Risk and Compliance Market Update | June 2023
The risk and compliance market has remained exceptionally strong throughout the entirety of this financial year. There has been a continued growth of risk and compliance teams within financial services organisations across multiple verticals with a continued focus on the importance of strong organisational governance to support robust ESG management enterprise wide. After the Royal…
Women in Investments Networking Event: Ardea Connect
Kaizen Recruitment had the pleasure to co-present with Ardea Investment Management, part of the larger Fidante Group and best known as a leading fixed-income fund manager last week at the Establishment Ballroom in Sydney. The event had more than 200 female investment professionals in attendance with many more dialing in virtually for the panel discussion…
2023 ESG and Responsible Investment Salary Guide
There has been a significant lift in demand for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment professionals across our clients in Funds Management, Superannuation, Asset Consulting and Wealth Management over the last few years. The rise of awareness in society across ESG issues is having a broad impact and is permeating through to the corporate and…
Kaizen Recruitment Fund Executive Roundtable 2023
Kaizen Recruitment recently hosted a Funds Management Executive Roundtable discussing several key issues facing funds management business leaders. Kaizen Recruitment has consistently identified a gap in the sharing of information across funds to address business pain points and had facilitated this event to support leaders in addressing some of these challenges amongst their peers. We…
Financial Advisor Wealth Management Salary Guide
Diminished Adviser numbers, increased client referrals, Adviser experience gaps, business mergers, book purchases, compliance burden, licensee costs, business exits, and a wide array of other structural and strategic business changes have been key points raised in conversations these past 12 months. It is not news to wealth management firms that securing new talent and retaining…
Investment Operations: The Evolving Landscape in 2023
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees hosted the Investment Operations Forum 2023 in Melbourne on 5th April 2023. Continued industry growth, fund consolidations, increased regulatory requirements and growing cost pressures are requiring funds to re-evaluate their operating models to maximise efficiencies. The forum was designed for Investment Operations current and emerging leaders to gain insights,…
FINSIA Future Leaders
Kaizen Recruitment was proud to sponsor and support this year’s FINSIA Future Leaders Event in Melbourne and Sydney. We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who attended, and in particular the leaders from leading Banks, Fund Managers, Wealth Advisory and other Financial Services institutions who volunteered their time. Networking and mentoring are two…
Leaders in Investment Management, Anne Kuleshova – Senior Manager, QIC
How did you get your first position in the industry? It is a bit of a cliché but I was a maths nerd and got good grades in high school. However, to my family’s disappointment, I didn’t go into medicine or law and instead chose Actuarial Studies at The University of Melbourne. I grew up…
Financial Services Employment Market Update – January 2023
It was a busy end to 2022, with a sense that many of our clients felt exhausted by the challenges of recruitment and all were ready for a well-deserved break. The main observation of the last quarter remained the consistent theme that demand was still exceeding supply for key skills within the Australian Financial…