Fund managers in S’pore may start hiring stay-at-home parents

Firms such as JPMorgan Chase & Co have said some employees could be asked to work from home more permanently even after the pandemic is over

SINGAPORE: With the coronavirus outbreak underlining the success of remote working arrangements, asset managers may start tapping into stay-at-home talent, according to the Investment Management Association of Singapore.

Flexible work arrangements at asset managers would become more commonplace, and previously untapped talent pools that require work-from-home models could have a greater shot at getting hired, the association’s deputy chairman, Eleanor Seet, said in an interview.