Insight Investment
Job description
Insight Investment – Company Overview
Insight Investment stands as a leading asset management firm headquartered in London, managing £619 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025. It specializes in fixed income, liability-driven investment (LDI), multi-asset, absolute return, cash and currency strategies—serving pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and corporate clients globally insightinvestment.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3advratings.com+3. A subsidiary of BNY Mellon since 2009, it remains at the forefront of responsible investing, being a founding signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and the UK Stewardship Code en.wikipedia.org+1leadiq.com+1.
Innovation is central to Insight’s ethos: the firm emphasizes delivering outcome certainty over speculative forecasting by combining bespoke portfolio construction with deep market and risk expertise insightinvestment.com+1ft.com+1. This approach has kept it ranked #1 in the UK for LDI and fixed-income quality ft.com+3insightinvestment.com+3insightinvestment.com+3.
Client focus drives its strategy—Insight builds tailored solutions aligned with specific financial objectives, supported by expert teams of portfolio managers, actuaries, and client service professionals advratings.com+3insightinvestment.com+3ft.com+3. Sustainability is embedded in its operations, reflecting ESG considerations in its investment decisions and stewardship practices .
The firm’s culture emphasizes integrity, collaboration, and excellence, creating an environment where professionals can deliver lasting value to clients and the wider financial ecosystem.
Current Job Roles & London Salaries
Salary data from Glassdoor (mid‑2025) reddit.com+8glassdoor.co.uk+8glassdoor.com+8:
| Role | Location | Salary Range (GBP/year) |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Manager | London | £105,000 – £148,000 |
| Business Analyst | London | £119,000 – £184,000 |
| Analyst | London | £50,000 – £80,000 (total pay £50–130 k) glassdoor.co.uk+3glassdoor.co.uk+3glassdoor.com+3 |
| Senior Analyst | London | £94,000 – £131,000 |
| Software Developer | London | £69,000 – £153,000 |
| Client Service Specialist | London | £63,000 – £77,000 |
| Performance Analyst | London | £44,000 – £69,000 |
| Intern | London | £25,000 – £36,000 |
| IT Helpdesk Analyst | London | ~£26,000 (entry-level)
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Insight Investment is looking for a Secured Finance Lawyer to join the Legal
team in London for an interim contract.
You will assist the Secured Finance investment desk (and other desks, on an ad hoc basis) on a wide range of ABS (including SME, consumer loans, leases and credit card receivables), CLO, RMBS, CMBS, trade receivables and supply chain finance, regulatory capital trades, warehouse deals and esoteric structured finance transactions, primarily in privately placed, unlisted note format and to ensure Insight and Insight’s clients’ compliance with all EU and UK Securitisation Regulation compliance matters.
Role Responsibilities
• Advise on and review term sheets relating to new securitisation structured finance transactions
• Structuring, review, and negotiation of transaction documents (including the security package) on a variety of UK and cross border or multi-jurisdictional structured finance transactions covering a variety of asset classes and note formats (e.g.: variable funding notes)
• Evaluate legal risk, communicate such risk to the Secured Finance investment desk and to the extent required, ensuring such risk is sufficiently mitigated in the transaction documents.
• Liaising with and instructing external counsel and advisors in multiple jurisdictions, as required
• Overseeing transaction closings from the legal perspective
• Supporting the investment desk with legal queries arising in connection with existing investments and potential new transactions
• Providing legal assistance on all elements of a transaction’s lifecycle (e.g. amendments, waivers, restructurings, etc.) with respect to current investments
• Assuming responsibility for Insight and Insight’s clients’ EU and UK Securitisation Regulation compliance, including legal sign-off prior to the purchase of any securitisation positions in both the public and private markets, keeping abreast of any EU and UK Securitisation Regulation (proposed) changes or interpretive guidance, and responding promptly to ensure securitisation positions remain complaint
Experience Required
• England and Wales qualified lawyer with a minimum of 8+ years PQE in structured finance and securitisation, gained at a leading law firm and preferably, with experience of working in asset management or a financial institution (dual qualified New York / England & Wales qualified lawyers are encouraged to apply)
• Fluent in the application of the UK/EU Securitisation Regulations to all public and private transactions in the context of a European asset manager
• Ability to work on time sensitive matters and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to explain complex legal matters in a straightforward manner to internal stakeholders, especially to non-lawyers
• Negotiating independently and effectively whilst maintaining strong relationships both with internal stakeholders and external counterparties
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Team-orientated, collaborative, positive and enthusiastic
• Exhibits excellent judgement and pragmatism
Insight Investment is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition@InsightInvestment.com
About Insight Investment
Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.
Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: www.insightinvestment.com
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