Finance jobs are disappearing
Thousands of finance professionals around the world have been left out of a job following Deutsche Bank's decision this week to close its equities business and cut about 18,000 jobs — equivalent to one fifth of its global workforce. The finance industry has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs since the 2008 crisis, partially due to curbs on risk-taking and more automation. Front-office headcount for investment banking and trading dropped in 2018 for a fifth year, according to Coalition Development, while hedge funds have also cut back.
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This is just the beginning.? Many traditional banks are overvalued companies, massively overstaffed and not prepared for the future of banking and finance.? Perhaps it is now the time for fintechs to take their place and scale.