South African equity derivatives recruitment booms

High demand in South Africa's equity derivatives market has led to a skills shortage in financial services, according to local sources. "Last quarter we had a 400% increase in the number of vacancies for equity derivatives traders, equity sales, research analysts and financial structuring specialists," Debbie Goodman, a local headhunter, told Fin24.However, Goodman told the news site that, interestingly, financial institutions appear reluctant to recruit foreigners to plug the skills gap, as the