The year 2013 ended with the FTSE 100 recording it’s biggest annual rise since 2009. The FTSE 100 closed up 17.82 points at 6,749.09 on New Year’s Eve. 2013 has ended somewhat on a high with the global stockmarkets at all time highs and the UK economy showing signs of recovery. The job market has also shown noticeable improvement with demand for interim finance professionals and IT contractors on the rise. We hope that the trend will continue throughout 2014.