) to someone who suggested that “just as drug dealers don’t use the product they sell,” Zuck was probably not as addicted to his site as the rest of its users. Zuck, though, probably doesn’t spend all his time playing Farmville. Via TruthfulTech/Zdnet.

“I don’t trust people in our industry who don’t use Facebook… It’s the soul of how hundreds of millions of people are really experiencing their first time of participating online.”

– Scott Heiferman, founder of Meetup.com in an interview with Chris Dixon on TechCrunch, providing more proof that opting out of using Facebook is increasingly not an option.

 

 

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Oct. 4 2011 — 9:39 am | 5 comments

How The Past Haunts Us In The Digital Age

Facebook's Timeline brings the past to the present seamlessly

We often talk about how our pasts follow us online in a reputational sense. Last year, legal scholar Jeff Rosen took to the NYT Magazine to lament the “end of forgetting” in the age of the Web, and the downside of having embarrassing information archived permanently to be perused by future employers, significant others, and anyone who might type your name into a search engine. Facebook’s new Timeline has me thinking about another non-public aspect of ‘the end of forgetting’: the way we can unexpectedly invoke  our emotional histories thanks to the easy mining of our email and social networking accounts.

Almost everyone I have talked to has had this experience. You’re searching your email account with some innocuous phrase — “concert,” “dinner,” “orange juice,” “you’re breaking my heart,” “why did you kill my puppy?” — and you unexpectedly stumble upon a years-old conversation you had with someone. Whether you were at work, on your way out the door, or about to embark on a new project, you’re soon reading back through various email exchanges that capture the heartache, burgeoning love, or terrible agony of the time, and all of the emotions come flooding back. This used to be something you did consciously — making the decision to dig out a box of mementos from the back of your closet, or thumb back through an old journal, or meet with a person from your past for coffee — but now, Gmail may just unexpectedly serve it up to you in a search of your inbox. Our electronic pasts become accordion-like; moments from years earlier can suddenly be mushed up to the present — that can be painful, or wonderful, or thrilling… or all of these things, as it was for a Good writer who went through her four-year history of chat messages with her boyfriend after his death from cancer.

Facebook plans to offer us all a version of this soon, in the form of “Timeline.” (Well, not too soon. Timelines, Inc. has sued the social networking behemoth for trademark infringement. Facebook will be holding back the roll-out of that new feature until it figures out how much it’ll take to pay off Timelines, Inc. clears that legal matter up.) Timeline (assuming it’s still called that after the legal matter is cleared up) will mine your profile for all of the most important moments of your life and surface those to the front page of your profile. Depending on how much you turn to Facebook for the chronicling and journaling of your life, this might unearth some powerful moments you hadn’t expected, or wouldn’t have necessarily wanted, its algorithms to serve up to you.

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What Prospective Employers Hope To See In Your Facebook Account: Creativity, Well-Roundedness, & ‘Chastity’

HEAD OF POLICY - UKSIF - BASED LONDON

This job is posted on behalf of UKSIF, the sustainable investment and finance association. They seek a Head of Policy.

In this stimulating and influential role, you will be at the heart of a UK and worldwide network seeking to advance sustainable development through responsible investment and other financial services. Working with UKSIF's Chief Executive and members, you will advocate for a regulatory and public policy environment that enables effective capital markets where sustainability and long-term profitability are aligned. You will develop and refine policy positions, undertake and coordinate influencing activities, write policy submissions and media articles, and, when needed, commission and undertake research.

You will also use your public policy knowledge and your influencing and communication skills to support the continuous development of leadership, competencies, knowledge, tools and relationships across the sustainable investment and finance industry. This will include managing UKSIF's Information and Analyst Services Manager, who delivers UKSIF's investment analyst seminar programme and other member networking and information support.

This new permanent post requires an excellent practical understanding of how change happens in UK regulation and public policy, experience of influencing relevant UK regulators and public policy makers and a network of relevant public policy contacts. Ideally, you will also have some understanding and/or experience at the EU level. You must be able to grasp new concepts easily and build excellent relationships with UKSIF members and stakeholders, but past experience in sustainable investment and finance is not essential.

Click here for the full job specification and read information about how to apply for the role.

McGRAW HILL AND CME IN TALKS TO MERGE INDEX BUSINESSES

There's coverage today of the report that McGraw Hill  (who own S&P), and the CME group (who own the Dow Jones Indexes) are in talks to combine their index businesses in a joint venture.

