Skills gap in the financial services market segment
Malta’s financial services industry has grown very rapidly in the past years and it reached a 12 per cent total contribution to the GDP in 2015. Asset management firms, trust and fiduciary business and corporate services have been the top drivers in the sector, with the audit and advisory industry increasing their international client portfolio at an unprecedented rate.
The financial services industry now employs over 10,000 full-time staff and if you read the press or speak with any business locally, you will hear: “We cannot find the right staff”.
The MFSA conducted a skills survey in... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.