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Investments Summer Internship 2025 - Edinburgh

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abrdn

13d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Research & Development
    Banking & Finance
  • Edinburgh
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You should be a penultimate-year student with strong analytical skills, a client focus, and collaborative, strategic thinking. Demonstrating inclusive leadership is also essential.
  • You will assist in investment research across various asset classes, analyze market data, support ESG initiatives, and collaborate with teams on sustainable investment opportunities.

Requirements

  • We are looking for students in their penultimate year from diverse academic backgrounds.
  • Ideal candidates will have excellent analytical skills, be client-focused, collaborative and be strategic thinkers with a futurist mindset.
  • Being able to demonstrate inclusive and empowering leadership is also important.

Responsibilities

  • We offer investment expertise across all key asset classes, regions and markets so that our clients can capture investment potential wherever it arises. By combining market and economic insight with technology and diverse perspectives, we look for optimal ways to help investors navigate the future and reach their financial goals. And by putting environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations at the heart of our process, we seek to find the most sustainable investment opportunities globally. By ensuring the assets we invest in are ready for and resilient to a world in transition, we act as guardians of our clients’ assets. The combination of our research, thematic thinking, ESG best practice and extensive on-the-ground analysis helps us find the most sustainable future-fit investment opportunities globally.
  • Our broad and deep investment capabilities allow us to offer intern roles across a variety of different areas including:
  • Equities
  • Fixed Income
  • Multi Asset Solutions
  • Quantitative Investments
  • Private Equity
  • Global Client Solutions
  • Real Asset
  • We therefore need multi-talented individuals – future researchers, fund managers, coders, business managers, product specialists, project managers and analysts who have a desire to learn, work hard and make a difference in a collaborative way.

FAQs

What is the duration of the Investments Summer Internship?

The internship lasts for 10 weeks, from June to August 2025.

Where is the internship located?

The internship is located in Edinburgh.

What are the main areas of focus during the internship?

Interns will have the opportunity to work across various areas, including Equities, Fixed Income, Multi Asset Solutions, Quantitative Investments, Private Equity, Global Client Solutions, and Real Asset.

Who can apply for the internship?

The internship is open to students in their penultimate year from diverse academic backgrounds.

What skills are preferred for candidates?

Ideal candidates should have excellent analytical skills, be client-focused, collaborative, strategic thinkers with a futurist mindset, and demonstrate inclusive and empowering leadership.

What happens after the internship?

Upon completing the internship, candidates will be considered for the 24-month rotational graduate programme starting in September 2026.

What kind of support is available for applicants with disabilities?

abrdn provides support throughout the recruitment process and encourages applications from all backgrounds. They are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

What benefits are offered to interns?

Interns enjoy competitive rewards, including 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and flexible benefits such as gym discounts.

When is the closing date for applications?

The closing date for applications is Friday, 18th October. However, the company reserves the right to close earlier due to the volume of applications.

Where can I find more information about the application process?

More information can be found on the abrdn careers site at https://www.abrdn.com/en-gb/corporate/careers.

abrdn

Finance
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save and invest for their futures. We structure our business into three areas – and together they reflect our focus on enabling our clients to be better investors:Investments: We work with clients to create solutions across markets, asset classes and investment strategies – combining our global network of investment professionals with research, data and technology. Adviser: We offer market-leading platform technology and tools that enable UK wealth managers and financial advisers to look after the diverse needs of their clients. Personal: We help people throughout the UK plan for their financial futures – through our financial planning business, our digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services. Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world. We’re a global business. We manage and administer £532 billion of assets for our clients, and we have over 1 million shareholders. (Figures as at 30 June 2021)Capital at Risk.