Trainee Investment Manager

3 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Quilter Full time
What the Hiring Manager Says

Quilter Cheviot has a heritage that dates back to 1771. As one of the UK's largest discretionary investment management firms, Quilter Cheviot has managed bespoke investment portfolios for individuals and families for generations. Quilter Cheviot is focused on helping their clients invest for a lifetime of opportunities and challenges.
Quilter Cheviot is part of Quilter, a leading provider of advice, investments and wealth management both in the UK and internationally, managing over £114.9 billion of investments on behalf of over 900,000 customers (as at March 2019). Quilter plc, our group holding company, is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
•\tWe are looking to recruit an individual with passion for the industry into our growing team. This role will be working alongside a senior Investment Manager to assist in the management of his clients.
•\tThe role will consist of helping to manage portfolios as well as administrative tasks and client handling aspects.
•\tWe are happy to provide full training for the role, as well as offering access to formal industry qualifications and we work collaboratively to achieve the team's goal. To progress towards being an Investment Manager.

About the Role

Level: Level 2

Department: Investment Management

Location: London

Contract type: Permanent

As a Trainee Investment Manager you'll be part of a team, aiding the client experience, with your roles including but not limited to:
  • Producing investment proposal documents
  • Preparing client review presentations and data
  • Taking an active part in team investment discussions
  • Once qualified to a sufficient degree, rebalancing client portfolios and helping to manage client relationships
  • Processing payments and using your discretion as to where to raise cash or invest new funds
  • Monitoring team investment models
  • Distributing valuations, tax packs and periodic commentary
You'll be working very closely with our clients and their agents to provide the best service with information and reports regarding their portfolio, which necessitates close relationship building with our stakeholders whether that be internally or externally.

As your role is central within the team you'll also be assisting in the general administration, these duties are varied daily but usually consists of answering the phones, preparing PowerPoint presentations, preparing suitability letters and maintenance of suitability affirmations.

Core competencies: We use the Microsoft Office suite on a daily basis so a good understanding of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook is necessary. The individual should be comfortable using Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, IF and SUMIF (for example) and be willing to learn more in order to streamline their role. An understanding of Macros and Pivot tables would be beneficial.

About You

Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive.

Ideally you will have experience as a Trainee Investment Manager , or a Portfolio Manager role, looking for more ownership and progression.

To be successful in this role you'll be an independent worker and thinker. You will be ambitious and motivated to work within an entrepreneurial, proactive team.

You have an interest in financial services or have a good understanding of our financial services where you can utilise your knowledge and experience within investment management. A good level of communication skills is required.

Ideally you already have a Financial Qualification such as the IAD, or level 4 CISI and are working towards the CISI Wealth Management Qualification (or equivalent) level 7.

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Core Benefits

Holiday: 26 days

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions

Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost

Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost

Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence

In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.


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