Job Description
Provide support to the Investment Policy team by primarily monitoring investment restrictions related to the GAM UK & GAM Asia funds, as well as overseeing best execution, market structure and other regulatory obligations.
What is the opportunity?
This is a permanent, full-time role with 4 days in the office – perfect for someone who thrives in a flexible, relationship-driven environment.
What will you do?
Investment guidelines
- Develop and maintain investment policy statements for RBC GAM’s investment funds including the creation of new mandates for Institutional clients.
- Daily monitoring of investment policy statement breaches and appropriate escalation.
- Daily documentation of any investment breaches.
- Attend meetings related to new account launches/on boarding and represent the interests of Investment Policy.
- Assist with the creation of new client Investment Management Agreements and the associated on boarding of new clients.
- Set up and maintain internal and regulatory investment mandate constraints in RBC GAM’s trade order management system.
- Understand regulatory requirements in key jurisdictions where GAM operates.
- Liaise with RBC GAM’s Legal team and sell side partners to monitor regulatory changes and inform the investment management teams of any updates.
- Create daily and weekly reports of mandate/rules breaches to be distributed to Senior Management.
Trading/Other
- Assist in monitoring trading activity within RBC GAM, including best execution monitoring, trade cost analysis, commission management and exception reporting analysis.
- Assist with answering RFP questions in a timely manner.
- Act as secretary of the Trade Management Oversight Committee helping to collate all materials required for the meeting.
- Assist with quarterly and monthly client reporting.
- Ad hoc projects as required.
- Understanding of trading success factors for key asset classes including equities and fixed income instruments, is an asset.
- Assist in annual/ad-hoc attestation of key processes and creation/revision for documenting procedures/responsibilities.
Research Payments
- Attend Research Payment Oversight Committee meetings as secretary and provide management information to help oversee and test research budgets and allocations.
- Request invoices from research providers on a quarterly basis and track these invoices to ensure timely payment.
- Help automate the research payment process.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- Good knowledge of regional and local financial markets, economic disciplines and regulation.
- Understanding of the variety of financial instruments such as fixed income and equities.
- In depth knowledge of investment industry products and services.
- Competent computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
- Ability to quickly adopt to the group’s investment policies, philosophy and strategies.
- Familiarity with modern portfolio theory and with portfolio optimisation techniques is a plus.
- Relevant experience in finance, preferably in an Investment Management environment.
What would be nice to have
- CFA designation
- Investment Management Certificate
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high performing team.
- Opportunities to building close relationships with clients.
Job Skills
Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Services Industry, Fund Analysis, Information Capture, Investment Banking Analysis, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Risk Management, Investments Analysis
Additional Job Details
Address: 100 BISHOPSGATE: LONDON
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Work hours/week: 35
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2026-05-08
Application Deadline: 2026-05-22
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