Career Overlap Transition record
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Investment adviser to securities analyst

An investment adviser already meets 59% of what the securities analyst role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From investment adviser
59 % overlap
Partial match
To securities analyst
22 You already bring
7 Still to learn
42 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.7/ 100

1 How much of what a securities analyst is expected to do is already part of an investment adviser’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the securities analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A securities analyst role treats 14 of its required skills as things an investment adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • advise on investment
  • analyse financial risk
  • analyse market financial trends
  • asset management
  • develop investment portfolio
  • financial markets

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A securities analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an investment adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held fundamental analysis business, administration and law
  • already held advise on investment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held asset management business, administration and law
  • already held consult credit score information skills
  • already held monitor stock market information skills
  • already held perform stock valuation information skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 14 the securities analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse economic trends required
  • still to learn collect financial data required
  • still to learn consult information sources required
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
02 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • still to learn economics required
  • still to learn quantitative analysis required
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn investment analysis required
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held financial statements optional
  • optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn actuarial science required
  • optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with board members optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a securities analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on investment skill
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held asset management knowledge
  • already held develop investment portfolio skill
  • already held financial markets knowledge
  • already held financial products knowledge
  • already held fundamental analysis knowledge
  • already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
  • already held monitor stock market skill
  • already held obtain financial information skill
  • already held review investment portfolios skill
  • already held securities knowledge
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held banking activities knowledge
  • already held communicate with banking professionals skill
  • already held consult credit score skill
  • already held create a financial plan skill
  • already held examine credit ratings skill
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held perform stock valuation skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held liaise with board members optional
  • optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional
  • optional, not held financial statements optional
  • optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
26 held skills the securities analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • not needed by the target role apply credit risk policy skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess risks of clients' assets skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business valuation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role credit control processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role explain financial jargon skill
  • not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green bonds knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role impact investing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor bond market skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of insurance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote financial products skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role provide financial product information skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
  • not needed by the target role social bonds knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sustainable finance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill
  • not needed by the target role types of insurance knowledge
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn actuarial science required
  • still to learn investment analysis required
  • still to learn economics required
  • still to learn quantitative analysis required
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held Monte Carlo simulation optional
  • optional, not held financial statements optional
  • optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from investment adviser

Full index of moves from investment adviser

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an investment adviser become a securities analyst?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An investment adviser already covers 59% of what a securities analyst is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 14 of which the securities analyst role treats as required.

What skills does an investment adviser need to become a securities analyst?

7 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is actuarial science.

How hard is the move from investment adviser to securities analyst?

Its learning distance is 45.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.