Asset Management & Global Markets
2. Job landscape for this Career Area (“where”)
Where do Asset Management & Global Markets professionals work?
Departments & Teams
Portfolio Management
Team within department
- Strategic asset allocation
Client Relations
Team within department
- Investment strategies
Marketing and Sales
Team within department
- Business development
- Promotional
Risk Management
Team within department
- Trading activities
- Compliance and regulations
Market Operations
Team within department
- Trade execution
- Settlement
Research and Analysis
Team within department
- Market trends
- Investment strategies
PROFESSIONAL FIRMS
Asset Management
- BlackRock
- Vanguard
- Fidelity Investments
- State Street Global Advisors
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Global Markets
- Goldman Sachs
- J.P. Morgan
- Morgan Stanley
- Citigroup
- UBS
Consultancies
- McKinsey & Company
- BCG
- Deloitte
- PwC
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
Sectors
As a finance professional, you could work in a finance-related department in any sector. However, the sectors highlighted below tend to recruit asset management and global markets professionals—and companies in these sectors may even have a large group or an entire department dedicated to the field.
SECTOR
IMPORTANCE
- Asset Management: Equity Funds
High
- Fixed income funds
High
- Mutual funds
Mid
- Hedge funds
High
- Private Equity
Low
- Endowment funds
Low
- ESG funds
Low
- Global Markets: Equity trading
High
- Fixed income trading
High
- Foreign exchange trading
High
- Currency and interest rate hedging
High
- Electronic trading platforms
High
CONSULTING
IMPORTANCE
- Strategy and business development
Mid
- Operational efficiency
Mid
- Investment strategy and research
High
- Distribution and client servicing
High
- Regulatory compliance and risk management
High
- ESG and sustainable investing
Mid
- Technology and data solutions
High
- Trading strategy and execution
High
- Market research and analysis
High
- Risk management and compliance
High
- Market structure and liquidity management
High