A Reuters' source has said, "McGraw-Hill would own the majority of the joint venture and manage it, while CME would own about 25 percent".

A Chicago Tribune article cautions that these talks "to form a joint venture between McGraw Hill's S&P Indices business and CME's Dow Jones Indexes unit began more than a year ago and could fall apart."

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - FINANCIAL MARKETS - BASED LONDON

Our client is a US-headquartered business with offices across the globe. They have a suite of products across real-time financial market data, reference data, asset pricing, and trading solutions for wholesale and retail clients. We are working with their UK office.

We seek a Marketing Communications Manager who, always with an eye on the firm's revenue targets, will develop high level communication strategies using traditional and new social media techniques. No day will be the same. You'll manage all press communications, develop strategic editorial content and write thought leadership articles for different business units across different asset classes and with a wide user base. You'll manage press releases, marketing collateral and maximise distribution via a range of communication channels.

You'll have minimum five years' experience in the financial markets, with excellent communication skills and good evidence of managing successful marketing campaigns.

To discuss this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

NEW BUSINESS SALES - CREDIT/DEBT MARKETS - BASED LONDON (ITALIAN/FRENCH SPEAKER)

Our client is a successful global business with an impressive investment banking and asset management customer list. They sell a range of products across credit, fixed income, quantitative risk, evaluated pricing and economic data. This is a rapidly growing organisation with a strong reputation.

We seek a senior sales executive to sell to buy-side and sell-side firms in Europe. You will thrive in an environment where you will be rewarded very well for hitting and exceeeding sales goals. You will have established customer relationships and you will demonstrate at interview how you have over-achieved against sales targets in the financial markets industry. You will be self-sufficient and be able to work under your own steam. You will be expected to hit the ground running and gain some quick wins. You will also manage an existing book of business.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and commission will be uncapped. Ideally you will be fluent in English and Italian/French.

For more information about this role, kindly contact, Aine Hall.

McGRAW HILL TO SPLIT INTO TWO COMPANIES

Yesterday McGraw Hill announced it will split into two listed companies. S&P, will become a part of McGraw-Hill Markets, once the split is completed.

This is the summary from Securities Technology Monitor:

McGraw-Hill Markets: Will be led by McGraw as Chairman, President and CEO. Will leverage proprietary data and analytics platforms to provide customers with information, market insights and integrated approaches to inform decision-making on trillions of dollars of assets. Will include Standard & Poor’s, the provider of credit ratings; S&P Indices, the world’s leading index business; S&P Capital IQ, a global provider of multi-asset class data, research, benchmarks and analytics; and Platts, the leading global provider of information and indices in energy, petrochemicals and metals. Also included will be J.D. Power and Associates, a global market research and services company, and leading franchises in the construction and aerospace industries.

McGraw-Hill Markets serves customers in more than 150 countries and expects 2011 revenues of approximately $4 billion with close to 40% from international markets.

McGraw-Hill Education: Will become an independent business operating in K-12, higher education and professional education markets. Will offer educational materials online and in print for K-12, supplemental digital services to the elementary and high-school markets, and post-secondary educational resources and digital learning systems to universities and other higher education and professional institutions and organizations worldwide.

NEW BUSINESS SALES - OUTSOURCED CAPITAL MARKETS SUPPORT - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global firm set up by former heads of investment research at tier one investment banks. They operate exclusively in the capital markets sector and provide high-end outsourced solutions across equity, fixed income and commodities markets. Their vast range of services supports research and investment teams and trading and structuring desks on the front end as well as product controllers and risk managers. This involves analytical support, modelling, back-testing, simulation, and reporting solutions for their clients (both sell-side and buy-side firms).

We seek a New Business Sales Executive to bring on board new named clients across investment managers and investment banks. You will have successfully managed large value sales in excess of GBP1m and you will have a very good understanding of the capital markets front and middle office environment and its potential bottlenecks. You will also have an excellent network of contacts of decision makers. At interview you will demonstrate how you have managed a consultative sales process and exceeded targets.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an award-winning firm that already has a credible client base. The role offers a basic salary commensurate with experience as well as a competitive commission scheme.

