In today’s global world, the transfer of information is crucial to success. Since the start of the recession in 2008 financial issues have increasingly been among the hottest discussion topics around the world – in particular the balancing of books and budgets, whether in supranational financial unions like the EU, individual countries, businesses or households. From the academic perspective, there is still much to be explored in the world of finance.

Below is our list of the top finance conferences around the world, tackling a range of tough financial topics – both academic and otherwise (ordered by date): Read more

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The financial sector in the UK is and will continue to be a major driver of economic growth, and the long term prospects are good both for the sector and for jobseekers. In fact, a recent report from Oxford Economics predicts that the Financial Sector will be the main driver of British economic growth over the next two decades. In the short term, though, stagnation and hesitation among big financial companies is being mirrored by a sense of opportunism in smaller ones. The result is a greater diversity of opportunities in the financial sector, and a different landscape of employment prospects for professionals at all stages of their careers in finance.

Massive uncertainty pervaded the sector throughout 2011, largely as a result of the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone and a failure to reassure investors. The traditional top players (Barclays Bank, Lloyds of London, RBS, HSBC and the rest) have posted poor results and cut back on staff, both in their UK operations and overseas. Read more

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