This Month
Goldman Sachs lands high-powered Macquarie banker as ECM chief
Georgina Johnson is exiting the Silver Doughnut after two decades, and heading to one of the Wall Street giant to run its local equity capital markets division.
Power of One: Potentia Capital’s Andy Gray rules off first close
It seems all can be forgiven as long as there’s a sizeable cheque at the end — at least in PE land.
October
Morgan Stanley on a hot streak, hires from Bank of America
Hastings spent 4½ years at BofA and also had a stint at Credit Suisse between 2016 and 2021.
September
Nicola Forrest’s Coaxial hires ex Brookfield, Afterpay operatives
It’s a plum gig for Harris, who will no doubt be bombarded by bankers keen to pitch investment ideas to Forrest.
Morgan Stanley private wealth breakaways prepare to set up own shop
Hu and Ding teamed up in 2017 and oversaw around $4 billion of private client money at Morgan Stanley.
August
Jefferies’ Sam Speer eschews life at a bulge-bracket
Speer has resigned and is expected to join Aitken Mount Capital Partners as its sixth staffer next month.
It’s the Weekes-end: UBS equity sales trader jumps ship
Weekes has a decent following among fund managers, having worked in the markets for around 20 years.
How AI has already changed everything you know about recruitment
SmartRecruiters chief executive Rebecca Carr believes unless AI is integrated directly into workflows, it’s of little use.
Labor WFH plan risks entrenching anti-business feeling in Victoria
The chairman of Premier Jacinta Allan’s handpicked business council says blanket edicts harm productivity and confidence.
July
ANZ’s McKinsey review targets top brass amid broader hiring freeze
The overhaul of the bank comes after new chief executive Nuno Matos told investors and analysts to expect more details on his strategy as early as September.
DLA Piper nabs top tax trio from rival
Partners Brendon Lamers, Angela Wood and Andy Bubb resigned from Clayton Utz on Friday.
Blackstone real estate managing director rushes back to Harro
“Big Harro” delivered upgraded guidance for full-year earnings in February, backed by a strong performance in the investment business.
Jennifer went for a VP job. Her interviewer was ‘agentic AI’
You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your recruiter.
June
How North Korean deepfakes are duping hiring managers
A quiet plague of organised criminal and state hackers has been using artificial intelligence to pose as remote job applicants.
Amazon CEO warns white-collar staff that their jobs are on the line
In a memo explaining all the ways the technology giant is using AI, Andy Jassy told workers how they can stay relevant as bots become capable of doing more.
May
Executives head for the door at unicorn crypto start-up Immutable
Two senior executives on Friday announced their departure from the heavily funded tech company, which has shed a third of its staff in the past nine months.
Tech unicorn Immutable cuts staff as AI bots pick up jobs
One of Australia’s most funded technology companies has shed more than 70 staff over the past nine months and embraced artificial intelligence programs.
Mr New Zealand resigns from Goldman Sachs
The company’s top banker across the Tasman has left the building.
Australian jobs to go as part of Microsoft’s global workforce cull
Australian staff at global tech giant Microsoft are nervously waiting to find out if they will be among about 90 staff likely to be sacked as part of worldwide cuts.
Nomura pinches JPMorgan managing director
Nomura has hired Cameron Nicholls, JPMorgan’s head of financial sponsors for Australia and New Zealand.