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Financial / Insurance/ Estate 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 64.1 - Monetary intermediation 64.19 - Other monetary intermediation
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
10 March 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Widiba, the online subsidiary of Italian banking group Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), has disclosed its intention to hire 1,000 financial advisors over the next three years. The bank will hire junior, senior and professional advisors.
The plan is aimed at doubling the number of financial advisors and increasing the presence of the network in the country with a view to boosting deposit-taking activities. The company also plans to adopt new variable pay schemes in order to reward and incentivise promoters and support their professional growth.
Sources
9 March 2015: Finanza.com
9 March 2015: First online
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Widiba, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 79130, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79130.