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Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... increased by 122% in the last five years, while 208 recorded a dramatic 48% increase, SEEK found. TAS chief executive Shane Baker said the results are no surprise given the events of the last 18 months in which the Royal Commission dominated headlines ...

Will the PC recommendations fall through the cracks?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Commission recommendations will form policy for both the Government and Opposition going into the May election, Steffanoni said. Baker McKenzie special counsel Alan Darwin says some of the recommendations are uncontroversial and could be implemented ...

AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... intelligence (AI) more than ever, but remain sceptic of compliance and legal risks of the technology, according to a new Baker McKenzie report. Baker McKenzie surveyed 355 financial services leaders around the world for Ghosts in the Machine: Revisited ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... that's oil aplenty. Not only this, the rising price of oil has encouraged increased oil production. As at 9 November, the Baker and Hughes rotary oil rig count has reached 886 rigs - its highest level since March 2015 - up 18.6% so far this year ...

Super-size me: Latest employment trends

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... $220,000. A social media manager commands upwards of $150,000. Director of Perceptor's financial services practice, Richard Baker said overall candidate sentiment was higher than 2017 but bank wealth demergers and the Royal Commission are keeping ...

Advisers warming up to LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... Trust's $175 million IPO, and L1 Capital's billion-dollar L1 long short fund's IPO. Both of these LIC floats made Baker Mckenzie's list of the largest IPOs for first half of the year. On Monday, boutique manager Tribeca Investment Partners ...

Aussie IPO launches at decade high

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... high in the first half of this year, yet the capital they raised is significantly lower than four years ago, according to Baker McKenzie. The law firm looked at IPO activity by Aussie issuers in both domestic and cross-border markets for H1 for all years ...

Asset manager welcomes new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... assist with that build," he said. Ironbark also appointed a new strategic accounts and research relationship manager in Scott Baker. Baker joins from Capital Group where he was director of distribution since 2014. He has also held roles with Perpetual ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... Jeremy Kwong, Andrew Skypes, Chris Liu and Paul Bennetts. Its three-person advisory board includes Paul Dortkamp, Jodie Baker and Sarah Goodman. Dortkamp currently sits on the boards of James Packer's $5 billion family office, Ellerston Global Investments ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... correlation with oil prices - could arrest further gains in what we now could again call, the black gold. As at 4 May, the Baker and Hughes rotary oil rig count has reached 834 rigs - its highest level since March 2015 - up 11.6% so far this year after ...