Groups' surging demand for compliance staff leads to 'mercenary' pay environment

MiFID II due to be implemented in January 2018

Laura Dew
clock • 3 min read

Asset and wealth management firms seeking to boost compliance department headcounts are offering individuals up to 15% pay rises in order to recruit ahead of the fast-approaching MiFID II deadline in January 2018.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Regulation

Reality TV 'finfluencers' sentenced for promoting unauthorised FX scheme

Reality TV 'finfluencers' sentenced for promoting unauthorised FX scheme

4.5 million Instagram followers total

Jen Frost
clock 23 February 2026 • 2 min read
FCA CEO: Consumer Duty will do a lot of the work for us

FCA CEO: Consumer Duty will do a lot of the work for us

Fewer rules

Isabel Baxter
clock 18 February 2026 • 2 min read
Over 100 whistleblower complaints filed with FCA over compliance in Q4 2025

Over 100 whistleblower complaints filed with FCA over compliance in Q4 2025

FCA closes 282 reports

Linus Uhlig
clock 16 February 2026 • 2 min read
Trustpilot