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Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... confirmation that they will be key drivers of our strategic growth ambitions in Australia," said Kewin. "We have a wealth of talent here at Zurich and we welcome the ability to promote from within where there are opportunities for career development. ...

Citigroup shareholders reject CEO pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... considered to have voted against the proposed compensation, which the bank had argued was appropriate to attract and retain talent. The vote is non-binding, although in a statement issued after the vote, the bank said it would take the sentiment into ...

Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... anticipates boutique independent advisory firms will take advantage of the market availability of retrenched bankers to hire talent. Hong Kong has seen more redundancies in investment banking than Australia, Singapore and China, the research found, while ...

Towers Watson leverages Deloitte talent for exec pay unit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... Watson has established a locally based compensation business to consult to Australian companies on executive pay, leveraging talent from Deloitte's decision to exit the space. Former Deloitte partner Jonathan Finlay will head the team of seven consultants ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... implementation in South Africa, saying training programs and flexibility were key to allow organisations to retain and transfer talent upwards, meeting diversity targets that way rather than simply enforcing quotas at a higher level. The gender gap in ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
A Deutsche Bank survey of global hedge fund managers finds they expect their combined FUM to climb to $2.3 trillion by the end of 2012. Driving the expectations are institutional investors, HNW and Family Offices looking for investment performance in ...

Zurich reveals internal shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... and sales teams not only gives us the opportunity to get closer to the customer, but also allows us to better harness the talent spread throughout the business." Morgan said Zurich is dedicated to continued growth in Asia Pacific, as shown by recent ...

Solaris names new resource analyst

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Lorana Szeto will replace John Hodder who has stepped down as resource analyst at boutique equities fund manager Solaris to set up his own Private Equity Mining Fund. Hodder, who has been with Solaris since 2008, is also set to pursue "other opportunities" ...

Perpetual hires ex-port manager to equities team

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... quality individuals to our Australian Equities team, and its size, depth and stability ensures the ongoing health of our talent pool. Most importantly, the additional expertise Anthony brings to us further improves our ability to drive performance for ...

Reinsurance talent runs dry

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... job negotiations. Candidates from the UK, South Africa and New Zealand are now the most common new source of reinsurance talent with claims people, underwriters and analysts of interest. Reinsurance companies are also feeling the pinch from existing ...