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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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| PWM: Financial Investment Professional, Russia Coverage, Zurich | Not Disclosed Competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 16 May 12 |
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The Private Wealth Management Group develops and manages relationships with wealthy individuals and family gro...
| Director Level Multi Family Office Relationship Manager. - | Swiss Office | | Selby Jennings Wealth Team CHF competitive | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 16 May 12 |
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My client is a leading independent, international multi-family office providing wealth management and advisory...
| Sr. Relationship Manager | LatAm/Iberia coverage | Albert Cliff Ltd Competitive | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 16 May 12 |
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Albert Cliff is proud to work alongside our client – one of the most established and distinguished names in gl...
| Senior Sales Professional Switzerland | Partners Group AG in line with the market | Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug | 16 May 12 |
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In this position you will be part of the European Investment Solutions team. Responsible for building new and ...
| Compliance Officer | Swiss Office | | Not Disclosed Very Competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 16 May 12 |
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My client is a top-tier Swiss bank currently looking for a compliance specialist with 3-7 years experience. Th...
| Relationship Manager; LATAM coverage; Geneva / URGENT HIRE (p) | Selby Jennings Buyside CHF Competitive | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 16 May 12 |
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My client is a Global Private Bank based in Switzerland. My client is looking for a senior relationship manage...
| Private Label Fund Specialist | Swisslinx AG Attractive | Switzerland-Zurich | 15 May 12 |
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On behalf of our client, a leading Asset Management organisation in Zurich, Swisslinx is seeking a professiona...
| Sales and Administration Support – Zurich city | Swisslinx AG Competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 15 May 12 |
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On behalf of our client, an international financial institution based in a prime location at the heart of Zuri...
| Business Analyst - Asset Control | Stamford Consultants AG CHF 800 - 900 per day | Switzerland-Zurich | 14 May 12 |
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Business Analyst - Asset Control
| Trust Manager - Geneva | AP Executive Swiss Franc150000 per annum | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 14 May 12 |
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Our client is one of the longest established professional trust companies in Geneva and they are now seeking t...
| Director/Managing Director, New Business Development, Asset Servicing | Incarter International Ltd Outstanding for the best | Switzerland-Zurich | 13 May 12 |
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With strong global brand, and the ability to provide institutional investors worldwide with an integrated suit...
| Product Developer / Structured Pension Solutions | EFG Financial Products AG to be discussed | Switzerland-Zurich | 10 May 12 |
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Product Developer / Structured Pension Solutions
| Senior Investment Advisor - Cross Asset - Private Bank - Geneva | Carter Blake Excellent | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 04 May 12 |
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My Client a top private bank based in Geneva are looking for a Senior Investment Advisor who has cross- asset ...
| Head of Team Private Banker | Talengis SA Excellent package | Switzerland-Zurich | 23 Mar 12 |
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We search for an Head of a team whom will focus and develop emerging countries.
| Quantitative Analyst (f/m) | LGT Capital Management AG competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 16 May 12 |
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LGT Capital Management hat als Spezialist in der Vermögensallokation und Managerselektion sowie als Experte in...
| Senior Project Manager- Swiss based with extensive travel | Swisslinx AG Excellent | Switzerland-Zurich | 15 May 12 |
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Our client is a Family Office linked to a large international business and developing a multi-investment appro...
| Senior Sales Asset Management - GERMANY - | Swiss Executive Search AG attraktiv | Switzerland-Zurich | 15 May 12 |
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Unser Kunde, ein dynamischer Schweizer Asset Manager, sucht einen Senior Sales Asset Management zum Auf- und A...
| Junior Portfolio Manager Fixed Income | Zürcher Kantonalbank competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 14 May 12 |
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Das Asset Management der Zürcher Kantonalbank ist ein führender Anbieter von aktiven Fixed Income Anlagelösung...
| Fixed Income Investment Manager - gestion indicielle | Ficoba Consultants - | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 14 May 12 |
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Fixed Income Investment Manager - gestion indicielle
| Risk & Financial Analyst | Not Disclosed competitive | Switzerland-Ticino - Lugano | 14 May 12 |
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An international wealth management firm based in Switzerland (Ticino) is looking for an analyst to join the fi...
| German speaking Business / Data Analyst | Stamford Consultants AG 800-1000 CHF/ day | Switzerland-Zurich | 11 May 12 |
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Stamford Consultants are working on behalf of one of their clients to source a Business Analyst in the field o...
| Assistent ( in ) / Junior - Portfoliomanager Privatkunden | Reichmuth & Co kompetitiv | Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug | 10 May 12 |
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Für den Ausbau und zur Verstärkung unseres Privatkundenteams suchen wir eine(n) engagierte(n) und leistungsori...
| Business Analyst | Stamford Consultants AG CHF 130-150k | Switzerland-Zurich | 09 May 12 |
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For our client in Zurich, a top-tier investment bank, we are currently looking for an experienced Business Ana...
| FONDSANALYST ( LIQUIDE KOLLEKTIVANLAGEN ) | Not Disclosed competitive | Switzerland-Zurich | 08 May 12 |
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Bianchi & Partner AG Zürich ist ein etabliertes Unternehmen im Bereich Executive Search, das auf Mandatsbasis ...
| Business Analyst ( Fund Accounting ) UML - Switzerland | Stamford Consultants AG CHF 800 | Switzerland-Zurich | 07 May 12 |
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Business Analyst – UML – Asset Management - Switzerland
| Head of Instrument database | MPRO-FILE fixe plus bonus discrétionnaire | Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva | 24 Apr 12 |
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Management du team "CID", Centralized Instrument Database Funds
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