For more information about this new business sales role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

UKSIF LATE SUMMER EVENT

Tonight we're going to UKSIF's Late Summer Event including the presentation of the Thomson Reuters/Extel SRI and Sustainability Awards

Here's the Agenda

5.00pm Registration

5.15pm Panel Debate: ESG – Forever Niche? A discussion on recent developments and future directions of sustainable investment research.
With the participation of:
Patrick Yves Berger, Head of ESG Equity Research, UniCredit Research
Andrew Howard, Executive Director, Global Investment, Research, Goldman Sachs GS Sustain
Valery Lucas-Leclin, Director SRI & Sustainability, Global Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mike Tyrell, Editor, SRI- CONNECT
Moderator: Gerard Wynn, Senior Environmental Correspondent, Reuters News

6.20pm UKSIF Public Policy Update
Presentation of the Thomson Reuters Extel SRI and Sustainability Awards 2011

7.00pm Drinks reception
sponsored by Thomson Reuters Datastream

8:30pm End of event

HAWK SEARCH CELEBRATES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Today is the first day of our third year of trading at Hawk Search. The first two years have flown by. We continue to enjoy the great (ad)venture, particularly in a(nother) year when those three words - "double dip recession" - have been uttered in every other conversation and the economic climate's been such that job cuts have been more prevalent than new headcount. By the way, that's exactly what we wrote on this blog a year ago and, we hate to say it, but we anticipate more of the same for our third year.

Last year we made many new contacts and made hires in London, New York and Chicago. We have strengthened existing client relationships and, via referrrals, we have established new ones.

We've worked with market data vendors, reference data firms, data divisions of inter-dealer brokers, newswires and an online start-up. Looking ahead to the next few months, we're working with a funds/pensions provider, a ratings agency, an ABS valuations firm, an index business and a market data firm.

We shout out a big THANK YOU to those firms who put their faith in us and asked us to work with them in finding staff. And, we take in a deep breath and remind you that (including today) there are only 82 working days until Christmas..

INVESTMENT STRATEGY MANAGER - PENSIONS/FUNDS - BASED LONDON

Our client provides investment and pensions products to private individuals, corporations and financial institutions. They are building a new team in their London office as they develop new products and grow their revenues.

We seek an Investment Strategy Manager to manage a team based in London. This is a varied role that will involve working with external clients, for example, explaining funds offered via our client's fund platforms and discussing fund performance. You'll also liaise with advisors to get funds onto their platforms. You'll negotiate fund agreements. Internally you will work very closely with sales, support and product teams.

You will have good technical knowledge of the funds and pensions industries. You will have excellent client facing skills as you'll be working with investment committees, pensions consultants, clients and many internal teams. You will also have the people skills to manage a small team of product managers and strategy managers.

As this is a new team there is flexibilty to shape the role depending on experience.

For more information about this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

STRUCTURED FINANCE ANALYST - RMBS - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global ratings agency. We are working with their Structured Finance business unit based in London covering a portfolio of residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS). 

For this role we are looking for an analyst to rate a RMBS portfolio. You will review and analyse all credit aspects of EMEA RMBS transactions producing ratings within the guidelines of our client's rating methodology. You'll also prepare and present rating recommendations to rating committees. You'll publish articles relating to transactions and performance trends. You'll interact with clients, issuers and investors.

We are looking for individuals with excellent RMBS knowledge and strong analytical skills. You'll also have excellent communication skills (written and face-to-face).

For more information about this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

SENIOR ANALYST - ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global organisation that provides data and research across all asset classes. We are working with their European evaluations team in London which develops products around the need for more price transparency in the bond and derivative markets.

We seek a Senior Asset Backed Securities (ABS) Evaluator to provide evaluations for European ABS securities on a daily basis. This is a senior role where you will take full responsibility for the evaluation process. You will conduct deal structure, collateral performance and tranche cash flow analysis as well as monitor news and market activity. The role will also include liaison with management teams and developers to expand coverage and potentially develop new products.

You will have around five years' work experience modelling and pricing asset backed securities. You will also have excellent customer facing skills as this role will rely on your building excellent relationships with market players.

For more information about this senior evaluator role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

QUICK SUMMARY OF THE JOB MARKET

Several of our market data contacts in the past few weeks have asked us how we see the hiring market in the vendor space right now given the current economic climate against the backdrop of the US downgrade by ratings agency, S&P and last week’s Bank of England downward revision of growth forecasts and also investment banks announcing thousands of job cuts.

