From investment fund manager to asset manager
17 of the 22 essential skills of a asset manager are already essential for a investment fund manager — about 77% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 5
- would be new
- 77%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a asset manager
What a asset manager does
Asset managers invest the money of a client into financial assets, through vehicles such as investment funds or management of individual clients’ portfolios. This includes the management of the financial assets, within a given investment policy and risk framework, the provision of information, and the assessment and monitoring of risks.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- actuarial science
- advise on financial matters
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse financial risk
- analyse market financial trends
- asset management
- corporate social responsibility
- develop investment portfolio
- enforce financial policies
- financial analysis
- financial markets
- financial statements
- follow company standards
- manage financial risk
- modern portfolio theory
- review investment portfolios
- strive for company growth
What would be new
5 skillsEssential for a asset manager and not for a investment fund manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from investment fund manager
2 roles- investment manager20 skills in common
- investor relations manager17 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a asset manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.