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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(4821 total reviews)

Chairman and CEO Laurence D. Fink

Laurence D. Fink

86% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and Inclusion

4.0

Culture and Values

3.9

Career Opportunities

3.7

Compensation and Benefits

3.6

Work/Life Balance

3.6

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

33%

4 stars

35%

3 stars

18%

2 stars

8%

1 star

5%

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Found 4,821 of over 6K reviews

Updated 29 Nov 2023

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Excerpts from user reviews, not authored by Glassdoor

Pros
  • "People are smart and great to work with(in 492 reviews)
  • "Culture is great very friendly(in 428 reviews)
  • "Work life balance is good(in 294 reviews)
  • "Good benefits and wokr enviroment(in 263 reviews)
  • "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume(in 113 reviews)
Cons
  • "Long hours and not much help(in 180 reviews)
  • "The pay is low and the level of responsibility is poor.(in 147 reviews)
  • "Poor management with too many silos(in 134 reviews)
  • "low salary and bonus.(in 117 reviews)
  • "Majority of middle managers have very poor industry expertise and desperately suffer from imposter syndrome.(in 92 reviews)
    1. 5.0
      19 Sept 2023
      Analyst
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work life balance to be honest

      Cons

      Difficult to get in to

      1. 1.0
        13 Sept 2023
        Anonymous Employee
        Current Employee, more than 5 years
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Good health medical benefit, flexible leaves

        Cons

        Pay scale much lower than market. Can have no increment in salary for a few years. Limited promotional opportunities.

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        1. 5.0
          7 Aug 2023
          Institutional Sales
          Former Employee, more than 3 years
          Hong Kong
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          great people, good work life balance, flexible time off

          Cons

          political environment in certain teams

          1. 3.0
            10 Jul 2023
            Associate
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            Hong Kong
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Good organization to have on CV. good platform to learn. Good work life balance

            Cons

            A lot of politics. pay is not good.

            1. 4.0
              19 Jul 2023
              Index Specialist
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great work life balance, good hours

              Cons

              Low pay, role being too specific

              1. 4.0
                12 Jul 2023
                Business Analyst
                Current Employee, more than 3 years
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                great work life balance and pay

                Cons

                pay is not competitive at all

                1. 5.0
                  3 Jul 2023
                  Analyst
                  Former Employee, more than 3 years
                  Hong Kong
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Good culture and Decent pay

                  Cons

                  Long hours, but that is industry standard

                  1. 4.0
                    3 May 2023
                    Associate
                    Former Employee
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Good work life balance here

                    Cons

                    pay lower than the street

                    1. 4.0
                      24 Dec 2022
                      Associate
                      Current Employee, less than 1 year
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      The company has a great atmosphere to work and balance your life. During the pandemic, the company can offer you a chance to work at home, at the same time, the benefits include the flexible time off, which you don't have a specific time range for your yearly leaves.

                      Cons

                      The working stress is a little large sometime, as for a specific department or a business unit, there would be not enough people in some regions.

                      1. 3.0
                        1 Mar 2023
                        Equity Trader
                        Current Employee, more than 5 years
                        Hong Kong
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Work with some of the brightest minds in investing

                        Cons

                        Trading doesn’t have any incentives as pure execution and seen a separate from PMs

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