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As pubs and restaurants begin to open their doors in England, so too are the world\u2019s global banking giants. After a prolonged period of working from home, many of the top banks such as HSBC and Goldman Sachs have announced plans to urgently bring workers across the world back into the office. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question is: Why the rush?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fair to say that there will be both business and emotional reasons why some are eager to leave their homes and interact with their colleagues again in an office environment. While we have all gotten used to multiple video conferences every day and our working from home routines, there is no replacement for building relationships with colleagues and customers face-to-face. Likewise, the workforce may have gained back productivity in this working from home period but fostering innovation in a virtual environment is harder to achieve. And of course, creating a clear delineation between home life and work life is something people \u2013 particularly those with young families \u2013 look forward to re-establishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for the most part, these aren\u2019t the only reasons for the push by banks to get people back to the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the banking industry, remote working has proved possible, but not without its hurdles. As some begin to return to the office, and firms roll out hybrid working plans for the rest of 2020, a new set of questions around supporting employees both in and out of the office have arisen. Currency and bond desks are some of those rushing back to the office in order to help bring the market back to normal functionality. As the London offices of one of the largest global banks has demonstrated, which began rolling out 10-15% in-office capacity at the beginning of June, the majority of those returning to work have been traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic has changed the way every industry thinks of remote working, and many have adapted seamlessly, with some in the tech industry \u2013 such as Twitter \u2013 suggesting a work from home forever policy and others including Google, Microsoft and PayPal permanently extending their work from home options. For some FX and bond market traders to only be able to perform their role effectively with on-premise systems contained within bricks and mortar, shows the challenges many financial institutions face within their existing technology stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the changing nature of the pandemic, we cannot predict where and how staff will need to work going forward. However, it seems logical that you cannot leave your business reliant on an on-premise setup. This is especially true if we need to return to a WFH environment in the future, and also because a growing number of companies wish to implement a routine whereby the working week is split between the office and the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer then lies in a hybrid working environment for all, including traders at investment banks. In order to do this, banks will need to look again at cloud computing as the technology that enables you to work effectively from anywhere. Firms that have properly implemented cloud-based software have been the winners during remote working the last few months. And as workers begin to trickle back to the office, the use of flexible infrastructure will continue to be a measurement of success in a firm\u2019s architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the major benefits of cloud technology is that one can acquire top tier technology and reduce the costs. The increase in FX volatility in March provided the circumstances for those banks with their market making abilities off-premise to make enough profit for their desks to last the rest of the year. Should this situation happen again other firms will not want to miss out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether or not the weather gods smile on us, the summer is finally here, and many are tired of staying at home after so many months. While that may be true, we still have to stay safe. Having the choice to decide the optimal ratio between going to the office and working at home \u2013 based on an individual\u2019s and a company\u2019s situation and risk tolerance \u2013 is a far better way to choose when the time is right to go back to an office environment. Ideally, infrastructure and technology should not be dictating this requirement. Investing in technology \u2013 such as cloud \u2013 helps your firm be prepared for whatever challenge is yet to come, and to enable your operations to carry on productively wherever your staff may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As pubs and restaurants begin to open their doors in England, so too are the world\u2019s global banking giants. 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