Royal Bank of Scotland is beefing up debt headcount aggressively. In its fixed-income division, RBS Financial Markets, staffing was up 25% last year. This year it aims to accelerate that growth. If it is to fulfil its ambitions to grow from a strong sterling and loan house to a broader business in euros and dollars, it has no choice but to recruit fast.
When Rob Jolliffe joined in July 2002 as head of primary markets origination, he was charged with growing the debt capital markets business across the credit spectrum from investment grade to high yield and across all currencies.
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