At Hawk Search we work with companies that sell news, data, research, software and technology to banks, investment managers and hedge funds. We’re a small firm managing a small number of search mandates and not a high volume of hires. We will share what we are seeing but, being small, we are careful to point out that this is not extensive research about the whole market data industry. Rather they are a few observations based on anecdotal evidence.

The good news is that there are jobs out there. Finextra is advertising 48 roles, Bobsguide is advertising 56 roles, eFinancialCareers have advertised 37 new roles in their Information section in the past 7 days. August is a slow month in recruitment. This is not because no-one’s hiring but because there’s someone on one side of the negotiation who is on holiday and so decision making is slowed down. It’s fair to say a lot of firms are sitting back and expect to review hiring after the summer recess.

The job losses at the banks will have the largest negative effect on our clients. Reduced headcount at investment banks means fewer buyers of market data solutions. As well as these job cuts, this week Standard Bank announced it will move its international operations back to Johannesburg.

In the past 2 weeks, one firm we are working with has put a new hire for a new data business on hold as they re-evaluate their business needs. Two other firms went back to the drawing board and, having initially said there was a requirement for outside expertise, they have offered positions internally (one was a replacement hire and the other was a new headcount).

We have recently completed offers at market data vendors for an equity database product manager as well as an equity and real-time business head.

These are our current open vacancies...

Global Relationship Manager, Debt Capital Markets in London

Global Business Leader, Commodities, based USA

Business Development Director, Indices, based London

Client Relationship Manager, Equity Capital Markets, based London

We’ll write another summary at the end of the next quarter relating to the job market.

GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGER - DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS - BASED LONDON

Our client is a privately owned organisation that sells data and reporting products to debt capital markets and equity capital markets teams across wholesale investment banking. We are working with their debt capital markets team based in London.

We seek a Team Leader to manage a team of Client Relationship Managers based in London, Hong Hong Kong and New York. This team works strategically with clients to deliver off-the-shelf or customised products. These products are based around data that allow senior managers at banks to benchmark trends and competitors within debt markets. You will lead your team to create new reports and insights for clients. You will develop your staff to probe and get to the heart of your clients' business. You will allocate resources and be commercially minded.

You will have excellent management skills. If you have knowledge of debt capital markets that's an advantage, however, this is not mandatory. You will have strong client relationship skills and will lead by example. You will delegate resources effectively and develop staff. You'll have past experience developing research solutions for clients.

Salary will be commensurate with experience for this role. For more information, kindly contact Aine Hall.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR - INDEX LICENSING - BASED LONDON

Our client is a successful global firm that provides data and research solutions to investment managers across the globe. We are working with their business division that licenses financial benchmarking data to buy-side firms. They have ambitious pan-European revenue growth plans.

We seek a Business Development Director to build European revenues. You will work consultatively with European investment managers providing index solutions for benchmarking across, for example, ETF providers, structured products and traditional investments.

You will have a track record of pulling together strategic sales solutions. You'll also have a strong investment background as well as an excellent network of contacts within the asset management world. 

You will have at least 7 years experience selling to C-Level executives at ETF providers and investment management firms. At interview you will describe how you have been successful in selling solutions in this industry. You will also have had good tenure in all your business development roles.

Compensation is excellent and will be commensurate with experience.

For more information about this role kindly contact Aine Hall.

RISKI - THE FINANCIAL MARKET REGULATORY RESOURCE

We've just been listening to the rating agencies testifying at the House hearing and have been following updates on Twitter as S&P, Kroll, Moody's and Rapid Ratings have been questioned. One tweeter we've followed for a while is Cate Long in New York and it was one of her tweets that sent the link for the live hearing.

Cate's twitter handle references a great resource for financial market regulation.

We'd been thinking about having a financial markets glossary on the Hawk Search blog but see no reason to re-invent the wheel.

For your one-stop resource for financial markets regulation, check out Cate's Riski resource. Riski was developed as an open platform for legislators, market participants, financial technology experts, regulators, lobbyists, academics and the media to contribute to a body of knowledge about these important topics.

SENIOR SALES - FUND REPORTING SOLUTIONS (UKI) - BASED LONDON

Our client is a successful European headquartered business with an impressive asset management customer list. They sell a range of products including factsheet production, data and document management, fund listing services and investor video solutions. This is a rapidly growing organisation with a strong reputation.

