Leadership and talent retention often part of year-end business challenges

Against the backdrop of unending global economic and geo-political turmoil, the South African financial sector faces significant localised challenges. Asset Management firms have spent most of 2025 navigating the country’s modest economic growth as well as the significant demands from evolving regulatory frameworks, and ongoing investor demand for more innovative products. Without a meaningful economic […]

What value are asset managers delivering to employees that will attract rare talent?

EVP – In her latest column for Citywire, Phryne Williams explores the importance of an employee value proposition. View this Article on LinkedIn Businesses differ on what they define as delivering value to their employees. And while some key aspects of an employee value proposition (EVP) are clearly defined, such as remuneration and benefits, other […]

Four essentials for asset managers looking to attract and retain top young talent

Tracting

In her latest column for Citywire, Phyrne Williams looks at what asset managers need to known to attract and retain younger talent. View article on City Wire Taken together, millennials (born 1981-1996) and generation Z (born 1997-2012), are now dominant in the global workforce. And they are shaping workplace culture, systems and leadership. If you’re […]

Thinking twice about the counter-offer

Counter-offer? What should you do

By the time you decide to accept the offer of a new job, you have already put a significant and clear distance between yourself and your current employer. You believe that all that’s left is for you to resign, pack up and say goodbye before entering the new chapter of your career that you have decided would be good for you. When it’s time to resign, you will have probably visualised how you want this last stage to go, thought about what you will say and imagined how you will feel.