This year, Crude Oil prices have been volatile, from the US and Chinese trade wars, the rise in crude inventories and the anticipation of OPEC’s strategy of oil production cuts. Up until yesterday the Crude Oil prices had fallen 4% due to the barrel build being higher than expected. In accordance with EIA (Energy Information […]
Right now many people who work in Financial Services in the UK are looking at potentially setting up a new life in Frankfurt, Dublin, Paris or Luxembourg etc. Perhaps it is worth mentioning that there is another Financial Centre which is not in Europe but is only an hours flight away. Geneva is not in […]
Marlin Selection, a London based recruitment firm which focuses on the global financial and commodities markets announces the acquisition of HD-Search, a specialist executive search firm focused on the physical commodities market. Led by Huw David, who has over 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry, HD-Search has established its position within the market, […]
In the last decade we have seen an increase in coffee consumption, with the popularity growing from drip coffee to the more fancy vanilla lattes or flat whites. Whilst the value of the global coffee industry has almost doubled during this time, farmers have had been struggling to break even. Even though we have seen […]
We are delighted that Marlin Selection has been recognised by Corporate Vision magazine and been awarded a place in their 2019 recruitment elite. This award is for the whole team and is a just reflection of their hard work and achievements during the last 12 months. Tim Rust and Tej Dhindsa were interviewed about the […]
This week we are proud to announce the launch of our new website! Over the last few weeks we have updated our page to ensure anyone looking for the latest opportunities in the financial services market can progress with the next step of their career. We have added several features to help you get a […]
As the way we trade in financial products hurtles towards a pure systematic / DMA backed by an underlying of artificial intelligence and machine learning, I m often asked if sell side brokers and sales traders can transfer their skills and client base into technology platform sales. The Answer? Absolutely yes! As Bank sales desk […]
As the AI hype increases and the dawn of technology fast approaches – should we be relying on AI technology to assist in the hiring process? Amazon, a data-rich company, jumped at the possibility of using AI systems to hire people. In 2014 they built a recruiting engine that analysed candidates that had submitted their […]
This year has seen a continuation of the process of senior leavers being replaced by more junior staff. On paper this works out well. The cost savings are immediate and the Maths are simple. if you are able to replace 10 people on 120k with 10 people on 45k over a 4 year period you […]
After a recent trip to the Middle East and Asia, a number of salient points come to the surface around two of the most popular business areas of the globe. Although Dubai hired over 60,000 extra blue collar workers last year to gear up for the 2020 Global Expo it also lost over 20,000 white […]