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What is the difference between investment banking and asset management?


what is the difference in the job profiles of an investment banker and an asset manager?

"Asset Manager" is basically a term for someone that manages portfolios for institutions or individuals.

"Investment Banking" is basically the underwriting of securities. Investment Bankers bring stocks and bonds to market.

The words already say it.

Asset management means the management of someones assets, usually investments in money markets and capital markets (shares, bonds, etc). This can be done for individuals or through the mutual fund and hedge fund industry.

Investment banking is more oriented towards companies to facilitate and execute transactions involving buying, merging and selling companies.

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