We seek a senior sales executive to sell to asset managers in the UK and Ireland. You will thrive in an environment where you will be rewarded very well for hitting and exceeeding sales goals. You will have established customer relationships in the buy-side community and you will demonstrate at interview how you have over-achieved against sales targets in the financial markets industry. You will be self-sufficient and be able to work under your own steam. You will be expected to hit the ground running and gain some quick wins.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and commission will be uncapped.

For more information about this role, kindly contact, Aine Hall.

RATING AGENCIES RECEIVE MUCH PRESS COVERAGE AFTER PORTUGAL DOWNGRADE

Here's some of the press coverage following Moody's downgrade of Portugal this week...

This YouTube video opens quoting the German Finance Minister after the recent downgrade of Portugal's debt to junk status by ratings agency, Moody's: "Unjustified and unfair...but with the power to determine the fate of countries". In response to the question, "How reliable are rating agencies?" Patrick Young, Writer and Editor, states that two or three years ago the EU said the ratings produced by rating agencies could not be trusted and yet, when they come out with plausible ratings against the EU, suddenly they are being described as disgraceful because the are trying to get at the truth.

The above view is supported by a lead article in today's Independent under the heading, "Shooting The Messenger". It states that "though the agencies got it desperately wrong in the boom, they are getting it broadly right on the quality of the debt of governments from the eurozone periphery."

This Daily Telegraph article journalist Ambrose-Evan Pritchard writes that the "EU authorities are attempting to muzzle free opinion, first by threatening Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P with vague retribution, and then by drafting restrictive laws to prevent them from publishing unwelcome messages."

A Wall Street Journal article cites a Germany ministry spokesman, "In principle we see as positive anything that leads to more competition among rating agencies. At the same time, a solution must come without state participation."

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER - REFERENCE DATA - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global business with offices across Europe, Asia and USA. We are working with their European product team (based in London) which has a pan-European remit delivering services across all asset classes. They are building new data products and have ambitious plans to expand revenues.

We seek a senior product manager who will work with customers, internal business divisions and sales teams. In working with clients you will gather market feedback and spec out a business case for different data sets. You will educate internal business heads, present your business case and demonstrate how different data sets can be commoditised to generate revenues. Once you have gained internal buy-in you will work with IT and development teams to build products with different interfaces (web, feeds, via data vendors to name a few delivery mechanisms) in line with market demand and clients’ perception of the data’s value. You will then work with a sales team to coach them how to effectively sell these new products.

This role will be an excellent opportunity for an individual with deep knowledge of financial market data (real-time, static data, reference data, corporate actions). You will be skilled at spotting revenue opportunities and delivering data products to financial institutions. You will have excellent negotiating skills and your attention to detail will be exemplary.

For more information about this product role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

ANTITRUST/REGULATION REPORTER - EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS - BASED LONDON OR BRUSSELS

Our client is a global firm that produces insightful news and reporting across many different areas within the financial markets. We are working with their European Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team based in London.

We seek a senior antitrust/regulation reporter with strong reporting skills and an excellent network of market contacts. You will research, break and analyse stories around antitrust and regulation issues within European M&A deals. You will report on competition and regulatory hurdles to high profile large cap listed deals. This would include, for example, the Cadbury/Kraft deal last year or the on-going cross-border stock exchange mergers in the press this year.

To be considered for this role you would have experience writing about antitrust or regulatory affairs. As well as an existing network of regulatory sources and lawyers you will be prepared to grow this network through research, cold calling, and networking.

For more information about this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

SENIOR REPORTER - EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global firm that produces insightful news and reporting across many different areas within the financial markets. We are working with their European Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team based in London.

We seek a senior ECM reporter with strong reporting skills and an excellent network of market contacts. You will lead a team that digs deep and break stories around IPOs and M&A transactions. You will help shape editorial content, with the scope to develop new editorial products and inspire a team. You will oversee the production of well-written reports and analytical pieces in line with customer demand.

You'll have experience of getting to the heart of ECM deals and you'll understand the technical detail around these transactions.

For more information about this reporter role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

BUSINESS LEADER - COMMODITIES - BASED USA

Our client is a global business with established data, research and software products that are used by the investment community to allow them to make investment decisions. We are working with their business division that provides commodities data to a range of financial institutions.

