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Asset Management
This sector covers all our fund management or asset management jobs. Known also as 'the buyside', fund management is all about investing other people's money, and earning a fee for the privilege. In many cases, investors are pension funds or 'institutional investors'. They may also be private individuals, governments or corporations. The asset management jobs section includes all jobs in fund management firms - whether those fund managers are investing in equities, fixed income products, or commodities. It also includes jobs in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - investment funds which are tradable on stock exchanges and which are less costly to investors than standard mutual funds. Jobs are also included for asset management trainees and graduates, with a path set to develop careers in asset management.
Traditionally, fund managers have pursued 'long only' strategies, in which they purchased a financial services product, held onto it and hoped it would rise in value. Many institutional investors continue to place the bulk of their money with long only fund managers pursuing this kind of strategy. However, it is also becoming more common for institutional investors to place their money with alternative investment funds which can profit when markets fall.
Very broadly speaking, careers in fund management fall into two categories: active fund managers and passive fund managers.
Active asset managers are those who have to use their skill to beat the market average and often take bigger risks with their investments for better rewards.
By comparison, passive management, or index tracking, involves selecting a portfolio of assets whose value will match that of a financial index - such as the UK's FTSE 100, Eurostoxx 50 in the eurozone, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the US and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong. Simply creating returns that match the market is known as 'generating beta'.
Investment roles - these roles are all about investing the money managed by the asset management firm. People in investment jobs are usually either financial analysts - who scrutinise the best companies and products in which to invest - or portfolio managers, who have the final responsibility for investment decisions on a range of funds across their area of expertise, be it equities, fixed income or alternatives.
Distribution roles - distribution covers roles such as sales, marketing, product development and client servicing. It's all about selling a fund manager's services to clients. Most distribution jobs are focused on winning new business or maintaining existing relationships.
Asset managers also employ research analysts. This less than glamorous role involves working closely with the portfolio managers, visiting companies to assess their investment potential, and sifting through buy and sell information and company reports.
As in investment banking, there's also a whole range of middle-office jobs in fund management in areas such as compliance, operations, performance measurement and risk management.
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| CLIENT PORTFOLIO MANAGER | Newton Recruitment circa £45k + bonus + benefits | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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A unique opportunity to work directly for a large pension fund where you will have daily oversight and managem...
| HEDGE FUND INVESTMENTS - Senior Analyst | Newton Recruitment up to £50k + bonus + benefits | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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A unique opportunity to work within the Investment Management team directly for a Pension Fund where the team ...
| Business Analyst - Global Investment Manager | Hamlyn Williams £450-£500 Per Day | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with our prestigious Investment Management client. This is a business ...
| Portfolio Monitoring /Compliance Specialist | Citifocus £Excellent Packages/Rates | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Prestigious investment management house seeks a highly experienced Compliance Manager to manage asset managem...
| Product Manager, Alternatives | Citifocus £Attractive Package | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Working closely with Legal, Operations, Compliance and Marketing/Distribution areas of the firm, and operating...
| Pooled Funds/Transfer Agency | Citifocus £Negotiable | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Prestigious global institution seeks high calibre individual with significant funds distribution experience to...
| Senior Equity Quant Research Specialist | Citifocus £Excellent Package | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Responsibilities will cover providing improvements to the equity investment process, communicating equity str...
| Management Consultant - Finance Change | Alexander Ash Consulting Competitive Salaries | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Management Consultants - Big 4 One of the Big 4 consultancies is seeking strong candidates for Finance Cha...
| Business Analyst - Asset Management | Alexander Ash Consulting High Daily Rate | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE Business Analyst - Front Office - Front to back knowledge - London Based - High Daily ...
| Fixed Income Sales - Hedge Fund | Carlton AN Very Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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London; My client is a top Fixed Income Hedge fund with over 1 billion AUM looking to expand its sales team.
| SENIOR INTEREST STRATEGIST - LONDON | Selby Jennings Strategy competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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My client is currently looking to hire a experienced Interest Rate Strategist to act as the sole London repres...
| Fund of fund sales – London – £Excellent | Rostron Search Excellent | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Our client, a leading European fund of hedge funds, is looking for a proven institutional salesperson to join ...
| Compliance Officer - Advisory | Jigsaw Search £40k-£50k Basic - Excellent Bonus | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Great opportunity for a Compliance Officer to come into an award winning Investment Platform and be responsibl...
| Financials Credit Analyst for Leading Global Asset Manager | NJF Search International Excellent remuneration | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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NJF Search is currently searching for a credit investment analyst to focus on investment grade and high yield ...
| Quantitative Risk Manager | NJF Search International Highly Competitive Total Compensation Pa... | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Our client is a Global Investment Bank looking to hire an experienced market risk manager for their Fixed Inco...
| Senior Hedge Fund Risk Manager | NJF Search International £300,000 - £400,000 Total Compensation | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Global Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund is looking for an outstanding Senior Risk Manager with extensive Rates & Cred...
| Business Development Associate ETF/Delta 1 | Empiric Solutions NA | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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My client, a leading Financial Services organisation is looking for an experienced business development associ...
| GSAM, Product Documentation, Product Development - Senior Analyst/Associate | Not Disclosed Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Working as part of the Product Development team the candidate will lead all aspects of product documentation a...
| Global Fixed Income and Currency Team, Investment Grade Credit Analyst | Goldman Sachs Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management is seeking an investment-grade credit analyst to become a member of the London ...
| GSAM, QIS Client Portfolio Management , Associate | Goldman Sachs Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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The Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) team manages over $60 billion across a variety of mandates includ...
| GSAM, Business Development Services - Analyst/ Associate | Goldman Sachs. Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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The primary responsibilities of BDS are to complete RFPs, RFIs and to update Consultant databases. The Team is...
| GSAM, European Shareholder Services, Transfer Agency, Analyst | Goldman Sachs. Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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ESS is responsible for servicing the sales teams and investors of the Luxembourg, Ireland and Cayman domiciled...
| Business Analyst | Ambition £45000 - £50000 per annum | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Business Analyst .
| MSIM Liquidity Sales - Executive Director | Morgan Stanley Competitive | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Morgan Stanley are looking for an experienced liquidity sales specialist at Executive Director level, to cover...
| Senior Fund Controller | Walker Hamill 75-85k plus bonus | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a pan-European property investor based in central London. Our client i...
| Investment Risk Business Analyst | Empiric Solutions £450 - £650 per day | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Business Analyst with solid experience within Asset Management required to deliver Investment Risk solution fo...
| European Sales Associate | Mason Blake Ltd c£55,000 | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Global Investment House is looking for a fluent French or German speaker to join the European Client Group as ...
| Transfer Agency Oversight Manager | Change International NA | UK-Edinburgh | 16 May 12 |
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Our client, a leading investment management house, is seeking a Transfer Agency /Third Party Administrator Ove...
| HEAD OF GLOBAL DATA MANAGEMENT | Core Asset Consulting Not Disclosed | UK-Edinburgh | 16 May 12 |
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Reporting to the Head of Global Client Relations the role holder will be responsible for the implementation an...
| Transfer Agency Director | Mason Blake Ltd £90k base | UK-London | 16 May 12 |
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Transfer Agency - Operations Director
