2025 Graduate Programme: Investment

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:
• Be more effective when you enter a permanent role on completion of the programme
• Build networks and relationships across the organisation
• Gain technical understanding and working knowledge across our business
• Take professional qualifications to support and complement business knowledge
• Establish the foundations in becoming Insight’s future leaders

As part of the programme you may rotate through these areas:
• Operations
• Trading
• Client Specialists
• Product Specialists
• Fund Management
• Analysts
• Solution Design

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:
• Minimum 2.1. (or equivalent) Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent at an accredited university
• Individuals who are energised by working with other people
• Individuals who are motivated to work in a client facing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven record of working collaboratively
• Curiosity about economics, finance or investment finance
• Has extensive experience of using MS Office – including Excel to an intermediate level
• Outstanding communication skills, ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Ability to operate in a changing environment and challenge the status quo, innovative
• Proven record of taking the initiative to act, self-starter
• Inquisitive, strong desire to learn and grow professionally

If you’re interested in joining an exciting, innovative financial services company, please complete your online application by Friday 25th October 2024.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our final round assessment centre will be held virtually in early December 2023. 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 graduates@InsightInvestment.com