Many of those starting university in a few weeks may have little clue what they want to do when they emerge, but any of them organised enough to have their sights already set on a career in fund management might be keen to know how the institution they are about to join could affect their prospects.

It may be no surprise that the sector is long Oxford and Cambridge, which between them provide a much bigger proportion of City fund managers than any other university, about 20% of the total.