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• A 320% increase in IT contractor hiring within investment banks (apparently)
  eFinancialCareers, 28th July 2010
• Hedge Fund Managers Hiring
  FavStocks, 25th July 2010
• Managers cautiously start hiring once more
  FT.com, 25th July 2010
• City firm sees surge in IT contractors
  Contractor UK, 19th July 2010
• IT Contractor hiring spike indicates higher expected growth in Investment banking
  Press release, 16th July 2010
• More Job Applicants Hide Criminal Records
  AOL, 01st July 2010
• UK Job Applicants Three Times More Likely To Lie On CV
  HireScores.com, 01st July 2010
• Powerchex Acquired by Global Employment Screening Provider HireRight
  Press release, 23rd June 2010
• UK job applicants three times more likely to lie, research shows
  Recruiter, 22nd June 2010
• A Criminal Lack Of Honesty Displayed By Those Applying For Jobs
  HERE IS THE CITY NEWS, 18th June 2010
• Rise in number of financial sector job applicants who fail to disclose criminal records
  HR Magazine, 17th June 2010
• A criminal lack of honesty by those applying for jobs in the Financial Services Sector
  Press release, 16th June 2010
• Why IT contractors should not despair entirely
  eFinancialCareers, 16th June 2010
• Financial services recruitment activity falls
  Recruiter, 14th June 2010
• Is the recruitment boom over?
  Press release, 11th June 2010
• New FSA vetting regime changing life in the City
  City AM, 27th May 2010
• More Finance Jobs In London On Offer
  e4s.co.uk, 24th May 2010
• Financial sector sees job offers surge
  iDRIVE24, 24th May 2010
• Employment offers up, but closely contested election battle makes recruiters hesitate
  Press release, 14th May 2010
• The prisoners’ dilemma: sensitive information sent to India to be processed by prison inmates
  Press release, 13th May 2010
• Should IT contractors switch to a permanent post?
  eFinancialCareers, 13th May 2010
• Illegal worker fines soar as tighter rules make impact
  Financial Times (FT.com), 10th May 2010
• Demand dips for IT contractors
  Contractor UK, 06th May 2010
• IT contractors suffer fall in opportunities
  Brookson, 06th May 2010
• First quarter of 2010 shows an increase in recruitment activity despite threat of a hung parliament
  Press release, 26th April 2010
• Powerchex issues warning as former Merrill Lynch broker is jailed for lying at interview
  Press release, 22nd April 2010
• Banking boost as jobs start to return
  The Wharf, 16th April 2010
• Contractor UK Market Report: Hope springs eternal
  Contractor UK, 14th April 2010
• Powerchex set for ‘Explosive Growth’
  Press release, 26th March 2010
• Budget 2010: What Business Leaders Think
  BNET INSIGHT, 25th March 2010
• Contractors’ Questions: What if my security clearance has lapsed?
  Contractor UK, 25th March 2010
• Powerchex Announces Further Improvements in Recruitment Activity in the Financial Services Sector
  Press release, 23rd March 2010
• Recruitment activity up 6%
  Recruiter, 22nd March 2010
• Financial IT contractor demand revives
  Contractor UK, 18th March 2010
• Who Will “Step Into Success” In 2010?
  onrec, 17th March 2010
• IT Contractors enjoy Recruitment Revival in the Financial Services Sector
  Press release, 17th March 2010
• IT contractor pay creeping up again
  eFinancialCareers, 01st March 2010
• Lack of Recruitment Opportunities in Investment Banking Sector
  Crystal Umbrella News, 22nd February 2010
• Hedge Funds In Recruitment Drive As Investment Banks Continue To Suffer
  FreeBusinessThinking.com, 22nd February 2010
• Hedge Funds in recruitment drive as Investment Banks continue to suffer
  Press release, 15th February 2010
• Finance drives IT contractor jobs recovery
  Contractor UK, 27th January 2010
• Number of financial IT contractors in work halves
  ComputerworldUK, 27th January 2010
• Job Offers in the City down 38% on 2008
  Press release, 25th January 2010
• Contractors’ Questions: Should I admit to CV lies?
  Contractor UK, 22nd January 2010
• IT contractors axed over CV lies
  Contractor UK, 20th January 2010
• More job hunters lying on their CVs
  thisismoney.co.uk, 19th January 2010
• Fighting the fraudsters
  Securities & Investment Institute Review, 13th January 2010
• Signs of recovery offer optimism for new year
  The Wharf, 13th January 2010
• Powerchex Announces New Collaboration with the Design Council
  Press release, 23rd December 2009
• Powerchex Warns of the Consequences of CV Embellishment
  Press release, 22nd December 2009
• Director fined £75,000 and banned from the industry for lying to FSA
  FSA, 17th December 2009
• Job offers increase in financial services sector
  Recruiter, 16th December 2009
• Job Offers in the UK Financial Services Sector increase marginally
