Investment Specialist, Alternatives Internship
Consulting & Professional Services, Finance & Banking
Accounting & Finance, Analyst
Internship, 10 weeks
Deadline: 15 Oct 2026
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What's the opportunity?
HSBC's International Wealth and Premier Banking business serves over 40 million customers globally, from retail customers to ultra-high net worth individuals and their families. Asset Management invests on behalf of that worldwide customer base — retail and private clients, intermediaries, corporates and institutions — connecting them with investment opportunities through an international network of offices.
Alternative investing means putting money into assets beyond shares, bonds and cash, like property, infrastructure, private companies or commodities, often to diversify and potentially earn more, but with higher complexity and harder-to-sell investments. Over 10 weeks from June 2027 you'll work with senior colleagues and fund managers on live projects in this space.
What you'll do
- Support benchmarking and fundraising activity
- Research market trends and investment opportunities
- Help interpret industry insights that inform decisions
- Contribute to quantitative and cash flow modelling
- Manage your workload across team priorities and help solve problems as they come up
You'll build a clearer understanding of hedge fund strategies, asset classes and how investment teams operate day to day. The internship also includes structured assessments aligned to securing a graduate role, so you'll get chances to show how you think, collaborate and deliver through project work, presentations, interviews or skills-based evaluations.
What you'll learn
You'll start with a week of structured training covering both technical and behavioural skills, giving you a strong base for the rest of the internship. From there you'll keep building your expertise through hands‑on project work, regular feedback and close collaboration with your team. You'll deepen your understanding of alternatives investing, including how quantitative thinking, cash flow modelling and market insight support decision‑making in practice. The environment is fast‑moving, so you'll also strengthen your attention to detail, adaptability and professional confidence. By the end you'll have a clearer understanding of this specialist investment area and a stronger sense of how your skills could grow within it.
Where you'll work
You'll work in the Alternatives investment environment within International Wealth and Premier Banking, alongside senior colleagues and fund managers focused on specialist investment strategies. It's a collaborative office culture where deep expertise, market insight and careful analysis all matter, and where different perspectives help shape decisions.
Am I eligible?
You'll need to:
- Be available to work full time for 10 weeks commencing June 2027
- Be in the penultimate year of your undergraduate studies, expecting to graduate in 2028
- Have obtained, or expect to achieve, a 2:1 degree classification or higher, or an overseas equivalent
Good to know
HSBC will consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this role. They only accept one application per recruitment cycle, so have a proper look at their opportunities before you pick one. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy can close early if lots of people apply, so get yours in sooner rather than later.
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