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The Emerald Group, St Clements House, 27-28 Clements Lane, London EC4N 7AE

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 283 2520 | www.emerald-group.com

Introduction

The Emerald Group is an established global search & selection company focused on supplying high calibre services across the financial services industry. We provide a customised service for our client’s requirements in order to provide them with a 1st class recruitment experience. Our services include both contingency and retained search, as well as interim solutions.

Our highly experienced team of consultants cultivates exceptional relationships with clients and candidates alike.

This enables us to offer an unparalleled level of service to a global network of clients in Europe, Australia and Asia.

Our extensive expertise, flexible approach and attention to detail means we are able to fulfil even the largest, most complex recruitment briefs



How can we help you?

• We offer fast and efficient solutions to recruitment needs

• The best career advice to those seeking their next move

• Tailor made solutions bespoke to your business

• Experienced consultants with the ability to provide business support, and market information in addition to recruitment services

Our background

The Emerald Group is a privately owned, independent recruitment consultancy originated in the UK as an organisation serving the Actuarial profession at all levels. Since that time we have achieved annualised growth of 40% and have developed our service offerings to include the Asset Management, IT, Hedge Fund, Risk, Accountancy, Tax and Insurance professions.

With a global reach and localised offices we now provide staff to many of the Worlds largest Consultancies, Insurance Companies and Investment Houses across five continents and continue to build on our reputation as the leading supplier to many. This reputation has been established by building personal, lasting relationships with our clients and by offering our candidates informed choices from highly trained consultants.



Specialisms - We offer professional selection services for the following disciplines

Non Life Actuarial

• Reserving• Pricing• Capital Modelling• M&A• Risk Management• Consulting• Reinsurance • Personal, Commercial,

London Market

Life Actuarial

• Reporting• Pricing• Product Development• ERM• Financial Modelling• Financial Risk

Management• Capital Management• Longevity• Systems • M&A• Reinsurance• Consulting

Pensions Actuarial

• Corporate/Trustee• Scheme Actuaries• M&A• Buyout• Defined Benefit• Defined Contribution• Pensions

Administration

Underwriting

• Life Insurance• Non Life Insurance• Reinsurance• Medical • Agricultural

Accountancy

• External Reporting• Internal Reporting• Capital Management• Systems Accountant• Treasury • Fund Accounting • Financial Controls

Investment Actuarial

• Consultancy • Asset Management

Interim

• Life Actuarial• Non Life Actuarial • Risk, Compliance

& Audit• Tax, Insurance

& Banking• Investment & Asset

Management



Specialisms (continued)

Tax in Insurance & Banking

• Corporate Tax Planning and Advisory

• Corporate Tax Compliance

• Corporate Tax Reporting

• Tax Risk Management• Private Client Tax• Indirect Tax

(VAT and Customs)• Life Insurance

Tax specialists• Lloyds Insurance

Tax specialists• International Tax

and Transfer Pricing Specialists

• Expat and Employment Tax specialists

Risk & Compliance

• Operational Risk• Enterprise Risk• Financial Risk • Insurance Risk • Market Risk • Credit Risk• Quantitative Risk• Regulatory Risk• Compliance• Operational Audit

Wealth & Asset Management

• Front to Back Office• Product Development• Business Development/

Distribution• Private Banking• Operational Audit

Graduate/Entry Level

• Life Actuarial• Non Life Actuarial • Risk, Compliance

& Audit• Tax• Investment & Asset

Management • Catastrophe Modelling• IT

(Re)Insurance Operations

• Claims• Broking• Project Management• QA• Strategy• CMO

Catastrophe Modelling

• Aggregation and Exposure Management

• Natural disasters- Flood, Earthquake, Wind

• Terrorism• Warfare• Brokers• Consultancy• Reinsurance• Insurance • Lloyds• Software House

IT

• Java• J2EE• .Net • SAP• PHP• SQL• VBA• C/C++• SAP• HTML



Our recruitment process

The Emerald Group observe the highest principles of integrity, professionalism, equity and fair practice to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of candidate and client information and respect the confidentiality of records in accordance with the law and good business practice.

Strategic Consultancy

We pride ourselves on the fact we have the expertise to provide the kind of strategic input to clients that they may traditionally receive from a management consultancy. All our consultants are seasoned professionals in their area. We also have a substantial advisory team to assist with strategic sourcing advice. This means should a client wish to, for example, set up a new team from scratch we can help specify, scope and design the recruitment criteria against your organisation’s strategic objectives

Partnership Approach

We work in partnership with our clients.

Once we have learnt about your organisation and understood your requirements we will propose a recruitment solution. In the exceptional circumstances that we cannot help, we will inform you immediately.

Search

Where required, we can perform a complete ‘head hunting’ service. This can take the form of targeting specific individuals or a broader approach depending on requirements.

Consultation

» Full job details obtained and key selling facts are established

» Understanding of company culture

» Role promotional prospects

» Reporting structures

» Remuneration. Salary survey supplied on request

» Interview process



Our recruitment process (continued)

Selling the opportunity

The Emerald Group observe the highest principles of integrity, professionalism, equity and fair practice to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of candidate and client information and respect the confidentiality of records in accordance with the law and good business practice.

» In-depth skills discussions

» Candidate matching

» CV presentation and advice

» Candidate vetting and referencing (if required)

Provide updates & market feedback

Regular contact with our clients to inform you of progress with the search, any obstacles encountered and possible suggestions of how they can be overcome.

Managing the process

» Arranging interviews

» Providing detailed feedback

» Offer negotiation

» Counter-offer management

Identify candidates using the following methods:

Referrals

Use extensive network of relationships seeking referrals and recommendations from known individuals within the market place

1.

Database

Search and contact candidates identified on The Emerald Group database as meeting requirements

3.

Headhunting

Identify and contact all suitable candidates within relevant competitor organisations using competitor mapping techniques

2.

Advertising & Social Networking

Advertise positions via Emerald website, specialist job boards and social networking platforms

4.



Global reach

With offices across the globe, our teams of consultants only work with quality employers that offer genuine career progression opportunities for our candidates. These include many of the the leading (Re)insurers, consultancies, investment houses, banks and clients in Private Practice and Commerce.

Each candidate is assigned to a dedicated consultant who will take the time to get to know you and understand your career

objectives going forward. Once suitable roles have been identified, our consultants assist every candidate with the entire recruitment process from CV advice at the outset to arranging a start date for a new job at the end.

Our candidates will be informed about suitable opportunities not only within the UK but also in all of the other major financial centres of the World including Zurich, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore

and Paris. The Emerald Group has undergone consistent significant growth from Day One and our portfolio of clients has grown and gone from strength to strength in that time. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer international opportunities to our candidates in addition to those closer to home.



Global reach

London

St Clements House 27-28 Clements Lane London EC4N 7AE

T : +44 (0) 207 283 2520

Frankfurt

Taunusanlage 1 Frankfurt 60329

T : +49 (0) 6971377099

Zurich

Johannesgasse 6 Zurich 8005

T : +41 445 002 335

Hong Kong

16/F, Man Yee Building 60-68 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong

T : +852 2541 3316

Singapore

19/F, Royal Group Building 3 Phillip Street Singapore 048693

T : +65 6824 8266

Sydney

Exchange House Level 8, 10 Bridge Street Sydney, NSW 2000

T : +61 (0) 2 8274 3100

UAE

St Clements House 27-28 Clements Lane London EC4N 7AE

+44 (0) 207 283 2520

All enquiries for UAE regions

James Harrison [email protected]



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