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The seven deadly sins of job interviews
You might think that at a certain level beyond graduate positions everyone knows how to present well in an interview. Well you'd be wrong, there are still plenty of people bagging out their previous employers and not doing their research. Penny Pryor discovers the seven deadly sins.
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Industry Moves Hot Topics Panel - Is a Chief Investment Officer necessary?
Superannuation funds have experienced rapid growth in funds under management over the last few decades, but many in the industry are still split on the issue of whether or not a fund needs a chief investment officer (CIO).
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CEOs that stay
It might be considered unusual in corporate Australia, but the superannuation industry seems to have a lot of chief executives that have served over a decade. Penny Pryor finds out why.
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Where are they now? IT visionary Derek Goh on life after Challenger
Derek Goh was chief information officer at Challenger Financial Services from 2004 to 2009 and before that headed up information services at Colonial First State.
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Tim Hughes joins the conversation... 'Where are the women?'
Last week our Hot Topics panellists gave their reasons for women's low representation in the industry, along with solutions to fix it. Tim Hughes, former CIO of Catholic Super, adds his perspective on the issue.
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Introducing the Industry Moves Hot Topics Panel - Where are the women?
In Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Facebook chief operating officer Cheryl Sandberg says: "Success and likeability are positively correlated for men and negatively for women.
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Where are they now? Troy Rieck on life after QIC
Troy Rieck spent 13 years at QIC and was managing director of the global multi-asset team when he left the organisation in 2013.
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How to handle a scandal
Skeletons rarely stay in the cupboard for very long, so it's best to be as upfront as possible as early as possible.
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Forget about full-time and go for flexibility
The Fair Work Act might now include the right to request flexible working arrangements but the Utopian ideal of working at home has remained out of reach for many people, particularly in financial services. Penny Pryor discovers the real state of affairs.
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Where are they now? Frances Magill on life after 'retirement'
Frances Magill was Statewide Super's first CEO and retired from the fund in 2009. After a short-lived retirement, she set up Frances Magill Financial Strategists, which is now a family run business with son Brian Magill.