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Lindsay Reid can be reached on tel: +44 (0) 7269 1848; email: lindsayreid@michaelpage.com

“It’s been our best April on record and for that matter, the best quarter ever for both for temp and perm placements”: Lindsay Reid, consultant – compliance and regulation recruitment at Michael Page was in buoyant mood when we met for tea near Trafalgar Square last month. Strongest is Securities and Banking. “Commodities is stable but not as much demand for candidates as, say, MiFID and product specialists,” said Reid. Asked if there were any gaps, Reid highlighted the “dearth of really good compliance technicians, who understand instruments in the derivatives area, for instance, but there’s also an emphasis on generalist skills.”