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Fintech sector lifts Irish jobs market

Ireland has received a timely boost to its employment figures thanks to the creation of almost 500 new jobs in the country's blossoming fintech industry.

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Lloyds pledges 20,000 digital skills staffers on roster by 2017

As part of its 2015 Helping Britain Prosper Plan, Lloyds Banking Group has this week announced plans for around one in every four of its colleagues to be dedicated to helping people and organisations use the internet to improve digital skills and financial capability. This substantial commitment will deliver 20,000 Digital Champions by 2017.

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Fintech veterans launch tech recruitment platform

untapt, the first automated recruiting platform exclusively focused on connecting financial services companies with top tech talent, launches today following a successful beta.

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Lloyds cuts 645 jobs; closes Warrington call centre

Lloyds Banking Group is axing 645 jobs and closing a call centre in the town of Warrington, in a move branded "unjustified" by the Unite union.

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BB&T turns to gamification for employee leadership training

US financial institution BB&T has developed a mobile gaming app designed to teach players valuable leadership skills.

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Students to mentor Citi suits on digital strategies

In a twist on the mentor relationship, University of Miami students are preparing to take senior Citi bankers under their wings, teaching the suits about social media and digital technologies.

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Aviva accidentally fires all 1300 staff at investment arm

Aviva Investors accidentally fired all 1300 of its global staff by e-mail on Friday, before realising its error and retracting the dismissals.

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The three waves of corporate social responsibility

RBC, Orange and Vocalink look at the future of CSR, which includes integration with HR, PR and social media, at Sibos 2011.

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Icap names Deutsche Bank's Price COO

Interdealer broker Icap has appointed Deutsche Bank veteran Mark Price as group chief operating officer.

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City IT contractor rates bounce back

Pay scales for IT contractors in the City have begun to bounce back after the recession, as a Europe-wide shortage of skills for Solvency II and Basel III compliance coupled with renewed financial services investment drives up rates.

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Internal report slams ANZ IT systems

ANZ's technology systems have been slammed in an internal review commissioned by the bank that warns a lack of IT investment could hit plans to become a regional superpower.

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Lloyds cuts 570 jobs; looks to outsourcing

Lloyds Banking Group has outlined plans to cut another 570 jobs and outsource hundreds more as part of its ongoing integration of Hbos.

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First direct goes World Cup crazy

UK online bank first direct has adopted an array of bizarre tactics to keep football-crazy staff at their desks during the World Cup, including fancy dress days, giant inflatable footballs and staged 'streaking' events across the call centre.

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Hedge funds top payers for data management staff - survey

Average salaries rest comfortably in the six figures for data management and financial information professionals in North America and Europe, with those working for hedge funds best paid, according to a survey for the Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the SIIA.

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Nasdaq OMX names PHLX CIO William Morgan SVP, human resources

Nasdaq OMX has appointed former Philadelphia Stock Exchange chief information officer William Morgan as senior vice president, global human resources.

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Banco Sabadell to move HR operations to SAP platform

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell has contracted with SAP for the supply and implementation of the vendor's ERP Human Capital Management system.

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MacKinnon quits European Payments Council

Stewart MacKinnon has resigned as secretary general of the European Payments Council (EPC), citing differences of opinion about the role and direction of the EPC.

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Barclays adds 800 back office jobs at wealth management unit

Barclays Wealth says it is creating 800 back office jobs in response to increasing demand for its services and to support its expansion into new markets.

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Wachovia licenses SuccessFactors performance management software

California-based SuccessFactors says US bank Wachovia is rolling out its Web-based on-demand performance management software to over 100,000 employees.

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Patni rolls out Oracle ERP platform at Bombay Stock Exchange

Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems says it has completed implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system supplied by Oracle at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) which will be used to automate accounting and human resource management processes.