12/30/2015

British banks on the hunt for legal talent

'Pressure from regulators has played a critical role in driving recruitment within banking and financial services,' commented Robert Walters' chief executive for EMEA Chris Hickey.

12/29/2015

Fines and regulation boost demand for City lawyers

Recruitment firm Robert Walters revealed the surge in financial services’ legal recruitment in its annual UK jobs index, which recorded a 22 per cent rise in overall job ads posted online.

12/29/2015

Revealed: BoE's Fury At Barclays Reform Plan

Under new rules drawn up by Sir John Vickers' Independent Commission on Banking in 2011, banks with more than £25bn of deposits must ring-fence their retail units from their investment banks by the end of 2019.