Investment fund manager
Code 2412.7
Investment fund managers implement and monitor the investment strategy of a fund. They manage the fund's portfolio trading activities and supervise the financial, securities, and investment analysts in charge to perform research on the investments and then make buying and selling recommendations. They make decisions on when to buy or sell the assets included in a portfolio. Investment fund managers works in a variety of settings such as banks, investment vehicles and stockbroking companies, working closely with the investment analyst. This occupation manages strategy and does not always work with relations between shareholders or investors.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- investment analysis
- financial analysis
- stock market
- actuarial science
- financial statements
- financial management
- financial markets
- funding methods
- financial products
- corporate social responsibility
- modern portfolio theory
- securities
Skills and competences
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- enforce financial policies
- control financial resources
- make investment decisions
- develop financial products
- manage financial risk
- trade securities
- plan health and safety procedures
- create a financial plan
- perform stock valuation
- review investment portfolios
Transversal competences
- analyse financial risk
- advise on financial matters
- monitor stock market
- develop investment portfolio
- strive for company growth
- follow company standards
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