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Aussie banks are on the prowl overseas, picking up choice hires because the Australian market is robust and financial services is short of candidates. Grant Chamberlain, Deutsche Bank’s deputy head of M&A in Australia, says the firm is finding it difficult to source candidates who live locally. Most of its interviewees are Australians living abroad. “We haven't had to spend a lot of time trying to convince foreign nationals to come out... Read more

Set to rival London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), Singapore’s new junior market could create jobs in the city state. Last year, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) unveiled Catalist – a sponsor-supervised listing platform for fast growing local and international companies. Banks are already getting in on the act. Earlier this month, SGX named 10 sponsors for companies seeking a listing on the junior bourse, including Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, as well... Read more

Regardless of market uncertainty, there are several reasons why banks in Asia should keep hiring. And they are…. Talent shortages Matthew Hoyle, Asia Pacific director of headhunter Matthew Hoyle International, says: “There is still a tremendous shortage in the five to nine years' experience bracket across nearly all divisions, due to SARS and the Asian Crisis. No one was trained and hardly anyone hired during that period.” China Mainland Chinese banks have huge... Read more