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Superannuation Job Market Update – October 2020

Kaizen Recruitment recently conducted a national survey with the majority of super funds across the country. We spoke to Heads of HR, CEO, COO, CIO, Heads of departments and Talent Acquisition leaders within small, medium, and large funds in every state in Australia. We looked at hiring trends over the past three months (August, September,…

Leaders In Wealth Management – Craig Schloeffel, Head of Investment, Payton Capital

Brief overview of career to date. How did you get your first position in the industry? I started as a graduate at CBA before embarking on a 13 year career across the Bank. After establishing a career in financial planning, I was lucky to gain valuable wealth management experience before transitioning into management roles across…

Financial Services Job Market Update – July To September 2020

Despite the challenges of COVID-19 and Melbourne being in lockdown since July, the financial services job market held up remarkably well. It’s been a busy quarter and at the time of writing, we have a very strong pipeline of work as we head into the last three months of the calendar year. The majority of…

Candidate Career Drivers In A Changed Employment Landscape

Employees facing a new landscape have pivoted their career drivers with the market as they search for their next opportunity. In a world saturated with contract and part-time options, SEEK data has highlighted that employees have turned their attention away from the sole singular focus being predominately salary. Now concentrating on securing permanent and stable…

5 Tips To Help You Keep Healthy While Working From Home

With COVID-related government restrictions in place, working from home has become a new reality for many. Along with this new reality which has shifted our work habits, comes various new challenges, along with a handful of perks. In addition to financial services recruitment, I’m also a certified personal trainer and in this article, I’ll share…

Kaizen Recruitment Is Proud To Team Up With Aware Super

  We’re delighted and proud to announce that Aware Super has selected Kaizen Recruitment as its trusted recruitment partner. We recognise that Aware Super’s member base represents a body of people who make a significant contribution to society and we share Aware Super’s commitment to delivering best possible outcomes for its deserving members.  Kaizen realise…

Case Study: Ethics and Impact Manager & Fixed Income Portfolio Manager – Funds Management

CLIENT U Ethical is a not-for-profit ethical investment manager, with their first funds established in 1985 and deep ethical credentials. U Ethical believes in creating a better world by investing with purpose, and manages over $1.1 billion in funds for a range of corporate and institutional, not-for-profit and individual clients. U Ethical recently engaged Kaizen…

Fund Manager Of The Year Awards Winners – 2020

Kaizen Recruitment would like to acknowledge and congratulate all the winners of the Money Management Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2020. Kaizen is proud to have supported a number of this year’s winners with professional recruitment services across: Business development and client services Marketing Investment operations Finance and investment accounting Investment and research analysts across…

We Remain At Your Service

Despite stage 4 restrictions being implemented across the state of Victoria, I want to reassure our market that this does not impact Kaizen Recruitment’s ability to continue servicing our clients’ needs and helping candidates achieve their desired career outcomes. Furthermore, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our clients for their continued…