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Financial News asset management workplace survey
Thank you for taking the time to answer FN's short asset management workplace survey.
All responses are anonymous.
1.
What is your role?
C-suite executive
Portfolio manager
Risk/compliance
Product/strategy
Operations/technology
Other (please specify)
2.
How many years of experience do you have in the asset management industry?
0 – 3 years
4 – 7 years
8 – 12 years
13 – 20 years
20+ years
3.
Are you
Male
Female
Non-binary
Prefer not to say
4.
What is your annual salary?
Less than £50,000
£50,000-£99,000
£100,000–£149,999
£150,000 – £199,999
£200,000-£299,999
£300,000–£499,999
£500,000 or more
5.
Where are you based?
UK
Europe
US
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
6.
What is your firm’s total AUM?
Less than £1bn
£1bn–£10bn
£10bn-£50bn
£50bn–£250bn
£250bn-£500bn
More than £500bn
Remuneration
7.
Over the past 12 months, has there been a change to your base salary?
Yes, it has increased
Yes, it has decreased
No, it has stayed the same
8.
How was your bonus this year?
It was significantly higher (increase of 20%+)
Moderately higher (increase of 5–20%)
Slightly higher (increase under 5%)
About the same
Slightly lower (decrease under 5%)
Moderately lower (decrease of 5–20%)
Significantly lower (decrease of 20%+)
9.
Overall, how satisfied are you with your remuneration?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Career prospects
10.
How would you rate your overall career prospects within the next 3–5 years?
Very positive
Somewhat positive
Neutral
Somewhat negative
Very negative
Very positive
Somewhat positive
Neutral
Somewhat negative
Very negative
11.
Has your organisation made job cuts in the past 12 months?
Yes, substantially
Yes, but limited
No
Unsure
12.
Are you considering changing roles or firms within the next 3-5 years?
Yes, actively looking
Yes, open to opportunities
No, but monitoring market
No, not considering
13.
Are you currently considering leaving the asset management industry entirely?
Yes, actively planning to leave within the next three years
Yes, open to leaving if the right opportunity arises
No, but I’m monitoring other sectors
No, I plan to stay in asset management long-term
14.
If you were offered a relocation opportunity, which would be your preferred location?
London
Frankfurt
Paris
New York
Singapore
Hong Kong
Zurich
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Other financial centre (specify)
15.
If you were considering relocating to the Middle East, has the recent US-Israel war with Iran made you reconsider a move longer-term?
Yes
No
16.
What would be your primary reason for relocating to a new location?
Potential for higher pay
Better career opportunities
Tax environment
Lifestyle/quality of life
Other
Work/life balance
17.
Has your firm changed its working from home policy in the past 12 months?
Yes, policy has become more flexible with more remote options
Yes, policy has become more restrictive, with more in-office requirements
No significant change
18.
Has your firm introduced incentives to get staff back into the office (events, socials, other perks etc)
No
Unsure
Yes (please specify)
19.
What are the main barriers to achieving a healthy work–life balance in your role?
Heavy workload
Client demands outside of usual business hours
Firm’s culture and expectations
Limited flexibility in working arrangements
Pressure to be constantly available
Travel requirements
Personal time management
Other
20.
Has your workload over the past 12 months affected your mental health and well-being?
Workload has eased and has had a positive impact
Workload has eased and has had a somewhat positive impact
There has been no meaningful impact
Workload has increased and has had a somewhat negative impact
Workload has increased and has had a significantly negative impact
21.
What impact do you think AI will have on your career prospects over the next five years?
Significantly improve opportunities
Somewhat improve opportunities
No meaningful impact
Somewhat reduce opportunities
Significantly reduce opportunities
Culture
22.
How would you rate the overall culture of your workplace?
Very positive
Somewhat positive
Neutral
Somewhat negative
Very negative
Very positive
Somewhat positive
Neutral
Somewhat negative
Very negative
23.
Do you feel comfortable raising concerns or providing feedback at your firm?
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
24.
How inclusive and respectful do you find your workplace?
Very inclusive and respectful
Mostly inclusive
Neutral
Somewhat lacking inclusivity
Not inclusive or respectful
Very inclusive and respectful
Mostly inclusive
Neutral
Somewhat lacking inclusivity
Not inclusive or respectful
25.
Have you personally experienced or observed behaviour in the workplace that made you feel uncomfortable?
Yes, personally experienced
Yes, observed toward others
No
Prefer not to say
26.
If yes, what type of behaviour did you experience or observe?
Inappropriate comments
Exclusion or marginalisation
Unwanted advances
Bullying or intimidation
Other (specify)
27.
Do you feel your firm has effective mechanisms to address concerns about harassment or inappropriate behaviour?
Yes
No
Unsure
28.
Do you feel safe expressing differing opinions at work without negative consequences?
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
29.
Additional comments on any of the above?
Thanks again for taking the time to complete this survey.
