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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
25 October 2011
Foreseen end date
25 October 2013
Description
HedgeServ, a company that provides accountancy and operational support to hedge funds, has announced the creation of 300 new jobs in Dublin over the next two years. The company already employs 230 staff.
HedgeServ currently provides various services to hedge fund clients. About two-thirds of the graduates it plans to hire will have backgrounds in accountancy. The Dublin city centre expansion is supported by Ireland's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the new employees will be hired over the next two years.
Sources
25 October 2011: RTE news
25 October 2011: HedgeServ
Citation
Eurofound (2011), HedgeServ, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 72769, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72769.
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