Investment banking

Sector overview

• Overview of the UK's Financial Sector (Prospects)
• Investment Banking & Asset Management (Bright Network)

Job profiles

Investment Banking

• Investment Analyst – common entry role to investment banking (Prospects)
• Corporate Investment Banker (Prospects)
• Operational Investment Banker (Prospects)
• Financial Trader (Prospects) 
• Financial Risk Analyst (Prospects)

Investment Management

Could also be known as Wealth Management/Asset Management/Portfolio Management

What graduate roles are there in Investment Management? (Bright Network)

• Investment Analyst (Prospects)
• Investment Fund Manager (targetjobs)
• Stockbroker (Prospects)
• Financial Advisor (Prospects)
• Financial Strategist (Planner) (Bright Network)

Useful Online Resources

• Bankers by Day: Finance Career Guides
• eFinancial Banking Careers Guide 2023-2024 – Overview of job roles within Banking sector
• CFA - Investment Industry Career Paths  
• CISI – Careers in Finance

Industry News Sources

• Opening City Doors to London Financial Market Employment
• eFinancial Careers – news
• UK Finance
• The Financial Times - Markets
• The Economist newspaper – Finance and economics

Industry Specific Support Initiatives

• Girls Are Investors (GAIN)
• Diversity Project
• Young Women in Investment
• Investment 20/20 Programme
• Forage – Online Job Simulations
• Amplify Bootcamp - annual event open to Strathclyde Accounting & Finance students which takes place in January, will be advertised to eligible students via the department

Job Sites and Specialist Recruiters

• efinancialCareers
• CityJobs.com
• Michael Page (Recruiter)
• CISI – Jobs Board
• The Economist – Jobs Board

Investment related Member directories - You can use these directories to search for investment companies and apply directly or speculatively

• Association of Investment Companies
• Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA)
• Associate for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
• Financial Conduct Authority – have several registers sorted by area

Professional Bodies

• Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA)
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
• The London Institute of Banking & Finance
• Scottish Investment Operations
• The Investment Association
• Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association
• The Institute of Asset Management