We seek a BUSINESS LEADER who will lead all areas of the business and ensure our client achieves its overall revenue, profit, and growth objectives.

You will lead a global team which has functional responsibility for a large team of data analysts, project managers, software developers and product managers and commercial responsibility for sales, marketing and client services. You will drive product vision, marketing and sales strategies and market fit. 

You will be a member of the senior management team and will collaborate with peers and other internal stakeholders. You'll also provide executive support to key client relationships, and explore potential acquisitions and joint ventures.

Other key responsibilities include defining and developing a world-class customer service capability; developing a robust data delivery capability – including API and other web service platforms – based on client and market needs. You will champion the continuous improvement of this global commodities data business and develop a best-in-breed innovation process.

We are looking for a strategic and analytical thinker. You'll be an experienced leader and a strong communicator with an entrepreneurial mindset. We’re looking for an experienced manager of large operations with commercial acumen and expert knowledge in the commodities industry.

For a confidential discussion about this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

CONSULTANTS - PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION/RISK MANAGEMENT - BASED LONDON

We are working with a US headquartered software firm that sells performance measurement, performance attribution, portfolio modelling, optimisation and risk management solutions to asset managers.

They are building new products and, due to demand, seek 2 consultants in their London office to work with a sales team and product developers. The role involves pre-sales prospect training, beta testing, prospecting and lead generation. After a client agrees to buy the solution(s) you will be responsible for system implementations and managing client relationships. You will also be involved with future product development.

We are keen to meet individuals with a strong understanding of investment manager processes, excellent client facing skills and a finance/economics degree. Ideally you will have CFA designation.

If you are interested in this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

NEW REPORT: HAS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH COME OF AGE?

Sharing a report with you that we read this morning: Has Independent Research Come Of Age? It's written by Vince Heaney on behalf of EuroIRP and CSFI.

The EuroIRP website states it's a "timely investigation into the independent sector and the challenges it faces in bringing investors objective research from conflict-free sources."

It's a very interesting report and well worth a read.

Keywords: Independent research, regulatory compliance, sell-side research, broker research, inside information, unbundling, commissions, commission sharing arrangements (CSAs), expert networks.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGER (MATERNITY COVER) - EXCHANGE DATA - BASED LONDON

Our client is a global data vendor. We are working with their team that negotiates contracts with exchanges for re-distribution of their data. This is a fixed term 12 month contract.

We are looking for someone to work with the data acquisition team. There will be three main areas of responsibility within this role.

You'll act as Relationship Manager for a number of exchanges & other data suppliers.

You will support sales specialists.

You will lead operational and analytical support to confirm global data source compliance.

For more information about this fixed term contract, kindly contact Aine Hall.

NETWORKING EVENT NEXT WEEK IN LONDON

Bringing your attention to a networking event next week in London organised by the FISD division of SIAA.

Real-time technology roundtable on June 1st, 2011

Location: JP Morgan Chase, 60 Victoria Embankment (Reception: John Carpenter St), London

SCHEDULE
4:00PM - 4:30PM Registration and Networking

4:30PM - 6:00PM Program:

Location London - Exploring the issue of where to connect to market data and taking a focussed look at the European perspective. Is Co Location a London centric activity? How does Continental Europe best join in? Are there key differences between Europe, North America and Asia Pacific or is location a more generic issue.

Moderator:
Andrew Delaney, A Team Group, , Editor in Chief, Low-Latency.com

Panelists:
Tony Walker, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Director, European Execution Services
Robin Manicom , Equinix Head of Financial Services, Europe
Ian Jack, NYSE Euronext, Director Business Development (Infrastructure),
Varghese Thomas , Savvis, Global Head of Financial Services

Thought leadership presentations:

Stuart Grant, Sybase, EMEA Business Development Manager - Financial Services
'Datanomics: Saving Costs and Generating Revenue Through Cloud Approach to Data Analysis'

John Hammond, NTT Europe Ltd, VP Business Network Solutions
‘Location Tokyo - the impact and implications of Earthquakes and Tsunamis'

Rob Lane, Interactive Data, Markets Manager Electronic Trading
'Measuring the Health of Your Trading Infrastructure'

6:00PM - 7:30PM Reception

INSIDE MARKET DATA AND INSIDE REFERENCE DATA AWARD WINNERS 2011

This week Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data announced their market data and reference data winners at an awards ceremony in New York.

