FD Forum: Economic analysis and outcomes for recruitment

3:00pm - 5:00pm, 5 March 2026
(Europe/London)

Event Details

FD Forum

Thursday 5th March

Registrations and refreshments: 2:30pm-3:00pm

Meeting: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Venue: Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YZ

Key Takeaways

The current economic landscape as it pertains to the recruitment market and the broader economy

Clearer understanding of Government policy and strategy as it pertains to the recruitment sector

Meeting Agenda

The Chancellor has asked the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast for publication in early March. In this session, you will hear clear objective analysis from two keynote speakers on what the OBR data shows as being the economic impact of last year’s autumn budget as the government grapples with the need to balance growth versus governance, and what it means for recruiters.

Welcome, introduction and APSCo update

Samantha Hurley, Managing Director, APSCo UK

2026 Economic Outlook

Neil Parker, Head of Economics & Market Strategy, MoneyCorp

An overview of the UK economy in light of the OBR forecast and analysis of the fallout from last year’s budget in the context of domestic and global change. How is the business community responding to Government initiatives around tax and investment and what do recruitment business leaders need to know to plan accordingly.

Decoding the UK recruitment market in a global economy

Analysis of the current global macroeconomic factors affecting the UK economy, how government is responding and what it means recruiters. We will take a broader view of how the UK economy is meeting the challenges it faces from overseas and what impact they will have on the labour market and the need for talent.

Speakers

Neil Parker

Money Corp, Head of Economics & Market Strategy

Neil is a senior strategist/economist within financial markets and recognised as a subject matter expert on G10 foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives, economies and geopolitics. He has unrivalled knowledge of UK and offshore corporate, large corporate and investment fund businesses from an economic, FX & IRD risk perspective; and provides strategic guidance for UK and European FX and interest rate sales teams whilst assisting with revenue growth targets (5-10%) in a £100m+ sales business over multiple years.

Neil has directed multiple projects to better deliver strategy across the suite of clients, reducing complaints and risks of litigation and led several projects to increase revenue capture from strategy’s interaction with the FX and IRD sales business.