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This sector contains all our fund management or asset management jobs. Also called 'the buyside', fund management is the practice of investing other people's money and getting paid to do so. Usually, investors are retirement funds or "institutional investors." Private individuals, governments or companies may also be investors. Our asset management jobs section contains all available jobs in fund management firms - regardless of whether the fund managers have chosen to invest in equities, fixed income products or commodities. Also, this sector includes all jobs in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - investment funds which can be traded on stock exchanges and are less expensive for investors than standard mutual funds. We also have jobs for asset management trainees and graduates, who are aiming for careers in asset management.

In the past, many fund managers pursued "long only" strategies, where they purchased a financial services product and kept it, hoping it will rise in value. Today, many institutional investors continue to invest much of their money with long only fund managers pursuing this same strategy. It is becoming more common, however, for institutional investors to invest their wealth with alternative investment funds, which can turn a profit even when the markets drop.

Generally, careers in fund management are comprised of two different categories: active fund managers and passive fund managers.

Active asset managers aim to beat the current market average and normally take bigger risks with investments to achieve larger rewards.

In comparison, passive management, also known as index tracking, requires choosing a portfolio of assets with the same value as that of a financial index, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S., the UK's FTSE 100, Eurostoxx 50 in the Eurozone or the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong. Creating returns that mirror the market like this is called "generating beta."

Investment positions - In this job, you will invest the money managed by the asset management company. People in investment jobs are generally either financial analysts, who research the best companies and products to invest in, or portfolio managers, who are responsible for investment decisions on a number of funds in their realm of expertise, whether those are equities, fixed income or alternatives.

Distribution positions - Distribution includes positions in sales, marketing, product development and client servicing. These positions are all about selling the fund manager's services to clients, focusing either on winning new clients or maintaining existing relationships.

Fund managers also hire research analysts. These positions involve working with the portfolio managers, visiting companies and assessing their potential for investment and looking through buy and sell information and company reports.

You'll also find many middle-office jobs in fund management in areas like compliance, operations, performance measurement and risk management.

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Relationship Analyst, European Financial Intermediaries Team Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 17 May 12

Relationship Analyst, European Financial Intermediaries Team

Relationship Analyst (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 17 May 12

Relationship Analyst (Germany, Austria & Switzerland)

CLIENT PORTFOLIO MANAGER Newton Recruitment circa £45k + bonus + benefits UK-London 16 May 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Business Analyst .

MSIM Liquidity Sales - Executive Director Morgan Stanley Competitive UK-London 16 May 12

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

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

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

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

Our client, a leading investment management house, is seeking a Transfer Agency /Third Party Administrator Ove...

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