Financial services recruiter Huxley Associates has opened two new international offices in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.

Tessa Dickman, manager of the new office in Singapore, says: “Huxley has seen placements of senior banking & finance professionals increase by 43% in the last six months, and with our Singapore office – the second Huxley office in the Asia-Pacific region – we’re primed and ready to meet the high demand for exceptional professionals in this territory.”

Tim Moran, senior business manager of Huxley Associates, adds: “China is Australia’s biggest trading partner, with two-way trade surging 30% to A$83bn (£50bn) during the depths of the global downturn in June 2009, and you can see why it had been an easy call for Huxley to set up an office here in Sydney.

“Huxley has seen placements of senior banking & finance professionals increase by 43% globally in the last six month, and we view Australia as the linchpin in our global expansion strategy.”