Legal Adviser, Asset Management
- Recruiter
- AXA Investment Manager
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 28 May 2015
- Closes
- 18 Jun 2015
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Funds
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
Job Title
Legal adviser
Reporting to
Senior Legal Adviser to the Retail Asset Management business
Department
Legal
Location
London – Newgate Street
We are a global Asset Manager, managing circa £650bn of assets across Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Real Estate, Multi-asset solutions and LDI. We are backed by the AXA Group which gives us great corporate stability and governance. We have approximately 2300 employees working in 28 cities and 21 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
We take our Legal/Compliance/Risk obligations very seriously and have well developed teams in these functional areas. You would be joining an established business with a well-developed governance framework and attitude to risk.
Purpose of the job
To join the UK Legal Team which is part of AXA Investment Manager’s global legal team which provides legal services to the AXA Investment Managers Group (“AXA IM”).
The position will be primarily focused on providing in house legal support to AXA IM’s Retail Asset Management business in the UK and Ireland. The position will from time to time involve working closely with lawyers in other offices, in particular with the legal team in Paris.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
The role will involve:
- Negotiating distribution agreements, fund link agreements, platform agreements and rebate agreements with key UK distribution clients including insurance companies, banks and platforms in the UK to cover AXA IM’s various product ranges (both offshore and onshore).
- Providing assistance on the on-going governance relating to AXA IM’s AXA Framlington and AXA Rosenberg retail fund ranges in the UK and Ireland, respectively.
- Assisting with initiatives to launch new funds or make changes to the existing fund ranges in the UK and Dublin in conjunction with the business, investment teams, risk and control functions and third party service providers (e.g. Depositaries and Trustees)
- Advising on the sale and marketing of the funds or products in relevant jurisdictions.
- Advising on and implementing legislative and regulatory developments affecting AXA Investment Manager’s fund ranges and clients.
Experience and Qualifications
UK qualified lawyer who has 2-4 years post qualification experience with a city law firm working in the asset management/investment funds sector or an asset management company.
Technical skills
- Familiarity with the legal and regulatory environment applicable to asset management companies in the UK and their clients (pooled funds, life companies, local authorities, charities and pension funds) and the rules in the UK relating to the operation of collective investment schemes. Some experience of fund structures and regulation in Ireland would also be of benefit but is not essential.
- Good drafting and negotiating skills.
- Ability to identify and manage legal risks.
Personal Competencies
- Positive, commercial and flexible attitude
- Ability to solve problems and find solutions
- A good team player
Please send your application to: Tim Rotherham via the Apply now button.
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