Investment Operations salary review – Funds Management and Superannuation
During the second half of 2016, we experienced unprecedented demand for investment operations professionals across funds management, superannuation and custody. Right now, demand for good investment operations professional has never been higher. Demand has also been high for business analysts with strong funds management operational experience. Take a look at our recent salary review below….
How to get your first job in funds management. Part 1.
Everyone’s career starts somewhere and your first career opportunity can be tough to get, especially in your industry of choice. I love hearing stories of people’s career journey and I am fortunate at times to be able to assist and advise on career opportunities for many in the Funds Management industry. Here is a story I thought…
We know funds management
The Australian funds management sector is thriving with exceptional talent and 30 June 2016 has been Kaizen Recruitment’s best year ever. It is a privilege to work with so many Melbourne based, national and global organisations and we would like to thank those clients who partnered with us this year: Equity Trustees, IFM Investors. VFMC,…
Thank you from Kaizen Recruitment
On behalf of the team at Kaizen I wanted to say a sincere thank you. The financial year 2015/2016 was our best year ever. – Thank you to all our clients that trusted and partnered with us to represent their brand. – Thank you to all candidates that put faith in us to find…
You DON’T need a LinkedIn profile to get a job!
LinkedIn has done a great job convincing everyone that it’s a must have and without it you are going to miss opportunities or not be able to be found by potential employers, talent acquisition teams or pesky recruiters. Not true. If you are good at what you do you will get noticed, and LinkedIn has…
Meet Melbourne’s investment leaders from CIO’s 40 under forty 2016
Three of Melbourne’s top investment professionals are represented in Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Magazine’s 2016 global 40 Under Forty list and all three currently work at industry superannuation funds. Making the list were Brett Chatfield from CBUS, James Harman from HESTA and Matt Kempton from ESS Super. They are standout performers and worthy of their…
Do you want to be a Chief Investment Officer of a superannuation fund?
Ok let’s be clear, there is no one path to lead you to a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) position. However, if recent appointments of CIOs in superannuation are anything to go by, then spending part of your career in investment consulting will certainly help your cause. The recent appointment of Leigh Gavin from Frontier Advisors…
Careers in superannuation – Andrew Proebstl – CEO, LegalSuper
Overview of career to date I have worked around and in the superannuation industry since leaving university. I started with Arthur Andersen in their audit practice. I left Arthur Andersen to work with a client – Jacques Martin Industry – initially managing their fund accounting department and then in an account management role. From there…
Leaders in funds management– Lewis Bearman – COO, Prodigy Investment Partners
Overview of career to date. I have worked in the financial services industry since 1983 when I left school and joined the Reserve Bank. I left the RBA in 1986 to join County Investments and that is when my career in financial services and investment management really began. I worked at County from 1986 until…