Investment Manager in London

Company Description

Evelyn Partners is a UK leader in wealth management, providing personalised, expert investment management and financial planning advice to support clients in embracing what’s next. Our success hinges on our people and that’s our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals and everything we do is guided by our purpose – placing the power of good advice into more hands, we go further to understand the needs of our clients and what matters most to them. We’re here to help them make significant decisions with confidence, provide strong foundations for the future and guide them towards their goals.

Job Description

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking an ambitious individual to join our Investment Management team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile team of Investment managers - supporting 2 Partners and working as part of the London team to advise clients from day 1. To be considered for this role you will need to be Level 6 qualified and ideally have 12 months experience within a client facing role.

Your role will involve building and developing trusted relationships with current and potential clients. To be responsible for providing personalised investment advice and portfolio management to the client, ensuring that investment portfolios are managed in line with the Company's investment philosophies & process. As an Investment Manager, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Looking after and supporting client needs.
• Building new client relationships and developing existing client relationships through effective, ongoing service to help minimise attrition, and to deliver new instructions and referrals as a result of satisfied clients.
• Executing the annual Business plan in line with agreed individual targets.
• Structuring and leading client meetings in a professional manner, ensuring all information provided is up to date, technically accurate and meets clients’ needs.
• Constructing & maintaining suitable portfolios in line with the clients’ requirements, circumstances, tax situation and attitude to risk.
• Reviewing portfolios regularly and making portfolio changes consulting with colleagues, where appropriate.
• Working in partnership with Financial Planning (FP) colleagues to develop client relationships.
• Ensuring comprehensive client records are kept and that these are accurate and up to date at all times and in line with Group policy.
• Ensuring that knowledge and skills are maintained and developed in line with industry, regulatory and internal requirements by undertaking regular and appropriate CPD in order to reach their full potential (for the wider benefit of the Group).
• Investment Research – Sector Specialist (where appropriate), required to work as part of a team focusing on direct equity or collective sector analysis to support the firm’s wider Investment Process needs.
• Understanding the sector, providing appropriate recommendations, based on a wide range of resources, actively participating in regular meetings, taking ownership of actions, and working in conjunction with other sector specialists.
• Constructing materials as determined within the sector teams to support analysis and communication to Investment Managers.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have experience as follows:

• Have attained Level 6 Qualification - essential.
• Understanding of the financial services industry and investment market.
• Experience of managing client investment portfolios and providing investment advice.
• Experience of remodelling newly acquired portfolios and bringing them into line with the investment policy.
• Technical / product knowledge and effective communication of wide-ranging investment management strategies and solutions.
• Ability to work well in a pressurised environment and prioritise work.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal & excellent numeracy and analytical skills.
• Experience of leading pitches and winning new business.
• Experience of operating within a risk management framework together with a thorough understanding of the risks and threats pertaining to a private client business.

Desired Qualifications:

• Holds a relevant level 6 qualification or above (aspiring for Level 7) and maintains an up-to-date Statement of Professional Standing.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Pension contribution.
• Hybrid working model (role dependent).
• Generous holiday package.
• Option to purchase additional holiday.
• Shared parental leave.

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.