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Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. The business has a clear mission and purpose to offer investors a different approach to achieving their investment goals; one that prioritizes the certainty of meeting their chosen objectives.
Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach and partnership with its clients has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management making it a leading force in investment management. They focus on what they believe they are best at, offering a full-spectrum fixed income capability, risk management strategies including Liability Driven Investment (LDI), absolute return and multi-asset.
Insight is ranked number one in Edelman’s Asset Management Brand Index 2024 as the manager whose brand is most highly regarded in the institutional marketplace. They are owned by Bank of New York Corporation (BNY), a global leader in investment management and investment services.
With $838 billion under management and sitting within BNY, Insight leverages the unique combination of achieving the high-performing, risk-adjusted returns of a boutique with the financial stability of a large, global financial institution for which asset management is a core strategic priority.
Insight has investment decision-making autonomy, operating with an independent management structure and boards with a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan, and Australia. The business employs over 1,100 people including 285-plus investment professionals.
More information about Insight Investment can be found at: https://www.insightinvestment.com
2025 Graduate Programme: Distribution based in London
Division Description:
Insight’s Distribution Division has five main functions:
Role Overview:
Our Distribution programme is a two-year rotational programme and is a unique opportunity for a graduate looking to begin their career in the investment management industry, with an interest in client facing roles.
We will structure your rotations within the division to give you the opportunity to experience and understand our business so you will:
As part of the programme you may rotate through these areas:
As part of the Graduate programme, you will be sponsored to undertake the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) qualification. In addition we will support pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) through learning materials, fee reimbursement, and study days for those that wish to pursue.
Each graduate will be paired with a mentor for the duration of the two years, to support you through the programme.
Experience Required:
If you’re interested in joining an exciting, innovative financial services company, please complete your online application by Friday 1st November 2024.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our final round assessment centre will be held in early December 2024. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply early.
Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected]
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2025 Graduate Programme: Investment based in London
Division Description:
The Investment Management Division comprises 287* experienced and specialised investment professionals who manage £653.3bn in assets under management (AUM) as at 31 March 2024. Insight’s global CIO is based in London and the Investment Team also has a significant presence in our US offices in New York, Boston and San Francisco.
Both the structure of the team and the systems platform have been designed to provide scalability as well as complete flexibility. This flexibility allows us to tailor our offering to suit clients’ specific requirements, putting our clients' needs at the heart of our investment solutions.
Two considerations have shaped our investment range: our clients' objectives and a philosophy of only focusing on those things we know we can do well. This allows us to aim to deliver consistent and repeatable performance. Our capabilities include fixed income, risk management strategies including liability-driven investment (LDI) and currency risk management, absolute return and multi-asset capabilities. Institutional clients are able to access these capabilities on a segregated account basis or via our pooled fund range.
*As at 31 March 2023
Role Overview:
Our Investment programme is a two-year rotational programme and is a unique opportunity for a graduate looking to begin their career in the investment management industry. It has been designed for you to enter one of our Investment teams upon completion. This could be in the Investment Management side of our business in a fund management role, or in the Investment Solutions Team, who design investment solutions for our clients.
We will structure your rotations to give you the opportunity to experience and understand our business so you will:
As part of the programme you may rotate through these areas:
As part of the Graduate programme, you will be sponsored to undertake the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) qualification. In addition we will support pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) through learning materials, fee reimbursement, and study days for those that wish to pursue.
Each graduate will be paired with a mentor for the duration of the two years, to support you through the programme.
Experience Required:
If you’re interested in joining an exciting, innovative financial services company, please complete your online application by Friday 1st November 2024.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our final round assessment centre will be held in early December 2024. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply early.
Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected]
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2025 Graduate Programme: Client Service based in London
Division Description:
The Client Service Team form an integral part of an institutional clients’ relationship team, alongside the Client Director and Solution Design teams. The Client Director is responsible for owning the commercial relationship and strategic direction of the client, whereas the Client Service Specialist is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the mandate from a day to day perspective. The Junior Client Service Specialist will work alongside a more senior colleague on a number of named client accounts to ensure “best in class” service delivery.
The team is responsible for supporting the business in the delivery of exemplary service to a range of clients consisting of Insurance Companies, Financial Institutions, Pension Funds and other institutional investors. Client mandates vary from smaller clients investing in pooled vehicles with less than £10 million to substantial corporate mandates of increasing complexity. The team’s performance is critical to the success of the business as a whole. The role of the team, and of each individual, is to absorb and manage as much as possible of the client service workload created by the clients and consultants.
Role Overview:
As part of the Graduate programme, you will be sponsored to undertake the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) qualification. In addition, we will support pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) through learning materials, fee reimbursement, and study days for those that wish to pursue.
There will also be an opportunity for you to spend a 3-6 month secondment in a related team during your first two years.
We will structure your programme to give you the opportunity to experience and understand our business so you will:
Each graduate will be paired with a mentor for the duration of the two years, to support you through the programme.
Experience Required:
If you’re interested in joining an exciting, innovative financial services company, please complete your online application by Friday 1st November 2024.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our final round assessment centre will be held in early December 2024. We therefore strongly encourage you to apply early.
Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected]
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