Your Opportunity as a Summer Analyst in Investment Management

An overview of this programme’s objectives and how you can benefit

Our employees are our essential advantage in delivering world-class service to our clients and positive results to our shareholders.  To accomplish these goals, we seek to attract and retain the most talented and innovative individuals.  By fostering creativity, encouraging debate and recognizing achievement, we have created an environment that challenges individuals to achieve their best performance for the benefit of our clients.

Investment Management is a key business for Morgan Stanley. The firm has made a strong commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent in the business, so it is an extremely exciting time to be a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) with its entrepreneurial environment.

The Summer Analyst Programme in Investment Management
How the programme works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

The Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) Summer Analyst Programme offers ten weeks of extensive training, networking and various hands-on opportunities.  Summer Analysts are exposed to career possibilities within functional areas of MSIM and the firm broadly to help you make an informed decision about a full-time career at Morgan Stanley.

Through business interactions and job assignments, Summer Analysts gain both business and organisational knowledge, facilitating the successful completion of projects and providing an invaluable learning experience.  Summer Analysts attend a number of social and professional events that provide the opportunity to network and learn about the various products and roles within the Investment Management division.  Each Summer Analyst is placed within a business unit and assigned a manager who provides guidance and mentoring throughout the summer.

Summer interns may be placed in one of the following areas:

Investments

MSIM's investment teams offer our clients global investment experience across the spectrum of traditional financial assets—stocks, bonds and money market instruments—and alternative investments—private and liquid markets, senior loans and absolute return strategies.  The investment team members undertake a variety of roles which include portfolio managers, portfolio specialists, research analysts (fundamental and quantitative) and strategy specialists.

Sales, Marketing and Product Development

MSIM's Sales, Marketing and Product Development teams work in partnership with the investment teams to offer products and services that are tailored for distinct client segments, including the institutional and intermediary markets.  The Sales teams cultivate relationships with both current and prospective clients; the Marketing team is responsible for providing tools and services that promote our investment capabilities to prospective clients, educating our clients about our diverse strategies and empowering the sales force to win business and market share; the Product Development team analyses and reviews product opportunities, leads projects to modify the existing product line and conducts industry research on competitor products and platforms to assess competitive positioning and pricing.

Launching Your Career
The initial training that you receive on starting the programme

The MSIM Summer Programme includes training and begins with orientation in London, including an introduction to Morgan Stanley and Investment Management, and technical training to ensure that the Summer Analysts are familiar with the Morgan Stanley systems before starting on the desk.

Developing Your Career
What you can expect as you progress through and complete the programme

At the end of the summer, exceptional Summer Analysts may have the opportunity to receive a full-time offer of a role as an Analyst. Each Summer Analyst receives a mid-summer and end of summer evaluation from his/her manager. The structure of the Summer Programme allows Summer Analysts to gain an in-depth understanding of the business and the role of an Analyst.

Is Investment Management Right for You?

A checklist to help you decide if you have the skills and temperament for this area

• You are knowledgeable about the financial markets.
• You are skilled in financial analysis, with strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You have a strong aptitude for detail and good organisational skills.
• You are highly proactive.
• You are focused on client service.
• You are able to conduct research independently, as well as work in a team.
• You have excellent project management skills and the ability to prioritise.
• You thrive under pressure and changing situations.
• You continually strive for excellence.

Requirements

Summer Analyst candidates need to be in their penultimate year at university and have a strong academic background. A finance/economics degree is preferred, but not required. Prior relevant internship/work experience and a demonstrated commitment to a diverse array of extracurricular activities are desirable.  The ability to communicate effectively in another language is also an advantage.

Selection Process

Candidates are encouraged to attend various Morgan Stanley pre-interview events, career fairs and/or presentations. Selected candidates will go through a two stage competency-based selection process, including interviews and assessment centre. At the assessment centre, candidates can expect to be assessed in a number of exercises comprising role-play, numerical and verbal reasoning tests and interviews with experienced professionals from across the division.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted from early September 2009 and will be reviewed as they are received so we encourage candidates to apply early.

To submit your application, please apply online via our website.

Deadlines

The deadline for applying to the Summer Analyst Programme in London is  December 31 2009 .

Regional Office Internships

Frankfurt

The Frankfurt office offers two- to three-month internships in Investment Banking, Global Capital Markets, Sales & Trading, Investment Management, and Real Estate.

Recruitment is completed on a continuous basis and interested candidates should apply on our website.