Discover | Banking and financial services

Led by our flagship Banking and Financial Services Careers Fair (3 and 5 October 2023), Discover | Banking and financial services is our careers programme for students seeking career insights, recruitment information, and opportunities in the banking and financial sectors.

This page provides an overview of the banking and financial services events programme, which comprises a series of panels, networking, employer and LSE Careers-led skills seminars, and recruitment events; along with a list of resources and information you may find helpful as you explore your career options in these sectors.

Read on to discover how LSE Careers can support you in your career journey. 

Coming to our Discover | Banking and financial services fair on 3 and 5 October 2023? Here's a snapshot of some of the employers coming (click the image to view a bigger version)...

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Head to the 'Organisations' tab below for more information about each employer and the roles they have available. Not booked your space yet? Visit the 'What's on' section to book via CareerHub.

What's on: Browse the full timetable of events for LSE students

This year’s Discover | Banking and financial services events will take place across the year, with our flagship careers fair taking place across two nights in October.

View upcoming Discover | Banking and financial services events on CareerHub.

Organisations: Check out which organisations are attending this year’s careers fair

This year, we're running our Discover | Banking and financial services fair for two nights. Each night will have different employers, offering you the opportunity to meet with a larger number of employers if you choose to come to both nights. Read more below about the employers you can meet on 3 and 5 October 2023.

Employers joining night one include:

  • 2R Capital Investment Management Limited

Number of vacancies: 1 

Visa sponsorship?: Yes 

Website: 2rcapitalim.com

2R Capital Investment Management Limited is an independent investment company based in London, UK. In equity investing, our primary objective is to seek long-term capital compounding for our clients commensurate with reasonable risk. We are disciplined fundamental investors. We conduct extensive research and invest only in businesses we understand within regions and industry sectors where we have significant expertise.

We focus on small and medium sized companies with significant growth potential in preselected sectors and regions.

We are looking for 1-2 analysts to help us identify investment opportunities across Europe. Both internship and full time positions are available. Targeted training will be provided.

The successful candidates are self-starters who can carry out their activities with little supervision. They should have a keen interest in securities investing and good research, writing and financial modelling abilities. European languages are important. Day to day activities include: search/origination of potential investment opportunities, primary research and analysis of specific sectors/companies and valuation of investment opportunities. 

  • Alta Advisers

Number of vacancies: 6

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: altaadvisers.app.candidats.io/roles

Alta oversees a long-term oriented portfolio that aims to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns after inflation. To provide diversification, it is invested globally across conventional and alternative asset classes that include: public equities, leveraged buyouts, venture capital, real estate, and hedge funds.

Within each asset class, we partner with world-class investment managers that are experts in their fields. These managers select individual securities and add value through active management. We can access the most knowledgeable investment groups, perform detailed and differentiated fundamental research, and form independent and fact-based investment judgements. This approach allows us to access diverse investment opportunities.

During the six week internship you will gain hands on experience into the responsibilities of an investment analyst and will meet with leading investment funds across asset classes. Interns will be encouraged to shape new investment themes by conducting an independent research project and presenting their findings to Alta's senior team.

The strongest candidates will be extended offers to start as full-time Investment Analysts in 2024 or 2025. 

  • Balyasny Asset Management

Number of vacancies: TBC

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: bamfunds.com/careers/campus-recruiting

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (BAM) is a global institutional investment firm. We strive to deliver consistent, uncorrelated, absolute returns in all market environments by fostering a culture of research, innovation, and collaboration. 

BAM exists at the intersection of finance and technology, combining the deep industry knowledge of leading portfolio managers and financial analysts with software engineers and quantitative researchers. We leverage the collective expertise of our teams to seek out new investment opportunities, analyze market conditions, minimize risk, and provide superior service to our investment partners.  

With 500+ people in offices around the world, we embrace a culture that welcomes the free flow of ideas, promotes career development, and supports the health and wellbeing of our people through world-class benefits.

  • Capstone

Number of vacancies: 17

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: capstoneco.com/careers

We are a global, multi-strategy hedge fund operating across a broad range of derivatives-based strategies with a deep understanding of volatility. With approximately $11.2 billion of AUM and 261 employees, established in 2007. 

We are looking for bright, curious, and motivated candidates to join our summer internship program, in which interns have the opportunity to learn about various investment strategies and complete a project that will be both educational and a value add to the business. Throughout the program, you will attend educational sessions given by senior leadership, we will host team building exercises and encourage relationship building with the firm.

Our Graduate Programs are tremendous opportunities for highly motivated and dynamic individuals interested in kick starting their investment career at a high performing, multi-strategy alternative investment firm. In two-years you will move through four, six month rotations, working alongside Capstone’s portfolio managers and traders in Investment, operations, middle office and treasury and portfolio finance in operations, and software developers in technology.

  • Chicago Trading Company

Number of vacancies: n/a

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: chicagotrading.com/about

CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment.

We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.

  • Cooper Parry

Number of vacancies: 100+

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: cooperparry.com/allstars-early-career-programmes

At Cooper Parry, we’re here to “Disrupt” the industry, “Lead” the way and “Make Life Count”. That’s why we’ve been hailed “the rebels of accountancy”. We have offices in the Midlands and London that have been dubbed some of the “coolest” in the UK.

So, if you’re ready to challenge the status quo, we offer opportunities within Audit, Tax, Wealth & R&D amongst others. We have fully funded courses, and study support, that lead to a professional qualification. 

  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

Number of vacancies: 21

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: jobs.ca-cib.com/accueil.aspx?lcid=2057

Crédit Agricole CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). The Bank offers its clients a broad range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance and corporate banking. Nearly 8,600 employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.

Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital markets activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.

For more information, please visit ca-cib.comX or LinkedIn.

  • Financial Conduct Authority

Number of vacancies: 130 Graduate roles, 60 summer interns

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: fca.org.uk/careers/early-careers  

At the FCA, we help to protect financial consumers and make markets work well by regulating the conduct of over 59,000 businesses. Our ambition is to become a more innovative, more assertive and more adaptive regulator; one that fully capitalises on data and technology, ensures consumer protection and market integrity, and responds well to the challenges we face. We’re looking for bright, enthusiastic and values driven graduates to join our diverse and highly capable teams across the FCA.

Our rotational graduate programmes help you build an in-depth knowledge of how we ensure financial services remain honest and effective, so that consumers get a fair deal. With a breadth of programmes that focus on Authorisations to Policy, Supervision to Enforcement, Economics to Data, Technology and Change each of our streams can help you find and develop your area of expertise.

  • Lane Clark and Peacock LLP

Number of vacancies: c.55 graduate roles and c.50 summer internships

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: lcp.uk.com

READY FOR A CAREER FULL OF POSSIBILITY?

We all want to feel connected to the bigger issues that impact our lives and the lives of those around us. At LCP you’ll find fulfilling career options working alongside a diverse group of people with a common desire to always expand our horizons and to help make tomorrow better.

WHAT DO WE DO?

We are a tech enabled analytical consultancy based in London, Winchester, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Paris. We are known for our market leading advice in pensions, investments and insurance, and we strive to help create a financially better future for our society.

FIND YOUR NEXT CAREER AT LCP

We offer a huge range of opportunities for those starting out in their careers. We offer Graduate roles and Summer Internships in our London and Winchester offices in the following departments: Pensions Actuarial, Investment Consulting, DC & Financial Wellbeing, Pensions Management Consulting, Insurance Consulting, Energy Analytics and Digital Services.

  • London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Number of vacancies: 5

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: lseg.com/en/careers

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider.   

We are drivers of innovation and growth across global markets. We play a vital social and economic role in the world’s financial system.

There are 24,000 of us in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.

On average, every minute, we update 480 million financial records, we deliver 147 million market messages, and we process 208,000 trades for major financial institutions around the world.

We offer a wide range of opportunities for ambitious students and graduates to start a dynamic and rewarding career in global financial markets. Join us on a Graduate or Internship programme, an Apprenticeship or an Industrial Placement right in the heart of London. Our opportunities sit within Business, Corporate Functions or Technology. You’ll work on exciting, diverse projects, collaborate with talented colleagues, and learn a wealth of new skills.

Whichever path you choose, at LSEG you will have the opportunity to have a formal experience to learn, grow and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

  • Man Group

Number of vacancies: 5

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: man.com/careers

Man Group is a global, technology-empowered active investment management firm focused on delivering alpha and portfolio solutions for clients. Headquartered in London, we manage $151.7 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally.

We invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes, with a mix of long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis, across liquid and private markets. Our investment teams work within Man Group’s single operating platform, enabling them to invest with a high degree of empowerment while benefiting from the collaboration, strength and resources of the entire firm. Our platform is underpinned by advanced technology, supporting our investment teams at every stage of their process, including alpha generation, portfolio management, trade execution and risk management.

We have Graduate Schemes running in AHL, GLG, and Central Trading all taking place in our London office. These offer a diverse range of Graduate roles in both Quantitative and Discretionary Finance. All programmes are 2-years in length and will involve 4x6-month rotations.

  • Mazars

Number of vacancies: 500

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: jobs.mazars.co.uk/jobs/early-careers

Mazars is a leading international professional services firm. We are a united partnership, delivering exceptional quality in audit, accounting, tax, financial advisory and consulting.

Whether you’re just graduating from university or looking for a placement or an internship. At Mazars, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to gain experience in a firm that truly cares about your aspirations.

Our business is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression. And we are known for giving ambitious people responsibility and exposure early in their career. Mazars is also an amazing place to learn and grow. We are known for giving ambitious people responsibility and exposure early in their career.

Our culture is all about, celebrating individuality, thriving on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose.  
We work together to deliver quality, create change and make an impact. And we support each other, so that everyone can reach their own potential. 
That’s why Mazars is the smart choice.

  • Morgan Stanley

Number of vacancies: 3

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: morganstanley.tal.net

Morgan Stanley is a leading global investment bank and wealth management firm, employing more than 60,000 people worldwide. The company makes money primarily from three main units: institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), together with its investment advisory affiliates, has about $1.6 trillion in assets under management or supervision. To support the delivery of tailored, value-added investment solutions to clients our investment teams are organized by capability: Solutions & Multi-Asset, Real Assets, Active Fundamental Equity, Private Credit & Equity, Global Fixed Income, and Global Liquidity. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.

  • Nomura

Number of vacancies: 80

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: nomura.com/europe/careers

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By ‘Connecting Markets East & West’, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.

At Nomura, internships are the perfect preparation for a subsequent full time role. We offer a range of graduate and internship programmes across three key areas:
• Investment Banking 
• Global Markets (Sales, Trading and Structuring) and 
• Corporate Infrastructure (Technology and Risk). 

Internship opportunities can include a spring internship, 9 week summer internship in London or a 3-6 month internship in one of our regional offices.

  • Optiver

Number of vacancies: 20-50

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-opportunities

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Whether you’re a student considering an internship, a graduate looking for a full-time role, or simply curious about life at a leading trading firm, Optiver offers a range of opportunities to navigate your future career in tech, trading, risk and research.

We offer:

Amsterdam based internship opportunities in Quantitative Trading, Software Engineering, Quantitative Research and Data Science. We run two 8 week internships  (Spring: May-June / Summer: July-August).

Full time Quantitative Trading, Equity Analyst, Quantitative Research, Data Science and Software Engineering opportunities in our Amsterdam office.

Full time Market Risk Analyst opportunities in our London office .

  • PIMCO

Number of vacancies: 25

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: pimco.co.uk/en-gb/our-firm/careers

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

  • Qube Research and Technologies (QRT)

Number of vacancies: Numerous internships and graduate opportunities

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: qube-rt.com

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Internship and graduate opportunities available across Quantitative Research, Quantitative Development, Software and Infrastructure Engineering.

Graduates sought: Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Physics and Computer Science.

  • Royal Bank of Canada

Number of vacancies: 65

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: rbccm.com/en/careers/campus-recruiting.page

Lead today. Define tomorrow.

The world’s leading organizations look to RBC Capital Markets as an innovative, trusted partner in capital markets, banking and finance. From insights and advisory services to excellence in execution, we help our clients create success.

  • RWE Supply and Trading

Number of vacancies: 40

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: rwestcareers.com

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH is the international trading house of RWE AG, a leading supplier of renewables worldwide. With our sharp eye for market developments and trends, we’ve represented the RWE Group on the global wholesale markets for energy and energy-related raw materials and services for over 20 years.

We have a range of graduate programmes, each involves choosing rotations in a variety of areas, giving broad exposure to our business and working cultures. Our several year-long Industrial Placement programmes involve working alongside industry experts and building experience and skills that will help you flourish in your career. 

  • S&P Global

Number of vacancies: 15

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: spglobal.com/en/careers/overview

We Accelerate Progress:

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. 
At S&P Global, we focus on powering the markets of the future. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the essential intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead.

We deliver essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

Our People:

We're 35,000+ strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that essential intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. Meet some of the people who make it possible.

  • Societe Generale

Number of vacancies: 20

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: careers.societegenerale.com/en/ukearlycareers

Working in banking doesn’t mean rows of phones and trading screens. It’s funding green energy projects, supporting the community, driving progress in AI, press relations, human relations, and so much more.  Whether you join one of our core businesses or support functions, there’s one thing you can count on: you’ll make an impact that counts.

In 2021 we celebrated our 150th anniversary in the country, demonstrating and reaffirming our long-standing commitment to the UK.  The Group's expertise in the UK ranges from corporate and investment banking to private banking services, asset management, prime brokerage and clearing services to vehicle and equipment finance.

  • StoneX Financial Ltd.

Number of vacancies: 30

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: stonex.com

We Connect Clients to Markets

StoneX (formerly known as INTL FCStone) is an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders and investors to the global markets ecosystem through a unique blend of digital platforms, end-to-end clearing and execution services, high-touch service and deep expertise.

What We Offer

We provide institutional access to 39 derivatives exchanges, 175 foreign exchange markets, nearly every global securities marketplace and a number of bi-lateral liquidity venues, as well as retail market access via FOREX.com and City Index, among other platforms.

Who We Are

The StoneX network consists of all of the platforms, products and services available through StoneX Group Inc. and its global subsidiary companies. A Fortune-100 company with a nearly 100-year track record, StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SNEX) and its 3,900 employees serve clients from nearly 70 offices spread across five continents.

  • Stout

Number of vacancies: TBC

Visa sponsorship: No

Website: TBC

Stout is a leading independent global advisory firm specialising in Investment Banking, Valuation Advisory, Dispute Consulting, and Management Consulting. We serve a range of clients from Fortune 500 corporations to privately held companies in numerous industries around the world. Our clients and their advisors rely on our premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex financial matters.

We offer programs and job opportunities for students who are interested in a career in the financial industry and who seek a work environment that nurtures your skills and provides a path for greater opportunity. With our "jump right in" mindset, you are given projects to master, opportunities to grow, and a collaborative culture to embrace. Students are given significant opportunities to increase their knowledge and understanding of the skills and traits necessary to have a successful career in banking.

  • TD Securities

Number of vacancies: TBC

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: tdsecurities.com/ca/en/careers

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with more than 85,000 employees in offices around the world, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD offers a full range of financial products and services more than 25 million customers worldwide through three key business lines.

With more than 4,500 people in 15 offices around the world, TD Securities (TDS) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients who choose us for our knowledge, innovation and experience in the following key areas of finance: 
- Investment and Corporate Banking 
- Capital Markets 
- Interest Rate, Currency and Derivative Products 
- Commodities 

From the first day you join the TDS's Internship or Graduate Programme, you’ll be working as part of a global team at one of the world's largest banking institutions. Our development program offers extensive training, early exposure to stimulating projects and clients, and the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in a competitive and invigorating environment. 

Employers joining night two include:

  • Akereos Capital Limited

Number of vacancies: 4

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: akereos.com

Akereos Capital is an investment banking firm focused on the Energy Transition headquartered in London and currently opening an office in Hamburg, Germany. The firm is active across four pillars, namely M&A, debt advisory, intermediate capital, Power offtake and trading solutions and optimisation.

The firm is currently experiencing increased deal flow across all pillars and is hence seeking an intern to join the London office for a period up to six months and to provide support in executing existing M&A, financing and structured debt deals.

The successful candidate will join a team of highly experienced, passionate professionals with extensive deal record in debt and equity advisory, structured finance and private equity investments.

We are looking for candidates who have 0-2 years of experience in Investment Banking either in M&A or debt advisory / structured credit with a focus on renewable energy. The successful candidate will have worked on acquisitions, divestitures, joint venture agreements and / or debt raises and structured finance solutions across UK / EU.

We have offices in London and Hamburg, for those interested in Hamburg, German speakers are preferred.

  • American Express

Number of vacancies: 72

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: americanexpress.com/en-us/careers

American Express is a global service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. We employ more than 50,000 people across four continents and are proud to be recognised as one of the best places to work.

Our impressive scale demonstrates that you can take your career in any direction. This is where innovative thinkers become extraordinary leaders.  Each day, American Express makes it easier, safer and more rewarding for consumers and businesses to purchase the things they need and for merchants to sell their goods and services. An engine of commerce, American Express provides innovative payment, travel and expense management solutions for individuals and businesses of all sizes. Most of all, we help our customers realize their dreams and aspirations through industry-leading benefits, access to unique experiences, business-building insights, and global customer care. We enable our customers to do and achieve more.

What we offer: As a summer intern or a graduate at American Express, you’ll be encouraged to push yourself, generate new ideas, take calculated risks and collaborate across business lines. And you won’t be alone—we’ll support you with the right combination of on-the-job experience, professional mentoring and formal training so you can strengthen your business expertise and enhance your leadership skills. We offer innovative and world-class programmes for students in the UK who want to develop a career in Financial Services. Our full-time and internship positions are designed to strengthen your skills, hone your natural talents and advance your career journey.

  • Arch Insurance International

Number of vacancies: 21

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: insurance.archgroup.com/business/international

Arch Insurance International, part of the Arch Capital Group, is a market-leading insurer located in the UK. We provide a range of property, casualty, and specialty insurance for corporations, professional firms, and financial institutions across the UK, Europe and Internationally, with a significant presence in the Lloyd’s and London Underwriting market. Arch offers an entrepreneurial work environment that empowers the individual and encourages constant learning and growth. 
Arch’s paid summer internship programme will be an 8-week focused placement and is targeted to students entering the penultimate year of their undergraduate or graduate education. This will be an opportunity for the intern to imbed themselves into one of the business departments within Arch to obtain core technical knowledge and professional skills whilst gaining a comprehensive understanding of the different roles within the team.

Arch's paid graduate programme is aimed at individuals looking to launch their career within the insurance industry, giving you the opportunity to make an impact from day one. This is a 2 year programme covering 4 six month rotations across our many business departments.

  • Ardian UK

Number of vacancies: 5

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: ardian.com

Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $150bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,300 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors.

We also provide a specialist service for private clients through Ardian Private Wealth Solutions. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Over 1,080 employees, spread across 17 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia, are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

  • Baillie Gifford

Number of vacancies: 20

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: earlycareers.bailliegifford.com

This is your opportunity to join Baillie Gifford, a leading independent global investment management partnership. Today, with in excess of £230 billion under management and more than 700 clients across the globe, we have over 1,700 employees working at our head office in Edinburgh.

Let’s forget about your degree for a moment, and instead focus on you. Are you an inquisitive thinker with the imagination to see the world differently? Do you have the curiosity to explore new possibilities and the desire to create solutions that drive future development? Then we’d like to meet you. We think our investments aren’t all that different from the graduates we look for – it’s all about potential. Join either one of our Investment Research or Technology Solutions programmes, and our next investment will be you.

We’re proud of our company culture– whether that’s our focus on client service, the support we offer our employees or the impact we have on the world as a whole. You can find out more about us and our Early Careers opportunities at bailliegifford.com/earlycareers

  • BDA Partners

Number of vacancies: 2

Visa sponsorship: No

Website: bdapartners.com

BDA Partners is the global investment banking advisor for Asia. We are a premium provider of Asia-related advice to sophisticated clients globally, with 25 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A, capital raising, and financial restructuring.  We provide global reach with our teams in New York and London, and true regional depth through our seven Asian offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and Mumbai. BDA has extensive expertise in the Chemicals, Consumer & Retail, Health, Industrials, Services and Technology sectors.

Successful candidates will support deal teams with a wide variety of tasks around our M&A advisory mandates. In particular, an Intern Analyst’s work will typically cover the following: Target profiles, Industry analysis, Potential buyer profiles, Comparable listed companies valuation, Comparable transactions valuation, Assist drafting of important pitch documents and marketing materials, Pitch books for potential transactions, Marketing documents for mergers and acquisitions mandates, such as teasers, information memorandums and management presentations.

  • British International Investment plc

Number of vacancies: 12

Visa sponsorship: No

Website: bii.co.uk/en

Please visit our British International Investment stand where you’ll learn more about us as the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, as well as our Graduate and Summer Internship Programmes. We have a mission to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to create more productive, sustainable and inclusive economies in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, enabling people in those countries to build better lives for themselves and their communities. Our rotational 2-year 'Investment and Impact Graduate Analyst Programme' based in London offers a wide overview of, and insight into, our work as impact investors which we can discuss further and provide some detail on the recruitment process. We look forward to seeing you!

  • ING Bank

Number of vacancies: 35

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: ingwb.com/en/network/emea/united-kingdom

ING's Wholesale Banking business is located in the heart of the UK's financial district, the City of London. As one of over 200 foreign banks in London, we attract the finest financial professionals. ING has a long history of serving clients, dating back to the establishment of Barings Bank in 1762. This experience gives us a unique advantage known as the "ING Difference". Our worldwide reach, combined with local experts, allows us to provide clients with a seamless local experience with a global view. At the same time, our expertise in various sectors earns the trust of our clients, who rely on us to deliver solutions tailored to their specialist needs. Lastly, our commitment to sustainability sets us apart as pioneers in the industry, working with clients to help them achieve their sustainability goals.

  • ION Group

Number of vacancies: 10-20

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: jobs.lever.co/ion

ION is the world’s most progressive FinTech company providing pioneering software and consultancy services to customers around the globe. We serve large financial institutions, trading firms, central banks, and corporations. We are committed to automating processes that positively impact our customer’s work and provide insights to enable more informed decision making.  We provide software to our customers to simplify complex processes and digitize their businesses. Our products and services help the world's leading organizations do more, in a better and simpler way than ever before.

ION software underpins the global fixed income, FX, and derivatives markets, powers the world’s central banks and manages cash and risk for thousands of companies worldwide. ION data and analytics are the golden source for M&A, equity and leverage finance bankers worldwide. With a dynamic team of 10,000+ employees, 50+ global offices, and over 4,800+ customers worldwide, ION provides an unparalleled career experience for those who share our passion for growth and technology evolution.

  • LGT Capital Partners U.K. Limited

Number of vacancies: ~30

Visa sponsorship: No

Website: lgtcp.com/en/careers

LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with more than USD 80 billion of assets under management and more than 600 institutional clients in 43 countries. An international team of more than 650 professionals is responsible for managing a wide range of investment programs focusing on private markets, liquid alternatives and multi-asset solutions. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon (SZ) Switzerland, the firm has offices across Europe, US, Middle East and Asia.

LGT Capital Partners offers various positions, amongst others the Private Markets Analyst Program across various investment teams and locations. Applications for the Analyst Program are accepted during October for start date on July the following year.  

Internships are open as off-cycle (spring and fall - for 4-6 months) as well as 10-12 weeks during summer. Please note application deadline on the job postings.

  • Mediobanca

Number of vacancies: 10

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: mediobanca.com

Mediobanca is the leading investment bank in Italy. Internationally our footprint includes branches in London, Madrid, Paris and New York. Since Mediobanca was founded in 1946, we have been helping Italian businesses growth with premier advisory services and a complete range of credit solutions, offering customized services and the most sophisticated solutions on financial markets, from advisory to lending, capital markets to specialty finance. With our long-standing presence, solid market position, distinctive specialization, excellent service quality and professionals of the finest calibre, Mediobanca’s corporate customers know they can count on the excellence and exclusivity that have earned us an impeccable reputation over time. Our clients include some of the leading business groups in Italy, plus a significant number of mid-size corporates, to whom we have devoted particular attention over the past ten years. Increasing focus is also being placed on our international clients, for both their cross-border needs and domestic operations. We have introduced new products and targeted new clients in order to meet the challenges posed by today's highly competitive financial markets.

  • Moody’s Shared Services UK Ltd

Number of vacancies: ~5

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: careers.moodys.com

Internship/Job/Graduate Programme Opportunities: 
- Associate Analyst Early Careers Program Q1 2024. 
- Associate Analyst Early Careers Program Q3 2024. 
- Summer internships in other European locations including London, Frankfurt, Prague and Vilnius. 

At Moody’s, we celebrate diversity, we value unique perspectives, and we believe in the power of what’s possible when we work and move forward together. We’re a collaborative, global team of inquisitive problem solvers and builders, who support each other at every step — in our work, our careers, and our lives.

  • Munich Re

Number of vacancies: 3-6

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: munichre.com/en.html

Munich Re is the largest reinsurer in the world. At 50+ sites across six continents, Munich Re teams mix age groups, genders, cultures and, most importantly, ways of thinking. They form a diverse collaborative global network of roughly 40,000 people. Together we create solutions that move humanity forward.

We seek to offer employees the opportunity to grow in an exciting, hands-on and lively environment. We are looking for new or recent university graduates to join our London-based business in September 2024. We are looking for curious and passionate candidates who are keen to learn about the reinsurance industry and are excited by the prospect of completing the actuarial examinations.

Applications are open: 25 September – 1 November

Please visit our dedicated webpage for more information. We do not require a covering letter for this role. You will only be assessed on the content of your CV.

  • NextEnergy Group

Number of vacancies: TBC

Visa sponsorship?: Yes 

Website: nextenergycapital.com/careers

NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction and ownership of solar assets across jurisdictions.

Today, our global staff numbers over 200, operating in nine countries across Europe, the Americas and India. 

  • Onyx Commodities

Number of vacancies: 15

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: careers.onyxcapitalgroup.com

Onyx was founded in 2016 as an Oil Derivatives Trade House. We succeeded through bringing efficiency to market prices, adding speed to what had been slow, brought transparency to what was previously opaque and through hard work & relentless self-improvement we are now an industry leader in the Oil Derivative Space.

If you are interested to become a Junior Trader, we invite you to apply to the Elite Trader Development Program where you will be gaining extensive knowledge about the Oil Derivatives Market. This will be secured through a diverse set of resources including digital learning and weekly lectures from experienced traders. Our Junior employees benefit from having access to Onyx’s internal tailor-made training material and help from Senior Traders to focus them on becoming a Trader.  You will be given immediate opportunities to put theory into practice with high quality and regular feedback from experienced professionals. 
We are proud of the extreme level of transparency with regards to career progression that we offer at Onyx. We are looking for candidates who want to join an agile business and the opportunity to work for a company where their efforts will be rewarded.

  • Orbis Investment

Number of vacancies: 4

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: vhr-orbis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Orbis_Careers

We are a global firm with offices across eight countries, over 400 employees and more than $30 billion in assets under management. But those numbers don't define Orbis. It's our values, how we do things day-by-day, and how we add value for our clients that define us.

Our investment philosophy is fundamental, long-term and contrarian. As contrarian investors, we aim to take a different perspective, and this filters into everything we do. To invest differently, you need to think differently. This is encouraged by having teams of people with different backgrounds, experiences and ways of thinking.

Our paid rotational summer Business Internship seeks to attract motivated students interested in working in finance, but who may not yet have experience of the financial world.

We don’t look for specific experience or a particular skill set, we look for self-starters who are prepared to push themselves to learn and grow; passionate, driven, independent thinkers, with strong academic records, who will relish working in a high performing environment.

  • Rothesay

Number of vacancies: 25

Visa sponsorship?: Yes 

Website: rothesay.com/about-us/working-here/careers

We are a leading UK pensions insurance specialist - we manage over £48bn in assets and secure pensions for over 840,000 people.

We hire ambitious, analytical graduates and sit them next to our industry experts. Together they tackle some of our company's most challenging problems.

Alongside desk based and functional training with their team members, we offer a structured programme of development courses and events specifically designed for our graduate and junior hires.

We partner with some of the best training facilitators to host sessions that enhance soft skills, communication and operational efficiency, as well as provide training on industry specific technical skills such as learning about the more complex financial models for those who use them day to day.

