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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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Hedge Funds Investment Director Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 26 May 13

Hedge Funds Investment Director

Emerging Markets Equity Analyst Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 26 May 13

Emerging Markets Equity Analyst

Investment Support Manager Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 26 May 13

Investment Support Manager

Sponsored Products Content Manager Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 26 May 13

Funds Content and Data Manager

European Equity Analyst Wellington Management Company, LLP Competitive UK-London 26 May 13

European Equity Analyst

Programme Delivery Manager - Investment Services Nyman Resourcing Excellent UK-London 25 May 13

A leading Asset Management company is looking for a Programme Manager who has extensive experience of managing...

Project Manager - Group Operations and Business Change Nyman Resourcing Excellent UK-London 25 May 13

Our client one of Europe's leading retail and institutional fund manager is looking to recruit an experienced ...

Trading Assistant Fixed Income Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP45000.00 - GBP55000.00 per annum UK-London 25 May 13

* Trade, booking, confirmation and management of Fixed Income & FX Derivatives * Monitoring, production, expl...

Director of Operations Change SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 25 May 13

Embedding Ops change within SEI culture and securing visibility to projects and initiatives which impact Opera...

Defined Contribution (DC) Service Manager SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive with Excellent Benefits UK-London 25 May 13

Following growth of the auto-enrolment and Master Trust business, an opportunity is currently available for a ...

UK Institutional Relationship Management Support SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 25 May 13

SEI`s Institutional relationship management unit is responsible for servicing and developing SEI`s institution...

Interest Rate Exotic Trader – VP level interest rates exotics trader – London Rostron Search Up to 140k base (DOE) and market leading... UK-London 24 May 13

A top tier investment bank is looking to add a VP (or senior associate) level exotic rates trader in London as...

Senior CVA Rates Quant (Exotic Interest rates, Credit)– Tier One Investment Bank | London, UK GQR Global Markets Market Leading + competitive bonus struc... UK-London 24 May 13

A leading tier one investment bank in London is looking to bring onboard an associate – VP level experienced i...

Operations Technology Developer (C#/.NET) – London, UK. GQR Global Markets Highly Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Leading systematic and discretionary hedge fund seeking experienced Operations Technology Senior Developer (C#...

Investment Assistant .HSBC £ Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Provide assistance to discretionary wealth managers and HSBC contacts in the management of existing affluent c...

Compliance Manager, Asset Manager Ashmore Group Plc Competitive Base & Strong Bonus UK-London 24 May 13

Ashmore is a specialist Emerging Markets asset manager. Rapid growth has seen AuM grow to U$77.7bn and offices...

Hedge Fund Derivatives Trader Not Disclosed £45,000 - £90,000 UK-London 24 May 13

Our client is a leading asset manager who is seeking a dynamic and self motivated individual to join a prestig...

Institutional Marketing Manager Mason Blake Market Leading UK-London 24 May 13

A leading asset manager are looking to recruit a Marketing Manager to look after their Institutional client ba...

Brokerage Project Analyst Mason Blake £300- £400 per day UK-London 24 May 13

A leading asset manager is currently undergoing a unique project within the propositions team and is looking f...

Investment Director Equity Long/Short Mason Blake Executive Search £150, 000 - £200, 000 UK-London 24 May 13

West end based Family office, with £2Bn under management is looking for an Investment Director for their long/...

Legal Analyst / Paralegal / Regulatory Mason Blake Market Leading UK-London 24 May 13

Our client is a prominent independently owned Investment Management firm with offices around the globe.

Operations Manager (Buy-side) Ambition GBP60000.00 - GBP75000.00 per annum UK-London 24 May 13

Operations Manager opening with an ethically focused Investment Management firm specialising in Emerging Marke...

Operational Risk Analyst – Asset Management Barclay Simpson Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Our client, a leading Asset Managers, seeks an experienced Operational Risk Analyst to support the central ris...

Operational Risk Manager Barclay Simpson Competitive UK-London 24 May 13

Our client a specialist financial services institution seeks a Risk Manager to join their central risk team to...

Fund Launch Project Manager Randstad Financial & Professional Negotiable UK-London 24 May 13

Our client a leading asset management company currently seeks a Fund Launch Project Manager within Fixed Incom...

Operational Risk Manager - Asset Management/Private Banking Carr Lyons Competitve UK-London 24 May 13

Operational Risk Manager - Asset Management/Private Banking

Global Investment Analyst One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

An opportunity for an experienced Equity Analyst to join an established long-short hedge fund in London.

Senior High Yield Analyst One Search Competitive package UK-London 24 May 13

This global renowned fund requires an experienced High Yield Analyst to join their successful and established ...

Senior IT Internal Auditor – E-Commerce JCW Search £75,000 - £90,000 per annum UK-London 24 May 13

Our client, a global asset management organisation, is currently recruiting for a senior IT internal auditor t...

Business Implementation Manager, Asset Servicing Ambition GBP400 - GBP450 per day UK-London 24 May 13

My client is a boutique Asset Servicing business based in the City with over 22 billion under management; they...

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