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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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Test Manager- Asset Management - London Morgan McKinley £70000 - £80000 per annum UK-London 21 May 12

An exciting opportunity has come up at a major UK asset manager. The role reports directly into the Head of ch...

Fixed Income Credit Analyst Not Disclosed £55k-£60k UK-London 20 May 12

My Client a successful and growing company managing funds for pensions schemes, insurance companies, private i...

UK Real Estate Portfolio Manager Cobalt £60k plus car and bonus UK-London 20 May 12

The core purpose of the role is to support the development of the client's UK Real Estate asset management ...

Fund of fund sales – London – £Excellent Rostron Search Excellent UK-London 20 May 12

Our client, a leading European fund of hedge funds, is looking for a proven institutional salesperson to join ...

Senior ETF Product Specialist Citifocus £Excellent Package UK-London 20 May 12

Prestigious global asset manager seeks to identify a product expert to provide technical support and guidance ...

Senior Equity Quant Research Specialist Citifocus £Excellent Package UK-London 20 May 12

Responsibilities will cover providing improvements to the equity investment process, communicating equity str...

Pooled Funds/Transfer Agency Citifocus £Negotiable UK-London 20 May 12

Prestigious global institution seeks high calibre individual with significant funds distribution experience to...

Product Manager, Alternatives Citifocus £Attractive Package UK-London 20 May 12

Working closely with Legal, Operations, Compliance and Marketing/Distribution areas of the firm, and operating...

Portfolio Monitoring /Compliance Specialist Citifocus £Excellent Packages/Rates UK-London 20 May 12

Prestigious investment management house seeks a highly experienced Compliance Manager to manage asset managem...

Relationship Analyst, European Financial Intermediaries Team Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 20 May 12

Relationship Analyst, European Financial Intermediaries Team

Relationship Analyst (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 20 May 12

Relationship Analyst (Germany, Austria & Switzerland)

Senior Application Developer, Fund Management Ratings - S&P Capital IQ, EMEA TheMcGraw-HillCompanies not disclosed UK-London 19 May 12

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Associate, Special Servicing, Leading team, strong Bonus Circle Square Talent GBP65000 to GBP85000 Per: annum UK-London 19 May 12

Our client is a leading Real Estate Asset Management with a strong Profile in Primary and Special servicing an...

Senior Business Development Associate BCA Research Competitive UK-London 18 May 12

Established in 1949, BCA Research is a leading independent provider of international investment research.

RFP Writer - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

RFP Writer role in a leading specialist asset manager.

Senior Investment Writer - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Senior Investment Writer role in a leading global asset manager.

Assistant Product Specialist, Multi-Asset - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Assistant Multi-Asset Product Specialist role in a leading global asset manager.

RFP Manager - Leading Emerging Market Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

RFP Manager role in the London office of a leading Emerging Market Asset Manager.

Senior Investment Writer (fluent French or German) - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Senior Investment Writer role in a leading global asset manager. The ability to write in French or German woul...

Presentation Specialist - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Presentations Writer role in a very successful global asset manager.

Senior IFA Marketing Manager, 6 month contract - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent day rate UK-London 18 May 12

6 month contract role for a Senior IFA Marketing Manager in a leading global asset manager.

Product Manager, Fund of Hedge Funds Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Product Manager role in a leading Fund of Hedge Funds business.

Investment Communications Manager - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Pan-European Investment Communications Manager role in a very successful and growing global asset manager.

Consultant Relations Manager - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Consultant Relations Manager in a leading global asset manager.

6 month fixed term contract Product Management Executive - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

6 month fixed term contract Product Development Executive in a leading global asset manager.

Senior UK Media Relations Manager - Global Asset Manager Stephen Bell Associates £Excellent Package UK-London 18 May 12

Senior Manager, UK Media Relations in a leading global asset manager.

Investment Directors-Leading Wealth Manager Penna Highly competitive including very attrac... UK-London 18 May 12

Investment management of private client, corporate, charity and trust portfolios

Server Side Java Developer – Investment Management start up – NoSql Hays Finance Technology 50k-75k UK-London 18 May 12

Established expert Java developers with distinguished experience of developing high throughput systems on NoSQ...

Compliance Manager for well known Asset Management firm Morgan McKinley £65000 - £90000 per annum + Benefits UK-London 18 May 12

My client is a well know Investment Management business looking for an experienced Compliance officer.

Investment Executive Walker Hamill Competitive UK-London 18 May 12

We are currently recruiting an Associate to one of the leading private equity secondaries funds. They have ove...

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