Pros
Senior management is strong, purposeful and well-regarded by the street and well-respected by the employees. Company enjoys an increasingly high public profile and has a very good reputation. Company has grown very rapidly but tries to maintain a small-company corporate culture, though this is increasingly difficult. Firm-wide meetings and periodic business updates to employees give staff insight into the entire business and multiple asset classes.
Cons
Some groups are understaffed so hours can be long. Company's scale and involvement in multiple asset classes could be more beneficial if teamwork was better. As much a marketing organization as an investment management firm. With firm's growth, increasingly impersonal and despite firm's success, benefits have been scaled back. Cliques, and management favorites exist, as is the case at most firms. Could benefit from implementation of a 360 review process to foster better teamwork and so management gets better insight into the strengths and weaknesses of its managers and entire employee base.