The near meltdown of the financial sector may not have netted any significantly sized institutions in Australia yet, however a sign that some groups are bleeding beneath the surface can be assumed from increased job hunting behaviour.

A burningpants source, with a…

A common problem with large organisations is their tendency to get lost within themselves, with red-tape acting as a handbrake on development and innovation.

Sydney-based AMP is attempting to break this destructive cycle by calling on staff to get actively involved…

To what extent should older workers be able to carry on working? This is becoming an increasingly delicate issue in countries such as the UK, where the population is ageing and in many cases cannot afford to retire.

The number of individuals…

Loyalty rather than disloyalty is a preferred behaviour in life, from both an individual’s attitude towards another person or entity and also how that same individual or entity is treated by others.

Loyalty is arguably most desired when it is reciprocal…

If you work in finance, financial services or deal with people who are in the process of saving or investing – then in the past six months your world has changed fundamentally and probably permanently.

It’s not just the size of…

In The Good Weekend, Australia’s most read weekend newspaper supplement, on Saturday there were a handful of interesting financial services advertisements of note.

The ads were from industry thoroughbreds Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and the latter’s investment arm BT Financial Group –…