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Founder @ Hackford — building the go-to dataset on the people and firms shaping UK financial services (https://hackforddata.com).

Formerly managed research at Beauhurst, focusing on high-growth companies and the venture ecosystem.

Now helping regtechs, consultants, and investors make sense of FCA data and track shifts in key financial services firms.

Passionate about turning messy data into strategic insight. Please connect with me - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-robinson

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When Compliance Officers Leave: Why Churn Signals Opportunity for RegTech in 2025

What does high churn in compliance oversight roles tell us about the financial services landscape? In 2024, the FCA’s SMF16 function—responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance—saw significant turnover, with some segments like building societies reaching a 35.7% churn rate. This isn’t just a staffing issue or an opportunity for recruiters; it’s...

01 April 2025 RegTech

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Every Risk is Financial Risk for Investment Managers

What is the biggest risk for an investment manager? Financial risk. All financial services providers are in the business of buying, selling, slicing, and repackaging risk—by financial means. So, a firm's operational risks are mostly also financial risks. And when your marketplace is the financial market, your market risk is really financial risk a...

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AI trends in financial services

Thanks Adam - a really clear and useful summary. Number 5, “AI-first” roles, is really interesting. I can imagine this skewing roles toward younger candidates who might have a more experimental stance toward new technologies. This might counterbalance a bit of the decline in juniors given that much entry-level work will be picked up by AI.

There was a recent op piece in the FT recently about this trend “A white-collar world without juniors?”: https://www.ft.com/content/8e730692-fd9c-45b1-84dc-7ea16429c5c6

 

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