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Financial Services Job Market Update – Jan To March 2020
What a difference a pandemic can make. Coming off our busiest December period in memory, the abundance of work flowed into the new year before easing in February. Some of our clients have taken a conservative approach during March and suspended recruitment activity even for processes that were in very advanced stages. By contrast, other…
Read MoreTips On How To On-board New Staff And Contractors During COVID-19 – Working From Home
So, you’ve managed to hire a new team member during these unprecedented times and are now faced with the challenge of onboarding them in a virtual sense. The team at Kaizen are currently faced with this challenge as are several of our clients who are either crying out for resources to cater for increased customer…
Read More2020 Job Market Outlook For Investment Performance Analysts
Over the course of 2019, we saw an increase in demand for performance analysts – largely driven by superannuation funds from growing internalisation of middle office functions, and increased regulatory pressure for transparency in performance returns. We expect this trend to continue in 2020. We are also seeing asset owners and managers outsource aspects of…
Read MoreFinancial Services Job Market Update – End Of 2019 Start 2020
We cannot recall a busier recruitment period during the final weeks of 2019 and the pace has increased in 2020. We had jobs being filled on Christmas Eve, clients calling in work on 31 December and more roles to fill as soon as New Years kicked over. We forecast increasing demand in the first half…
Read MoreBusiness Development Salary Guide Financial Services 2020
The outcomes of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and changes to financial advice education standards has resulted in a slowdown across the financial advice industry. The follow on effect has been a decreased demand for business development professionals within retail funds management and retail life insurance. There…
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