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Investment Management (North America) 2020

The investment management benchmark contains investment firms and organizations that sell investment products and assets as well as manage assets on behalf of clients.

  • Emerging

    Benchmark status

We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.

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Industry breakdown

  • Investment Management

    100%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

79% of Investment Management (North America) employees are engaged

This is in the top 3% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 38 and is in the top 2% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

74%

11% above global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

64%

9% above global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

89%

7% above global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

75%

6% above global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

91%

5% above global average

The highest scoring question for Investment Management North America had 91% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Investment Management North America were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 19% of people disagreeing (-1% below average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 15% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-5% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities

72% favorable

Service & Quality Focus
2

[Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals

64% favorable

Company Performance
3

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

79% favorable

Learning & Development
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

3.55 stars (-0.2)

Culture and Values

3.45 stars (-0.4)

Work Life Balance

3.65 stars (-0.1)

Compensation and Benefits

3.15 stars (-0.5)

Career Opportunities

3.25 stars (-0.3)

Recommend to Friend

57.5% (-13.5)

CEO Approval

85.0% (+1)

Are staff empowered with results?

Organizations in the Investment Management (North America) benchmark on average gave 11% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is higher than average and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark tend to be more transparent with their survey results to leaders and managers.

An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).



  • Investment Management (North America)


    11%

  • Global average


    10%



  • How does Investment Management (North America) compare?

    People in Investment Management North America were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Collaboration & Communication, and Service & Quality Focus.


    On the lower side, People in Investment Management North America had much lower favorable scores than average in Voice.

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