Here's a cut and paste of the list of 2011 winners. Aine has hired staff for 35% of the winning firms.

Best Data Provider (Vendor)
Bloomberg

Best Data Provider (Exchange)
NYSE Euronext

Best Data Provider (Broker)
Tullett Prebon Information

Best Data Provider for Equities
Bloomberg

Best Data Provider for Derivatives
SuperDerivatives

Best Data Provider for Fixed Income
Bloomberg

Best Data Provider for Foreign Exchange
Thomson Reuters

Best News Provider
Dow Jones Newswires

Best Research Provider
FactSet Research Systems

Best Analytics Provider
Capital IQ Compustat

Best Low-Latency Data Vendor
Thomson Reuters

Best Data Networking and Infrastructure Provider
BT Global Financial Services

Best Supporting Services Provider
MDSL

Best New Data Product
Bloomberg - Bloomberg Anywhere iPad app

Acquisition of the Year
CME Group - Acquires 90% of Dow Jones Indexes

Contract Win of the Year
Xignite

Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative (Vendor)
Thomson Reuters - Elektron Global Infrastructure Launch

Most Innovative Market Data Project (Vendor)
Nasdaq OMX - Nasdaq Data On Demand

Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative (User)
Royal Bank of Scotland - Rolls Out Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform to Support Integration

Most Innovative Market Data Project (User)
Citigroup - "Direct to Source" Initiative

Inside Reference Data Awards 2011 - WINNERS

Best Reference Data Provider
Interactive Data

Best Enterprise Data Management Vendor
Asset Control

Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider
Interactive Data

Best Counterparty Data Provider
Avox

Best Corporate Actions Data Provider
SIX Telekurs

Best Corporate Actions Vendor
SmartStream

Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (Vendor)
GoldenSource - Enhanced ASP Offering with Independent Price Verification

Best Reference Data Initiative (Vendor)
SIX Telekurs - Structured Products Initiative

Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (User)
Robeco Asset Management - Cadis Implementation

Best Reference Data Initiative (User)
Scotiabank - Centralized Security Master

TEAM LEADER - EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS - BASED LONDON

Our client is a privately owned organisation that sells data and reporting products to debt capital markets and equity capital markets teams across wholesale investment banking. We are working with their equity capital markets team based in London, reporting into New York.

We seek a Team Leader to manage a team of Client Relationship Managers based in London, with EMEA coverage. This team works strategically with clients to deliver off-the-shelf or customised products. These products are based around data that allow senior managers at banks to benchmark trends and competitors within equity markets. You will lead your team to create new reports and insights for clients. You will develop your staff to probe and get to the heart of your clients' business. You will allocate resources and be commercially minded.

You will have excellent management skills and a sound knowledge of equity capital markets. You will have strong client relationship skills and will lead by example. You will delegate resource effectively and develop staff.

Salary will be commensurate with experience for this role. For more information, kindly contact Aine Hall.

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER - ECM/DCM - BASED LONDON

Our client is a London headquartered privately owned firm that provides financial information to investment banks across their fixed income and equity teams. We are working with their EMEA client relationship team.

We seek a Client Relationship Manager to work with clients and provide excellent customer support and training (desk and classroom based). You will be passionate about going the extra mile and you'll be able to engage with clients via telephone and face-to-face meetings in dealing rooms. You will be an extrovert and be able to think very quickly on your feet.

Prior financial knowledge is not mandatory for this role but you'll be keen to work in the financial markets, you'll be very organised, articulate and tenacious.

For more information about this role, kindly contact Aine Hall.

LINKEDIN MAKING NEWS FOR IPO, HIRING AND PARTNERSHIPS

There've been many news items about LinkedIn in the past few weeks...

A Reuters' news report this morning states that the LinkedIn IPO price range values the firm at over $3billion.

The Technorati blog feels LinkedIn's new type ad unit needs work.

Last week LinkedIn announced they had made new hires, including luring executives away from Google and Microsoft.

Over the weekend we read that LinkedIn and Fortune 500 are to create "the ultimate networking tool". (US corporations initially.)

An Ipreo press release in March this year announced an agreement with LinkedIn to provide seamless access to LinkedIn profiles from Ipreo's BigDough Suite of investor prospecting and CRM solutions.