Associate – Equity Fund Manager Research

Were looking for someone with a passion for equity investing and experience in either equity fund manager research or direct equity investing to join Gallaghers Equity Manager Research team. This is your chance to work with a high-conviction independent research team that identifies selects and monitors equity fund managers globally. Youll help us support a diverse range of clients while shaping the future of equity research.

We welcome applications from candidates with at least two years experience in equity manager research or similar equity investment roles.

• Contribute to research on a range of equity strategies and managers.
• Conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative due diligence.
• Monitor fund managers and form clear investment views.
• Share your insights in meetings and contribute to portfolio discussions.
• Work on bespoke client projects including manager selection and portfolio reviews.
• Help shape Gallaghers equity research framework and house views.

Youll thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience in equity fund manager research or direct equity investing.
• Are numerate and detail oriented.
• Take initiative and feel confident expressing your views.
• Enjoying being busy; producing a consistent volume of high-quality work sometimes to deadlines.
• Have solid experience of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Are well organised and efficient.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly both verbally and in writing.

Were especially keen to hear from candidates who bring diverse experiences and perspectives even if you dont meet every traditional criterion.

Its a bonus if you:

• Are studying towards or have completed the IMC or CFA.
• Understand ESG and Climate-focused investing.
• Are familiar with tools like eVestment and Style Analytics.
• Have strong Excel skills.

On top of a competitive salary great teams and exciting career opportunities we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits youll get depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to buy extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance which will pay 4x your basic annual salary which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection well cover up to 50% of your annual income with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan HMRC approved tax effective stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership with over 3000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business and its embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities experiences and talents allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities if you do you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Dont worry were here to help however we can only do this if you let us know.

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Our employing entity Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity marital status civil partnership status parental status race ethnicity colour nationality disability sexual orientation religion/ belief age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers employees vendors or customers based on race color religion creed gender (including pregnancy status) sexual orientation gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals) gender expression hair expression marital status parental status age national origin ancestry disability medical condition genetic information veteran or military status citizenship status or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as protected characteristics) by applicable federal state or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment hiring training promotion transfer demotion compensation benefits layoff and addition Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.