NASDAQ hiring 50 staff members in Manila this year

New York-based trading platform NASDAQ said Wednesday it was hiring 50 more people in its Manila office this year, boosting its workforce in one of Asia's fastest-growing economies by 20 percent.

The company's 250-strong Manila staff currently helps design the websites of the world's largest companies and does financial analysis. Around 10 people are engaged in voice services, said site general manager Emmanuel Sarte.

Sarte said he hoped to grow the workforce to as many as 400 next year, enough to fill up NASDAQ's office in the Bonifacio Global City.

The Philippines is among the five most important NASDAQ hubs in the world, Senior Vice President for corporate global solutions Gregory Lipper said.

NASDAQ is the provider of the trading platform used by the Philippine Stock Exchange, the X-Stream engine.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com