Global Foreign Exchange has seen considerable growth in trading volumes and has become an increasingly important sector in recent years. During this period, managerial and reporting lines have been redefined as the wider financial markets infrastructure at some firms changed considerably.  Many banks have incorporated FX into global debt divisions and in some cases have created FX and commodity joint-ventures due to the familiar aspects of pricing these products. Furthermore, with an increased appetite for currency derivatives and structured product transactions from the buy-side, in particular the global hedge fund community, strategic solution selling has prompted employers to target candidates with more specific technical skill sets.  This, combined with the integration of a new wave of investor services such as prime brokerage and the increased efficiencies gained through utilising e-channels, demonstrates the level of innovation and the pace of change in this sector.

Peter Harwood leads the FX practice at Principal Search.  The team provides complete search solutions for all front office FX functions to global industry leaders in the investment banking, asset management and hedge fund sectors.  The team works closely with clients to service FX resourcing needs by utilising an unrivalled global network of contacts on both the buy and sell side, reinforced by specialist market knowledge. The team applies this experience to enhance projects with strong lateral ideas and consequently has built an exceptional track record of success with market leading completion rates on retained search mandates.