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Primary Market Monitoring intern Review
at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance, Market Research
London
Review Submitted: October 2025
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Monitored live markets and engaged with 50+ issuers to ensure MAR compliance, reducing regulatory breaches
by maintaining rigorous oversight standards
• Performed compliance checks and financial analysis on 5 high-risk issuer reports, identifying key areas of
concern that informed regulatory action
• Delivered a regulatory perimeter review identifying potential areas within the FCA's risk appetite, improving
departmental understanding of emerging risks
• Assessed sector trend
by maintaining rigorous oversight standards
• Performed compliance checks and financial analysis on 5 high-risk issuer reports, identifying key areas of
concern that informed regulatory action
• Delivered a regulatory perimeter review identifying potential areas within the FCA's risk appetite, improving
departmental understanding of emerging risks
• Assessed sector trend
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Many
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
GREAT
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
very much!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Relaxed yet space to elevate
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
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