Polish Quants Wanted: Guarding Against Risk
The global banking system ended last year with fresh regulations, headlinemaking cyber breaches, and a record $80 billion spent on risk and compliance, according to the FDIC 2024 Risk Review. New rules under Basel III’s “Endgame” will raise capital requirements. The Basel III Monitoring Report indicates an average increase in risk-weighted assets of roughly 9% for the world’s largest […]
Polish Quant Researchers Wanted: Turning Data Into Alpha
If you normally picture a quant writing C++ all day, that’s a pretty good impression of a Quantitative Developer. If your image of a quant is, say, someone tweaking a Value‑at‑Risk model, then that’s closer to a Quantitative Analyst. But there’s a third “quant” role. A Quantitative Researcher is a less common third species, only […]
Difference Between a Quantitative Developer and a Quantitative Analyst
You might be seeing that trading desks and risk hubs keep posting “quant” vacancies, yet many ads mix two very different profiles. Well, that’s because the two different “quant” roles specialize in different skills. Below is a quick look at how a Quantitative Developer and a Quantitative Analyst differ, and where the two jobs overlap. […]
How Should Financial Institutions Reward Office Attendance?
One of the most prominent global systematically important banks to embrace flexible working so far has been Citi. The bank allows most of its employees to work remotely up to two days a week. Many other leaders in the banking sector see things differently. They say that working from the office fosters better learning, innovation […]
The Rise of Hybrid Work in FinTech: What HR Leaders Need to Know
Across the globe, workplaces have undergone a dramatic transformation since the pandemic. Among the changes, remote and hybrid work have emerged as viable work models for many industries, including FinTech. While sectors like finance and technology have historically relied on in-person collaboration, the shift to remote work during covid forced companies to rethink their operational […]
Who are the Leading Capital Markets Companies Recruiting Specialists in Poland
In 1991 the Warsaw Stock Exchange was established in Poland. However, it didn’t necessarily mean that investment banking started in that year. Companies from the capital markets space had already been involved in Poland since the 1990s. Especially in the case of UBS, and later in the case of Credit Suisse who established their offices […]