by Noelle Maestas | Dec 8, 2017 | ALE, annualized loss expectancy, financial services solutions, Oakwood Search, Quantitative risk, Single loss expentancy, SLE
Information is power and quantitative analysts are the statistical and mathematical experts who evaluate and report on financial trends, markets, and activities. The deciding factor in many important business decisions depends on their results-driven insights.... 
by Noelle Maestas | Dec 7, 2017 | cyber security, financial services solutions, hiring, Human Resources, Oakwood Search, recruiting firm, staffing
Finding the best cybersecurity talent is one of the biggest?hiring problems?that financial services companies are facing today. But why Is hiring cyber heroes?so challenging? There is a deep shortage of qualified professionals in the cybersecurity field, and so the... 
by Noelle Maestas | Sep 25, 2017 | CECL, financial services solutions, Human Resources, largest banks, Policy, staffing
“CECL is now a well-known acronym in the banking world.? It stands for “Current Expected Credit Loss (Model)”.? Currently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requires an incurred loss accounting model.? The new CECL regulation will shift this to an... 
by Noelle Maestas | Aug 18, 2017 | business growth, fastest growing, financial services solutions, Human Resources, Oakwood Search, recruiting firm, Revenues, staffing
New York, NY — 8/16/2017?– Oakwood Search announced today that it landed #74 overall on the 2017 Inc. 500 honoring the?500?fastest-growing private companies in the United States.? In its category of Human Resources, Oakwood Search placed #2.? Over the past 36 years,... 
by Noelle Maestas | Aug 7, 2017 | financial services solutions, hiring, Human Resources, staffing
Business Insider magazine states that high voluntary turnover rates are costing some banks up to one billion dollars every year. They say that this could lead to a possible banking industry leadership crisis in the near future. Part of this is because of public... 
by Noelle Maestas | Jul 20, 2017 | CCAR, financial services solutions, hiring, staffing
Technology talent and quantitative expertise shifting on regulatory landscape Almost immediately after taking office, the Trump administration began making significant regulatory reform part of its agenda, and it is widely expected to do more in the coming months....