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Investment 2020

Investment 2020 was the brainchild of Andrew Formica – CEO Henderson and Nichola Pease (Former CEO – JO Hambro), who were driven by the mission to bring more diverse talent into all aspects of investment management.

The investment management industry is the home of our pensions, our smaller personal investments and our insurance funds. This £5,000,000,000,000 (five trillion) of funds is crucial for our financial futures. We look to the industry to keep it safe and make it grow even as the markets rise and fall. It is a dynamic, exciting, innovative, global industry. Millions of us rely on its expertise, and the number investing will keep on growing as older people live for longer; and as younger people start saving earlier.

To serve these needs our Investment 2020 firms want to employ interested, energetic, young talent they can develop and nurture and provide with successful long term careers. About 30,000 people work in the industry directly, as well as a growing number working in specialist contractor companies. The industry includes large global financial houses as well as small boutique firms. They invest money all over the world.

investment 2020 CORE PRINCIPLES

  • Commitment to take school leavers/graduates and seek CVs from a broad range of schools, colleges and universities
  • No requirement for previous work experience
  • No minimum qualifications (maximum requirement of 240 UCAS points)
  • Adoption of a thorough and transparent recruitment process
  • Payment of a fair wage to the trainees – we propose between the London living range £18,000 - £21,000 pa taking into account regional weighting, plus normal company benefits
  • Provision of 12 months’ work experience to all trainees, with a view to full time employment at the end of the 12 months.
  • Offer of non-rotational work within your firm allowing the trainee to gain expertise in a specific area(s) of operations and ideally providing specific projects
  • Appointment of a line manager and mentor who will give regular feedback and guidance to the trainee
  • Provision of training and development relevant to each trainee’s role
  • Required participation of the trainee in Investment 2020 training and networking events
  • Required participation of the trainee in centrally organised ambassador activities with schools/colleges
  • The award of a foundation professional certificate at the successful completion of the 12 months.

There is a huge range of opportunities. Come and join us!

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