One of Wall Street's top recruitment firms identified the key trends in hiring

Options Group, one of the top recruitment firms on Wall Street, has wrapped up what it considers to be the most important trends in the financial services industry in 2016.

Richard Stein, chief growth officer at the firm, sent us the list below, and agreed to let us reproduce it in full.

It includes the impact of various political risks, rapid technological progress, and investors' preference for passive over active management.

Without further ado, here's what Stein had to say: