Asset Management

Asset Management demands resilience amid market shifts and regulation. We combine functional expertise, rigorous research, and behavioural insight to appoint leaders who enhance performance, client trust, and long-term stability.

Asset Management

We partner with institutional asset managers to appoint professionals who drive performance, client outcomes and long-term value creation.

Our work spans investment leadership, research, distribution and client management roles across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies. 

Asset Management

Our expertise includes:

  • Portfolio Managers and Investment Leadership

    From CIOs and heads of asset class, through to senior portfolio managers, we recruit the investment leaders who define strategy and drive performance. 

  • Research Professionals

    We build research teams across equities, fixed income, credit, and multi-asset strategies, covering fundamental analysis, quantitative research, and ESG integration. 

  • Sales, Distribution and Investor Relations

    In an environment where asset flows are increasingly selective, we recruit the client-facing talent who deepen relationships and drive growth across institutional, wholesale, and retail channels. 

  • Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation

    We place the strategists and asset allocators who shape portfolio construction, risk management, and client solutions.

  • Client Management and Solutions

    From relationship management to bespoke solution design, we recruit professionals who translate investment expertise into client outcomes.

  • ESG and Stewardship

    As responsible investment becomes central to asset management, we help firms build capabilities in ESG integration, engagement, and reporting. Every search is structured, research-driven, and rooted in a detailed understanding of the behaviours, capabilities, and cultural factors that determine success. 

Market insight that informs confident hiring

Asset Management is shaped by shifting market cycles, regulatory change and evolving investor expectations. We draw on continuous mapping and long-standing industry networks to advise clients on where talent is moving, how teams are evolving and the capabilities that drive sustained results across different markets. 

Strengthening teams for sustained performance

We look beyond immediate technical fit to understand how individuals contribute over time, whether that’s to investment outcomes, client credibility or organisational stability. Our focus is on professionals who bring judgement, resilience and the ability to deliver value through changing market conditions. 

"The team at Carpenter Farraday have been a superb partner and a key component of our ability to grow. Not only have they understood our business inside out, but every candidate I meet knows exactly what we're about and what's required – a rare trait in recruitment. They're a true reflection of our business to the outside world and a mightily impressive, dedicated team."

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