Active Management - Quant Analyst to Portfolio Manager

[actuarial_applicant]

Hi All,

A couple of months back, I was considering going back to grad school, and found the advice on quantnet to be really useful (Actuary transitioning into Quant Finance).

Since then, I've been offered a quant analyst position within the active management function without having the need to go back to school

I just wanted to find out more about the progression in the quant investment management space, as I've noticed that the average age of the team is around 50. Can anyone provide some direction on the progression of quants into portfolio managers?

 

[Joy Pathak]

Hi All,

A couple of months back, I was considering going back to grad school, and found the advice on quantnet to be really useful (Actuary transitioning into Quant Finance).

Since then, I've been offered a quant analyst position within the active management function without having the need to go back to school

I just wanted to find out more about the progression in the quant investment management space, as I've noticed that the average age of the team is around 50. Can anyone provide some direction on the progression of quants into portfolio managers?

PM is a very high position. It is the highest position on the buyside and one of the highest positions in the financial world. Getting to that point is tough and requires a lot of large scale views. It's basically like similar progression from an analyst on a trading desk to an MD on a trading desk.