Clearing services firms face a challenging balancing act. For years, talent has been lured away by trading firms, hedge funds, and the sky-high tech salaries. Meanwhile, financial reforms and cost pressures have shrunk headcount, leaving firms struggling with operational risks and a looming skill gap.

Bruce and Will discuss why this is happening and how firms can overcome hiring hurdles and how to build a future-proof workforce.

Bruce Roberts is part of the global management team in cleared derivatives and global business development at ION.

Will Mitting is the founder and CEO of Acuiti, a research platform that provides insights and operational trends on cleared derivatives.

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BRUCE ROBERTS, ION

Bruce joined ION as part of the Global Management and Head of Business Development for Cleared Derivatives. He joined ION Markets from Cognizant where he worked in business development and consulting across Capital Markets. Prior to this, Bruce worked at UBS in Zurich and London for 20 years and was a Managing Director. During his tenure, he was responsible for Reference Data Management, Collateral and Margin Management, Derivatives (Cleared and OTC) and Securities Operations.

WILL MITTING, ACUITI

Will founded Acuiti in February 2019. Building on 15 years’ experience in B2B publishing, he launched Acuiti to bring greater transparency to operations across the global derivatives market. Will was previously Managing Director of FOW and Global Investor Group at Euromoney International Investor plc. He has previously worked at Haymarket Media Group and also worked in Malawi where he launched the first magazine publishing business in the Northern Region of the country.