  Press release, 15th December 2009
• Powerchex Warns of the Risk of Insufficient Background Checking after The FSA takes Action
  Press release, 03rd December 2009
• The Itch: November; Enter self-promotion, more-for-less humility and raw talent
  Contractor UK, 27th November 2009
• Powerchex Condemns the Practice of Illegal Data Sharing
  Press release, 20th November 2009
• Write Stuff: CVs are sales documents
  Witan Jardine, 20th November 2009
• How IT contractors can prepare for the upturn
  Contractor UK, 18th November 2009
• On the mend (or so King hopes)
  CITY AM, 12th November 2009
• Job Offers on the Up in the UK Financial Services Sector
  Press release, 11th November 2009
• Powerchex Wins Innovation Award Second Year in a Row
  Press release, 10th November 2009
• Financers leaving IT hires to the last
  Contractor UK, 20th October 2009
• Would I lie to you? Well, yes you would!
  Recruiter, 16th October 2009
• ‘Dramatic’ increase in financial services recruitment
  Recruiter, 16th October 2009
• Powerchex warns of the consequences of non‐compliance with the FSA’s new rules
  Press release, 15th October 2009
• Increased Recruitment Activity within UK Financial Services does not spell the end of the Recession
  Press release, 13th October 2009
• Powerchex warn that temps require the same level of pre-employment screening as permanent employees
  Press release, 06th October 2009
• Powerchex profile - The Wharf
  The Wharf, 02nd October 2009
• Global Recession provides opportunities for Talented People within Hedge Funds and Asset Management
  PR-USA.net, 01st October 2009
• Powerchex’s Summer Student to take his case to the National Finals of the Shell STEP Competition
  Press release, 29th September 2009
• Global Recession provides opportunities for Talented People within Hedge Funds and Asset Management
  Press release, 24th September 2009
• Hedge funds are hiring again
  eFinancialCareers, 16th September 2009
• Hedge Funds look to lead the Financial Services Sector out of Recession
  Press release, 15th September 2009
• Another director hit by FSA fine as Powerchex recommend tighter controls by firms
  Press release, 27th August 2009
• How can you tell a job candidate is not a liar?
  FT.com, 19th August 2009
• Employers beware as CV fibs are on the rise
  CITY AM, 17th August 2009
• Desparate applicants lying to beat recession
  The HR Director, 14th August 2009
• Number of lying jobseekers increases by 12% since 2008
  hrmagazine.co.uk, 12th August 2009
• CV lies multiply in recession, says survey
  Out-Law.com, 12th August 2009
• CV Lying On The Increase
  HERE IS THE CITY NEWS, 11th August 2009
• More financial job hunters ‘lie’ on CVs
  Recruiter, 07th August 2009
• Under-21s told 29% more lies on job applications this year than last
  guardian.co.uk, 07th August 2009
• Job hunt pressure leading to lies
  Press Association, 07th August 2009
• Pregnant in a year or your money back
  Belfast Telegraph, 07th August 2009
• St Andrews … home of happy students
  NEWS.scotsman.com, 07th August 2009
• Spoilt for choice on ex-banking employees
  FT.com, 20th July 2009
• Contractors’ Questions: What checks should I expect?
  Contractor UK, 17th July 2009
• Things are better, but it’s still not really that good
  eFinancialCareers, 16th July 2009
• Has contractor recruitment turned a corner?
  eFinancialCareers, 15th July 2009
• Financial services in recruiting drive
  CITY AM, 13th July 2009
• Financial services recruitment increases after long slump
  Press release, 10th July 2009
• Powerchex say pre-employment screening is a “must” as FSA hand out fine for poor practice
  Press release, 03rd July 2009
• Powerchex Wins Business of the Year - Again!
  Press release, 29th June 2009
• Powerchex sign up to the Information Commissioner’s Personal Information Promise
  Press release, 24th June 2009
• Powerchex warns financial institutions on poor data security
  Press Release, 19th June 2009
• Leading Vetting Agency Powerchex supports the launch of PREFiT
  Press Release, 16th June 2009
• Migration Advisory Committee Review on Intra-Company Transfer System
  Crystalumbrella.com - Hertford, UK, 15th June 2009
• IT job offers double
  Recruiter - London, UK, 15th June 2009
• Green Shoots? Not As Many in Financial Services Recruitment
  Press Release, 11th June 2009
• Financial IT job losses ‘dash recovery hopes’
  Contractor UK, 21st May 2009

“Companies need to recruit and train people in whom they have confidence and whom they can trust. It is confidence and trust that are real safeguards against fraud and disaster, and they can only be fostered and instilled on a sound ethical basis”

Sir Adrian Cadbury, Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, 2002

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