Investment Companies
Overview of career opportunities at investment companies, such as mutual funds and hedge funds.
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management and investment research firm, headquartered in New York. AllianceBernstein is a publicly-traded partnership, with a majority ownership stake held by AXA Financial.
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management and investment research firm, headquartered in New York. AllianceBernstein is a publicly-traded partnership, with a majority ownership stake held by AXA Financial.
CalPERS
CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, is the largest pension fund in the U.S. and the 4th largest in the world. It has been an influential leader in the fields of money management and pensions for many year.
CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, is the largest pension fund in the U.S. and the 4th largest in the world. It has been an influential leader in the fields of money management and pensions for many year.
TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF is the leading provider of retirement accounts and products to employees in academic, research, medical and cultural institutions.
TIAA-CREF is the leading provider of retirement accounts and products to employees in academic, research, medical and cultural institutions.
Private Equity Funds
Private equity is high risk, high reward category of investing that does not involve the public securities markets. Instead, private equity firms make capital available to private companies, and engineer special private placements of securities from public companies.
Private equity is high risk, high reward category of investing that does not involve the public securities markets. Instead, private equity firms make capital available to private companies, and engineer special private placements of securities from public companies.
University Endowments
Most colleges and universities, both public and private (as well as some primary and secondary schools), have endowments that provide income to supplement other sources of operating revenue, such as tuition, donations and government grants. There are career opportunities within universities both for in-house money managers and for financial experts who select and monitor outside investment firms.
Most colleges and universities, both public and private (as well as some primary and secondary schools), have endowments that provide income to supplement other sources of operating revenue, such as tuition, donations and government grants. There are career opportunities within universities both for in-house money managers and for financial experts who select and monitor outside investment firms.
Venture Capital Funds
Venture capital is a particularly exciting and glamorous sector of the financial services industry. It involves seeking out and funding innovative startup companies with the promise to become highly profitable in the future.
Venture capital is a particularly exciting and glamorous sector of the financial services industry. It involves seeking out and funding innovative startup companies with the promise to become highly profitable in the future.
Obtaining Venture Capital
The crafting of business cases and pitch books depend heavily on input from financial people. In many cases, the finance staff produces these materials, especially in thinly-staffed small companies. Accordingly, knowing accepted practices in this realm is important for financial professionals
The crafting of business cases and pitch books depend heavily on input from financial people. In many cases, the finance staff produces these materials, especially in thinly-staffed small companies. Accordingly, knowing accepted practices in this realm is important for financial professionals