New Beginnings: Investment Operations Leaders Discuss Life Post-Lockdown
Kaizen recently hosted an Investment Operations Leaders’ Roundtable at which industry leaders exchanged their COVID-19 experiences with a view to navigating the future. The session was chaired by Naresh Subramaniam, Director – Investment Advisory at PwC. In this article, I summarise key takeaways from the discussion. Leadership in the transition to working from home There…
Performance Analyst – Career Options And Salary Guide 2020
Working as a performance analyst continues to be one of the best entry-level analytical positions which can provide a pathway to a strong career within investments. Because of the wide exposure to complex financial market data and the expertise to evaluate a fund’s performance, being a performance analyst with a custodian can allow for career…
Financial Advisers Job Market Update June 2020
Despite almost 700 advisors leaving financial planning in the first quarter of 2020 (Adviser Ratings, 2020), many advice firms are recruiting during the current economic volatility. Advisers who can bring clients with them or demonstrate a strong track record of new business generation are top of the list. The implementation of restructures and exits announced…
Coronavirus: Impacts To The Financial Services Job Market
While the economy modifies and adapts to the new reality, I want to give a quick update on our observations of the financial services job market. Even though financial institutions have been hit hard by coronavirus, in many ways the day-to-day operations activity is at an all time high. The output across investments, marketing, administration,…
Video Job Interview Tips – Dress Well, Tidy The Room And No Cats 🙂
Landed a video job interview in the current crisis? I have recently interviewed candidates with an unmade bed, clutter in the background, dressed in a t-shirt and cats walking around. Naturally, this is quite distracting and weakens the interview. Great jobs are always hard to come by, even more so currently, so don’t risk appearing…
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…
Tips 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…
Leaders In Funds Management – Ezinne Udeh Martinez, Executive Manager, Investments – VFMC
Brief overview of career to date I have been working over ten years in finance with a particular focus in asset management, institutional banking and corporate strategy. I came to Australia to study my Bachelor of Commerce and then moved straight into the world of finance. Over the years I have worked across multi-asset class…
Leaders In Funds Management – Shali Lingaretnam Head Of Investments – CCI
Brief overview of career to date I started out my career in investments in 2001 at Bendigo Bank whilst completing my undergraduate degree. Over the years I have held a range of investment roles at Aviva, IOOF, Lonsec, Macquarie Bank and now CCI. These have covered equities, fixed interest and derivatives. In 2012, I completed…