Business Details
21 Years
experience
Your Trusted Recruitment Partner in Edinburgh
Founded in 2005, Core Asset Consulting operates on the principle that people are the core asset of every business. Our approach prioritises building lasting relationships aligned with client and candidate goals, combining executive search precision with contingency sourcing efficiency. We specialise in financial and professional services across the UK and Ireland, offering permanent, interim, and contract recruitment solutions tailored to global entities and boutique firms. Our consultative methodology considers organisational culture, values, and teamwork alongside technical skills, ensuring placements that deliver long-term success. As an independent, privately-owned company, we focus on client and candidate interests rather than shareholder demands, maintaining rigorous ethical standards through transparent processes. Our consultants embody values of respect, reliability, and integrity, supported by a collaborative culture that drives exceptional service quality. With expertise spanning asset management, fintech, legal, and wealth management sectors, we provide market intelligence including annual salary guides to inform strategic hiring decisions.
Services
Permanent Recruitment
Interim Recruitment
Executive Search
Market Intelligence
Salary Guide
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- We combine executive search precision with contingency sourcing efficiency
- Our consultants specialise in financial and professional services sectors
- We focus on long-term partnerships over short-term placements
- We provide annual salary guides with market intelligence insights
- Our consultative approach considers organisational culture and technical skills
People
Louise Powrie
Managing Director
Co-founder and Managing Director with extensive experience in financial services recruitment. Championing integrity and inclusivity, she leads strategic growth while maintaining focus on long-term client partnerships and ethical recruitment practices.
Christopher Wright
Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant specialising in regulatory change and digital innovation's impact on recruitment. Provides market intelligence insights and leads contract placements that deliver value through deep understanding of financial sector requirements and candidate expectations.
Julia Mundell
Recruitment Specialist
Recruitment Specialist focusing on wealth management sector placements. Advises on career development while connecting financial institutions with qualified professionals, maintaining Core Asset Consulting's commitment to quality over quantity in candidate selection.
Rachael O'Neill
Consultant
Consultant exploring flexible working trends in financial services. Specialises in matching candidates with organisational cultures while providing insights into evolving employment expectations and market dynamics affecting recruitment strategies.
Ellen
Wealth Sector Specialist
Wealth sector recruitment specialist with expertise in candidate development. Focuses on building industry-specific career pathways while helping financial institutions find professionals aligned with their cultural and technical requirements.
Questions
What sectors does Core-Asset specialise in?
We specialise in financial and professional services including asset management, fintech, legal, wealth management, and investment operations sectors across the UK and Ireland.
What recruitment services do you offer?
We provide permanent recruitment, interim placements, contract management, executive search, and market intelligence services tailored to financial and professional sectors.
How does your consultative approach work?
Our approach combines executive search methodologies with contingency sourcing, evaluating both technical skills and cultural fit to ensure long-term successful placements.
Do you provide salary benchmarking data?
Yes, our annual Salary Guide offers market intelligence with data and insights from our consultants to support strategic hiring decisions.
Are you an independent recruitment agency?
Yes, we are independently owned and focus on client and candidate interests rather than shareholder demands, maintaining ethical recruitment practices.
Reviews (5)
Kevin Jackson-Barnes
Jun 20, 2021
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Great team - friendly, accessible and happy to help. I was well briefed going into interview and they were great right through the contract process.
Ross Hadden, HR Director
What I find rather unique about Core-Asset is that they have a real insight into how asset managers operate and the complexity of the roles, and are therefore able to source high calibre candidates. The consistent feedback both from candidates and the business is that they deliver!
Steven Jansch
I've worked with Andrew Inglis of Core-Asset for a number of years now. He helped place me many years ago. I have no hesitation in calling upon his skills to recruit for us at Gilson Gray and can happily recommend him to others.
Ross Hunter, Managing Director
Core-Asset were keen to understand our business and what we were trying to achieve. Because theyre specialists in financial services recruitment, their help was invaluable and their experience ensured we had access to the widest possible pool of talent for our recruitment campaign.
Mark Murray, Chief Operating Officer
We have worked with Core-Asset Consulting for many years and have always been impressed with the teams knowledge of the sector. From day one, the Core-Asset team has put forward only candidates that it thinks will be successful long term employees of our business.