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We are a wealth management recruitment agency with
a difference.

For the past 15 years, Godfrey Group has been working with the Financial Services industry assisting to identify and attract talent at all levels.

29/10/2026

The interview went well. You’re keen to progress with the candidate.

Then you hear they’ve accepted another offer.

Could your hiring process be costing you good people?

Our latest article explores seven ways financial services firms can unintentionally drive strong candidates away, and what to do differently.

Read the full article on our website, via link in bio.

27/10/2026

Financial services news. Talent perspective.

Our monthly newsletter brings together industry news and developments worth paying attention to.

Olivia O’Neill draws on over 22 years in financial services recruitment to explore what it means for talent, leadership and careers.

No noise. Just a concise read delivered to your inbox.

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22/10/2026

Great recruitment starts with understanding the business behind the brief.

We are proud to receive this feedback recognising the care, clarity and professionalism Winston Li brings to the recruitment process.

We appreciate working with clients who value a considered, professional and genuinely consultative approach.

If you’re looking for an experienced financial services recruitment partner, get in touch with our team.

20/10/2026

AI may automate work but will it also remove the work that creates experience.

Routine analysis, straightforward client interactions and repeated exposure to systems and regulation have traditionally helped financial services professionals build judgement over time.

If AI absorbs more of that work, organisations may become more efficient.

But where does the next generation of experienced professionals come from?

For employers, workforce planning can no longer focus only on what AI can automate. It also needs to consider what people used to learn from the work being automated and how that experience will now be built.

Our latest article explores what this could mean for the financial services talent pipeline.

15/10/2026

AI is changing the cyber security talent brief in financial services.

APRA and ASIC are warning that frontier AI is increasing the speed, scale and sophistication of cyber threats, while accelerating technology and operational risk.

For employers, that is widening the hiring brief beyond traditional cyber security expertise.

ISC2 research also points to growing demand for skills across AI, cloud security, risk assessment, application security and governance, creating a more interdisciplinary cyber security talent market.

That shifts demand towards people who can operate across those boundaries while retaining genuine technical depth.

The implication?

Cyber security expertise alone may no longer be enough.

Organisations increasingly need people who can understand how cyber risk connects to the wider operating model and communicate that risk across the business.

13/10/2026

The fallout from Shield and First Guardian is raising the capability bar for senior risk and compliance hires.

The Australian Government’s response spans superannuation, financial advice, lead generation, investment products and the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort.

From a financial services recruitment perspective, what stands out is how interconnected the capability requirement has become.

Senior risk, compliance and operational leaders increasingly need more than deep functional expertise. They need to understand how decisions, controls and failures in one part of the organisation can create consequences elsewhere.

The implication?

Technical expertise still matters, but enterprise-wide judgement is becoming just as important.

For employers, that raises the bar when appointing senior people into governance, risk, compliance and operational roles, and increases the value of candidates who can operate effectively across those boundaries.

Explore Godfrey Group’s risk management recruitment expertise:
https://godfreygroup.com.au/our-expertise/risk-management-recruitment/

For more financial services talent insights, subscribe to the Godfrey Group newsletter: http://www.mailchi.mp/godfreygroup/sign-up

08/10/2026

Non-compete reform could make experienced financial services talent easier to approach and harder to retain.

Draft reforms released by Treasury in September propose banning non-compete clauses for employees earning below the Fair Work Act high-income threshold, currently $190,100.

For financial services employers, the more interesting issue is what that could mean for talent mobility.

In areas such as financial advice, broking, private banking and other revenue-generating roles, experienced people may become easier to approach. But existing high performers may also become easier for competitors to approach.

The implication?

The competitive question may shift from “Can they move?” to “Why would they choose to move, or stay?”

That puts leadership, career opportunity, remuneration and culture under greater scrutiny and makes retention strategy increasingly inseparable from recruitment strategy.

Explore how Godfrey Group works with financial services employers: www.godfreygroup.com.au/employers/

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06/10/2026

01/10/2026

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹?

Imagine you're choosing between two accounting candidates.

Candidate A has 10 years of directly relevant experience and can step into the role immediately.

Candidate B has less experience—but demonstrates strong commercial thinking, adaptability, curiosity and the potential to grow with the business. 📈

Who gets the offer?

Experience can reduce the learning curve, but potential can become incredibly valuable when you're hiring with the next three to five years in mind.

There isn't always an obvious answer.

Which would you prioritise: proven experience or long-term potential? 💭

Learn more about our Accounting recruitment expertise 👉 https://godfreygroup.com.au/our-expertise/accounting/

29/09/2026

Some of the most important work in financial services has nothing to do with markets, portfolios or numbers.

Last week, our Godfrey Group Director, Olivia O’Neill joined the financial advice community in Melbourne for the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Annual AFL Grand Final Lunch.

Beyond being one of the industry's great annual gatherings, the event raised valuable funds for Future2 Foundation. Olivia sits on the board of Future2, which helps to build a better financial future for young Australians experiencing disadvantage.

It's a good reminder of what can happen when an industry comes together around something bigger than business.

Congratulations to , and everyone who donated, volunteered and contributed on the day.

Photo source: FAAA

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Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm

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