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    Insight is a specialist asset manager at the forefront of designing and delivering investment solutions designed specifically to meet our clients’ evolving investment needs. Launched in 2002, we have grown to be one of the largest asset managers in the UK, winning industry recognition for our investment capabilities across liability driven investment, fixed income, specialist equities, multi asset and absolute return.

    Innovation is key to the development of our investment capability and as leaders in our chosen areas of expertise we continue to look for opportunities to grow and develop our business across new client channels and countries. The key to our success is and will always be the high quality of our professionals combined with the partnerships we create with our clients.

    As a leading asset manager Insight has £725.1bn in assets under management as of 30 June 2022.

    Department Profile

    The Client Solutions Group focuses on our clients’ investment outcomes and increases our level of engagement with our clients and their advisers. This Division includes:

    • Relationship Management Team: Our team of experienced client directors are responsible for servicing pooled and segregated institutional clients investing in a range of asset classes and funds
    • Client Service Team: The client service specialists work directly alongside our client directors in the day-to-day servicing of our institutional clients.
    • Solution Design Team: our team of solution designers works on the design and delivery of investment solutions tailored to address the specific risk and return objectives of Insight’s clients.
    • Product specialists: Our team of investment specialists work with their relevant investment teams to communicate investment strategy to clients and the other areas of the business.

    Purpose of Role

    We are seeking a Junior Investment Specialist to join us in a varied role supporting our Product Specialist team.

    Role Accountabilities

    • Support Product Specialists working across UK, EMEA, and Asia clients
    • Update economic and market commentary
    • Engage with stakeholders, often at a senior level
    • Keep databases updated accordingly
    • Work on updating PowerPoint decks
    • Attend investment meetings and produce content from meetings

    Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Required

    Essential

    • Degree, 2.1 minimum
    • Strong academic background
    • Strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
    • Attention to detail · Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups etc)
    • Looking to study for CFA or IMC qualification
    • Interest in Financial Markets

    Advantage

    • Previous work experience, preferred but not essential

    Personal Qualities

    • Proactive, enthusiastic and keen to learn
    • Analytical and questioning mindset
    • Motivated and organised
    • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
    • Team player
    • Good communication skills (oral and written)

    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 and sexual orientation.