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      Federated Investors Reviews

      3.5

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (134 total reviews)
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      J. Christopher Donahue

      69% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Federated Investors has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 134 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Federated Investors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      134 reviews
      1.0
      27 Nov 2015

      Portfolio Manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      These guys are just the "C" team. They have this BS slogan "World Class Investment Management", when they aren't even worldclass toilet cleaners!

      Cons

      They underpay. They have backwards IT systems. They are desparately cheap in all matters of investment research. They have a very insular culture and promote the founding family's Catholicism at every juncture, whether it be for a wake of a distant family member of an executive or the obnoxious Christmas photos of the founding family - all 70 of them. I am surprised they don't get sued for religious discrimination

      3.0
      12 Feb 2018

      Slow moving, sales-driven investment manager

      Research analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The company is focused on investment management. There are no other lines of business. If this is your interest, then Federated is a decent place to pursue it. It has sufficient scale to offer the resources you need to succeed, but only if you are a self starter. There are no formal training programs that I know of (probably not true in the sales organization, though). So I would not suggest this company to somebody just starting a career in investment management that wants to emphasize maximum learning.

      Cons

      Like many others before me have said, the company is behind the curve in innovation, talent, infrastructure, and desire to win. The company's stock is split into two share classes, voting and non-voting. The voting class is controlled by the founding families and related trusts. So the company cannot be pressured to move faster by non-voting shareholders. Nepotism is rampant, and I really don't know how one moves up the ladder at this company. This is a company that plays not to lose, which is fine for people who are risk averse themselves. If you are the kind of person that wants to work at a place forever and is OK with modest upside with low downside risk, Federated is the place for you.

      3.0
      1 Aug 2017

      Not too Great

      Compliance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Company has excellent reputation - Nice cafeteria

      Cons

      - Not for you if you aren't a white, Catholic male - Extremely outdated technology - Management structure is based on time spent with company, not skill - HR is not a safe space for employees - All disciplinary procedures are extremely subjective - Old school employees will not change mind set

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