Trainee Investment Manager

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Trainee Investment Manager

Department: Investment Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Description

Provide administrative support to investment service activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Resolve administrative queries with clients and Investment Administration
• Be responsible for the new client account opening process
• Prepare transactions for processing on the Firm's systems
• Check contract details against dealing data
• Draft client reports and correspondence that would accompany valuations, dealing letters or investment manager recommendations and responses to ad hoc client requests or queries
• Prepare payment, transfer and other Investment Administration forms for investment manager sign-off
• On request, provide factual information only relating to market indices, share prices etc.
• Develop relationships with clients by arranging, attending and assisting at meetings as appropriate, including the preparation of necessary documentation
• Monitor existing and potential investments
• Help with analysis of investments by reading research and attending company/fund manager meetings
• Help with portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring of client's portfolios
• In time, contribute to the firm's investment process by contribution to morning meeting, monthly stock selection and asset allocation meetings and research of collectives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Studying for/passed the CISI Level 4 Investment Advice Diploma as appropriate, to complete qualification within 12 months of commencing role
• Degree Educated (2:1)
• Up to 1 year's financial services experience
• Demonstrable interest in City Markets and Private Client Fund Management
• Analytical and numerate
• Well organised
• Customer facing
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Computer literate