Real Estate Finance Recruitment: What CFOs and Finance Directors Are Really Looking for in Today’s Market
Having spent the last 19 years recruiting qualified finance professionals across Real Estate, Investment Management and Property, Mark Lawson, Principal Consultant at PSD Group, has seen the market through the financial crisis, COVID, the interest rate cycle and today’s refinancing environment. 2026 feels different. The finance recruitment market hasn’t slowed down, it has changed. At […]
Is There an Accountancy Talent Shortage in the UK?
Over the past twenty years, significant changes have been observed in the UK accountancy profession that do not make enough headlines. For businesses that depend on qualified finance talent, this is an issue that should be firmly on the radar right now. The UK accountancy talent shortage refers to a growing imbalance between the supply […]
AI in Procurement: Why Behavioural Leadership Matters More Than Ever
Procurement is evolving at pace. The growing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) – across analytics, sourcing, contract management, and supplier risk – has created new opportunities for the function to deliver insight, speed, and strategic value. For today’s procurement professionals and leaders, building an understanding of AI is both important and positive. It opens doors […]
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Financial Services Trends: Key AI, Cybersecurity & Compliance Shifts
The financial services industry has always evolved, but 2025 marked a turning point in pace and execution. Together, sustained cost pressure, maturing platforms and greater regulatory clarity pushed banks from experimentation to execution. The year was defined by scale: embedding technology, strengthening cyber security, modernising core platforms and improving resilience. 2026 will be about leverage. […]
UK Autumn Budget 2025 Key Takeaways
With the Budget at last behind us after a long and unhelpful period of intense speculation and with fiscal headroom rebuilt businesses can now look forward with more certainty around the UK fiscal environment as they consider their investment plans including hiring. The Autumn Budget brought a renewed push to back innovation but also introduced […]
Why Culture, Not Brand, Wins the Best Risk & Compliance Talent
The pandemic changed how Risk & Compliance professionals think about their careers. Today’s candidates aren’t just chasing the biggest brand, the flashiest title, or even the highest salaries. They’re looking for something real: a culture where they can make a difference, have their voice heard, and build something meaningful. And that’s exactly where smaller, challenger firms […]
The Future of Active ETFs: Disrupting the Mutual Fund Landscape
The investment management industry stands at an inflection point. While traditional mutual funds have dominated active management for decades, a new paradigm is rapidly emerging that threatens to reshape the entire landscape. Active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not merely growing—they are revolutionising how investors access professional portfolio management, challenging the very foundations upon which the […]
Procurement & Supply Chain – Market and Hiring Trends April 2025
Welcome to PSD’s review of the Procurement and Supply Chain sector. Here you will find our periodic review of the trends we are seeing and the placements we have made to give you an overview of the recruitment market. 2025 got off to a blistering start with several searches commissioned at senior and executive level […]
Plural Roles in the Boardroom
The profile of executives is changing, which is affecting the make-up of non-executive positions in the powerhouses of businesses across the country. If you’re after such a post, here’s to make the most of the opportunities that await. During the past few years we have seen a number of ‘out-of-sector’ appointments to key board positions, […]