We have 25 graduate opportunities and 17 internship opportunities for 2023. 

  • St. James’s Place

Number of vacancies: 17

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

Website: sjp.co.uk/careers/early-careers/graduate-careers

We are one of the UK's largest wealth management companies. We exist to give our clients the confidence to create the future they want. We do this through face-to face financial advice, delivered exclusively by qualified, expert advisers who make up our Partnership.

We offer a range of opportunities for Graduates to join our Head Office in a wide range of departments. This is a fantastic follow up to University and we commit to giving you not only the technical knowledge but a wide range of professional skills training along with an excellent foundation to build your career.

We also offer a number of Summer Internship opportunities for those in their penultimate year of University as an insight to our Graduates Programmes. 
At St. James’s Place our vision is to create a vibrant place to work where difference is recognised as a strength and where talented people can flourish and achieve their highest potential.

  • STJ Advisors

Number of vacancies: 5

Website: stjadvisors.com/careers

Visa sponsorship?: Yes

STJ Advisors is the leading independent Equity Capital Markets advisory firm with professionals based in all major world markets. We have the expertise and proven track record to help clients navigate ever-changing markets, to achieve results that may not be possible without our independent specialist advice.

STJ is looking for interns to join the deal execution team and work on its high-profile pipeline of Equity Capital Markets transactions and Strategic Research Advisory work. 

You will have the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working alongside former heads of capital markets and research teams at bulge bracket investment banks. You will develop the analytical, quantitative and interpersonal skills that will help you succeed in ECM advisory.

The internship will be based in our London office and you will receive a combination of on-the-job and formal training in the following areas: Accounting and Valuation; Investment case and Equity Story optimisation; IPO process covering the key stages; decision points and documentation; Other ECM transactions: Follow On, Capital Increase, Rights Issue and Equity-linked.

  • Wells Fargo

Number of vacancies: 20

Visa sponsorship: Yes

Website: wellsfargojobs.com/en/university-programs

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading global financial services company with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and 69 million customers globally as of June 30, 2021. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provide a diversified set of banking, investment, and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking & Lending, and Wealth & Investment Management.

  • Wilson Wright LLP

Number of vacancies: 14

Visa sponsorship?: No

Website: wilsonwright.com/talent-careers/current-opportunities

Established over 125 years, we are an independent accounting, tax and business advisory firm based in the City of London.

We are proud of our people-centric culture which, combined with our depth of expertise and diverse client base, has helped to make us one of the UK’s fastest growing independent professional services firms.

What we value: 
1. Team:  We are one team – together we ‘make it count’ 
2. Client Service: We deliver exceptional client service 
3. Ethics:  We do the ‘Wright’ thing 
4. Performance:  We strive to be the best that we can be

Successful candidates join either our Tax or Audit and Accounts department to learn and develop, resulting in either ACA qualification or ATT and CTA qualification under the umbrella of an Apprenticeship Level 7. 
What our programmes offer:

• Work-based learning with approachable colleagues to support specific qualifications 
• Full study support – both time and financial 
• Direct interaction with an exceptional client base 
• An opportunity to build strong working relationships and friendships.

  • XM

Number of vacancies: 10

Visa sponsorship? Yes

Website: xm.com/careers

XM is a Global Trading Powerhouse, providing award-winning financial services internationally, committed to offering clients modern and innovating solutions. Established in 2009, we are a global team of 900+ employees spanning in 6 offices, including Cyprus, Greece, UK, Australia, UAE, and US with worldwide presence.

Our culture revolves around empowering people, fostering a fast-paced and agile environment staying ahead of the curve. Guided by our values BIG.FAIR.HUMAN we prioritize diversity and inclusivity. Our all-embracing work environment enables people to unlock their potential through a diverse range of unique programs. CSR initiatives positively impact the broader community.

We are accredited with the Investors in People IIP Platinum accreditation, and we have been named as one of the Best Workplaces for 2023 by the prestigious Great Place to Work™ Institute. These are signs of a great employer and an outperforming place to work.

We are currently offering more than 60+ active job openings across the globe, covering a wide spectrum of areas, coupled with unlimited career and personal growth opportunities.

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