Hiring Manager Resources

Independent resources and practical guidance for financial services hiring leaders.

Resources for Employers Last checked July 2026

Resources you might find helpful.

Selected sources for compensation, regulatory verification and financial services hiring context. They offer a starting point for the questions we explore with clients. Speak with Ramax about how the information applies to your role, team or hiring decision.

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Federal Data

Labor market and wage data

Before you set a compensation range or a hiring budget, this is where the actual numbers live. All free, all updated on a public schedule.

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

National and state wage data by role, the closest thing to a government-verified salary benchmark.

bls.gov/oes

BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook

Plain-language role profiles: what the job actually involves, typical entry paths, and projected demand.

bls.gov/ooh

BLS JOLTS

Monthly openings, hires, and separations. The number the Fed itself watches to gauge how tight the labor market is.

bls.gov/jlt

Federal Reserve Board Data

Bank balance sheets, money supply, and the underlying data behind most macro reporting on financial services.

federalreserve.gov/data.htm

FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

The easiest interface for charting almost any economic series the government publishes, going back decades.

fred.stlouisfed.org

NBER Business Cycle Dating

The official, non-partisan word on when a recession actually started and ended, from the committee that has called it since 1978.

nber.org/business-cycle-dating

Verification

Regulatory verification and compliance

The tools we use to check a firm's or a candidate's regulatory standing before a search moves forward.

Also useful to candidates

SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure

Look up any RIA's Form ADV, including Part 3 (the client relationship summary): ownership structure, AUM, fee disclosures, and disciplinary history, straight from the filing.

adviserinfo.sec.gov

Also useful to candidates

FINRA BrokerCheck

Registration, exam history, and disciplinary record for any FINRA-registered broker or firm.

brokercheck.finra.org

FINRA Qualification Exams

The current rules on the SIE, Series 7, Series 24, and every other licensing requirement, straight from the regulator.

finra.org/registration-exams-ce

Also useful to candidates

NFA BASIC

The equivalent of BrokerCheck for the futures and derivatives world. Registration and disciplinary history for CPOs and CTAs.

nfa.futures.org

FinCEN

The Treasury's official guidance on AML and beneficial ownership rules. Reference material, not a public lookup tool.

fincen.gov

IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search

Confirm the tax-exempt status of a foundation, endowment, or other institutional LP before a search goes further.

irs.gov/charities-non-profits

DOL Form 5500 Search

The federal database of employee benefit plan filings. Useful for sizing up a competitor's retirement plan or benefits structure.

efast.dol.gov

NY State DOL Pay Transparency

The state's own guidance on Section 194-B, for anyone posting roles that touch New York.

dol.ny.gov/pay-transparency

NWLC Salary Range Transparency Tracker

A free, nonpartisan, continuously updated map of which states require pay range disclosure.

nwlc.org

NSCP

The compliance officer's own professional association. Benchmarking surveys on compliance staffing and workload.

nscp.org

ACAMS

The professional body for AML and financial crime specialists, and the best source on the compliance talent shortage.

acams.org

Sector Data

Industry and sector research

Where the capital markets, hedge fund, private equity, and wealth management associations publish their own numbers.

SIFMA Research & Statistics

The securities industry's own Fact Book and quarterly research on the health of the broker-dealer and asset management world.

sifma.org/research/statistics

CFA Institute Insights

Compensation studies and market research drawn from a member base of over 190,000 charterholders worldwide.

cfainstitute.org/insights

AIMA

The global hedge fund and private credit trade body. Operational, regulatory, and talent research from inside the industry.

aima.org/educate/aima-research

ICI Research

The Investment Company Institute's data on mutual funds, ETFs, and the broader asset management industry.

ici.org/research

MFA Research

Research from the trade association representing the alternative asset management industry.

mfaalts.org/research

American Investment Council

Quarterly and annual private equity investment data by sector and by state.

investmentcouncil.org/research

ILPA

Industry-standard reporting templates and benchmarks used across the private equity limited partner world.

ilpa.org

NVCA

The National Venture Capital Association's annual Yearbook on U.S. venture activity.

nvca.org

NAPA Net

Retirement plan and ERISA news for anyone hiring into the plan advisory or fiduciary side of wealth management.

napa-net.org

OFR Hedge Fund Monitor

The U.S. Treasury's own aggregated charts on hedge fund size, leverage, and liquidity.

financialresearch.gov

Beyond Finance

Leadership, hiring, and workplace research

How to lead and hire well is not a financial services problem. This is the research every good manager reads, regardless of industry.

SHRM Research

Recruiting benchmarks, cost-per-hire data, and the annual Talent Trends report, from the largest HR professional body in the country.

shrm.org/topics-tools/research

SHRM State of the Workplace

SHRM's recurring report on employee experience, HR priorities, and where hiring is actually headed.

shrm.org/state-of-the-workplace

MIT Sloan Management Review, Leadership

Research-driven coverage of leadership, culture, and the future of work from one of the country's top business schools.

sloanreview.mit.edu/leadership

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