Case Study: Group Chief Financial Officer – Property

CLIENT Australia’s leading independent property investment advisory firm, Metropole, engaged Kaizen Recruitment on an exclusive recruitment assignment to identify and secure an experienced Group Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial management, reporting and monitoring across all group entities. CHALLENGE In collaboration with the directors at Metropole, we formed a comprehensive brief of requirements both…

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Business Analysts In Superannuation – Career Options And Salary Guide

The demand for business analysts’s (BA) in superannuation has been and continues to exceed supply. Funds often face a challenging hunt to find BA’s with specific superannuation expertise and or familiarity with superannuation processes and administrative platforms. BA’s without super know-how can be slow to induct and prone to making mistakes until they are more…

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2017: How Is The Funds Management Job Market In Melbourne?

I get asked this question all the time. So, I thought I’d draw a diagram that summarises what I have observed. At present the funds management job market is very strong, with several themes driving growth and opportunities. These include the “pull” of candidates to Industry Super (investment and middle office), increased demand for business…

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Case Study: Institutional Business Development Manager – Funds Management

CLIENT A leading affiliate fund manager, Pinnacle Investment Management engaged Kaizen on an exclusive recruitment assignment to find a recognised Business Development Manager with well developed industry relationships and extensive investment management knowledge across multiple asset classes. Pinnacle’s affiliate model serves several investment managers with varying investment strategies. CHALLENGE In the competitive and well networked…

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The Rise Of Dedicated Blockchain Teams In Financial Services

Blockchain is a hot topic in financial services and the market is increasingly assembling dedicated blockchain teams to undertake internal or joint pilot programs. Australian-based financial services professionals with a strong technical background and interests in blockchain are definitely going to be well-placed with next career steps. What is blockchain and why the hype in…

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