Simon Hyde

Simon Hyde is an experienced professional with a diverse background in financial services, investment management, and wealth management.

With additional qualifications in Investment Administration and a strong educational foundation in business and finance, Simon has built a career spanning various sectors of the financial industry.

His expertise includes independent financial advice, paraplanning, research, report writing, IFA administration, pensions administration, employee benefits, compliance, proposition management, and more within financial services and wealth management.

In the realm of investment management, Simon's skills extend across front to back office functions, encompassing market data, treasury, capital markets, risk management, financial modeling, financial software, business analysis, and regulatory reporting.

Simon's experience in front office operations involves working with investment and wealth managers, fund managers, portfolio managers, research and analytics, quantitative analytics, development, treasury, sales, and trading.

Within the middle office, Simon has managed trade support, risk management, compliance, regulatory reporting, product control, accountancy, and financial reporting, among other responsibilities.

In the back office, Simon has overseen trade processing, clearing, settlements, reconciliations, fund and investment administration, custody services, corporate actions, mergers and acquisitions, documentation, and pricing of securities and funds.

Throughout his career, Simon has held various roles in recruitment, sales, consulting, and support services, showcasing his adaptability and expertise in different functional areas.

Simon's professional journey includes positions such as Director of Recruitment Services at Lime People Search & Select Ltd, Head of Recruitment Services in financial markets at the same organization, and Sales Team Leader at Bowden Publishing Ltd.

He has also worked as a Managing Consultant and Senior Financial Markets Consultant at Start Resourcing Ltd, a Recruitment Consultant at Delta, and in various other capacities spanning from web development to helpdesk engineering.

His early career involved roles like Refunds Clerk at Lombard North Central and Trainee Assistant Section Manager at Waitrose, demonstrating a diverse range of experiences that have contributed to his well-rounded professional profile.