The Evolving Employee Value Proposition – Part 2: Steps to Creating a Great EVP
There is no denying the financial services recruitment landscape has significantly changed in recent years. With demand for talent clearly outstripping supply, candidates are in the driver’s seat with many fielding multiple job offers whether they’re actively looking for a new role or not. In this environment, it is essential to position your company…
The Evolving Employee Value Proposition – Part 1: Employee Attraction, Retention and Attrition
With Australia’s employment market remaining exceptionally buoyant, employers are feeling the pressure to attract and retain top talent by revamping their Employee Value Proposition (EVP). We are currently experiencing the lowest unemployment rate in Australia’s history at 3.4%. That is due in no small part to two years of limited migration of skilled workers and…
Women in Super Breakfast – Retaining Talent by Embracing Change
Kaizen Recruitment was delighted to present at the Women in Super Networking Breakfast at the CMSF 2022, hosted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees in Brisbane. The breakfast featured a panel discussing the changing attitudes to work that have led to the highest annual job mobility rate since 2012. Our Associate Director, Jack Brown…
Leaders in ESG/Responsible Investment, Talieh Williams
Brief overview of your career to date. My career spans 20 years and has always been focused on ESG matters (before the term came into use). I am a lawyer by training, and initially had wanted to be an environmental lawyer. However, early on, it became apparent that lawyers were often called in after the…
Leaders in Risk and Compliance, Round Table Insights – 2022
It was a pleasure to host the Risk and Compliance Round Table in Melbourne this week with a number of leaders within the financial services industry. The agenda navigated topics spanning People – Attrition, Retention and Attraction, Building a Better Risk and Compliance Function, Risk Cultures in Successful Financial Services Organisations, and Key Risk and…
Risk and Compliance Market Update – August 2022
There has been a continued growth of risk and compliance teams within financial services organisations. After the Royal Commission there is still a true commitment to creating a mature infrastructure of risk and compliance within these businesses. Regulatory demands have risen with no signs of slowing down and given the shallow pool of candidates with…
The Changing Landscape of Investment Operations – 2022
It was a pleasure to host the Investment Operations Round Table in Sydney this week with a number of leaders within the industry. The agenda traversed People – Retention and Attraction, Operational Alpha and Adapting to Regulatory Changes. Growth of Private Markets: Skills, Systems and Processes One of the key insights gleaned from the discussion…
ESG Landscape – ACSI Annual Conference 2022
Kaizen Recruitment’s ESG & Responsible Investment consultant, Simon Gvalda and Director Nupur Gill were privileged to attend the 2022 ACSI Annual Conference. ESG issues continue to be at the top of the agenda for businesses, as Debbie Blakey, CEO HESTA, indicated, divestment will not drive change, engagement will. The key areas of focus for the…
Financial Advisor Salary Guide
Diminishing 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…