The Little Book of Data
Good data visualisation makes us see the world anew. The sixth edition of The Little Book of Data presents original and curated visuals, charts and graphics to offer a fresh perspective on topics shaping our world.
Real Assets Study 2024
Demand remains strong, but the investment drivers are changing. At a time of macroeconomic uncertainty, real assets continue to play a significant role in the investment strategies of global institutions. The sixth edition of the Aviva Investors Real Assets Study is our biggest yet and seeks to answer some key questions.
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Our views
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Fixed income
Bond Voyage: A journey into fixed income
16 Sep 2024
This month, we discuss the books that inspired our investment teams over the summer.
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Fixed income
Standing tall: Three factors behind the resilience of emerging-market debt
13 Sep 2024
In this article, we explore what’s behind emerging markets’ impressive performance in the face of global economic volatility, and investigate how EM debt investors can take advantage.
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Real Assets
Get networking: Will the next decade be a golden age for UK infrastructure?
3 Sep 2024
While there are obstacles to overcome, the coming years could see new opportunities for the UK government and the private sector to work together on infrastructure projects, says Darryl Murphy.
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Fixed income
An ABS renaissance? Why it may be time for insurers to reconsider asset-backed securities
2 Sep 2024
Securitisation performs a vital role in capital markets and asset-backed securities have historically been a core holding for insurance companies. This article revisits the investment thesis for ABS and explores why the stage may be set for something of a renaissance.
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Fixed income
Bond Voyage: A journey into fixed income
9 Aug 2024
In this summer edition of Bond Voyage, we discuss topical themes in liquidity, emerging-market debt, investment-grade credit and global sovereign bonds.
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Real Assets
Real asset stories: Curtain House
8 Aug 2024
In the first instalment of a new series of case studies on our real asset investments, we look at Curtain House, a Victorian warehouse Aviva Investors is converting into a modern, environmentally friendly office building.
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Economic Research
Survival of the fittest: Resilience, persistence and AIMS Target Return
7 Aug 2024
Aviva Investors’ Multi-Strategy Target Return managers talk about why their strategy has survived where others have failed, the lessons they have learned and why enhancements to their investment process in 2018 have been paying dividends.
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Real Assets
Illiquidity premia in private debt: Q2 2024
6 Aug 2024
In our latest real assets deep dive, our research team explains how our data on illiquidity premia indicates the benefits of a multi-asset approach to private debt investing.
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Real Assets
Relative value in real assets: A spectrum of opportunities
2 Aug 2024
Our real assets research team drills into proprietary data to compare risk and return across sectors.
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Fixed income
Time to get active: Finding opportunities in emerging-market debt
30 Jul 2024
Emerging markets have remained robust amid the economic and political uncertainties of 2024, but active management will be important if debt investors are to identify standout performers over the coming months.
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Fixed income
Riding the technical tailwinds: The outlook for investment-grade credit
25 Jul 2024
Credit markets have had a comparatively easy ride so far in 2024, and investment-grade corporate spreads are now at some of their tightest levels for a long time. But investors must guard against complacency.
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Pensions
A new chapter: Time to prepare for the next phase of the real estate cycle
17 Jul 2024
David Hedalen and Jonathan Bayfield from our real assets research team highlight data that shows real estate markets in the UK and Europe may be on the brink of an important shift.
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Economic Research
Boosting low-carbon investment in the UK: A Policy Roadmap
16 Jul 2024
Our in-depth Roadmap for the UK’s journey towards a low-carbon economy contains policy recommendations to unlock private investment in the transition.
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Fixed income
Liquidity optimisation for insurers: Building a bespoke portfolio solution
9 Jul 2024
In the third part of our liquidity optimisation series, we look at how bespoke liquidity portfolios that take into account the interplay between different assets can suit the needs of insurers.
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Responsible Investing
The future of green premia in real estate, part two: Searching for value and resilience
8 Jul 2024
Do energy-efficient buildings have more pricing power, and what could that mean for those investing in the built environment? We bring together the views of leading capital markets researchers, a valuer and an asset manager for the second part of our deep dive into green premia, analysing the investment implications.
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Fixed income
Finding the right blend: Optimising asset allocation in liquidity pools
5 Jul 2024
In the second part of our new article series on liquidity optimisation, Alastair Sewell investigates how investors can find the right mix of assets for their liquidity pools.
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Company news
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Aviva Investors purchases Swedish new logistics facility in Helsingborg
5 Aug 2024
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed an investment to acquire a brand-new warehouse and production facility in the Helsingborg area of Sweden, one of the country’s top-ranked logistics hubs.
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Aviva Investors appoints Head of Institutional for EMEA region
28 May 2024
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed Steven Gardner as Head of Institutional, EMEA.
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Aviva Investors appoints Fraser Lundie as Global Head of Fixed Income
24 May 2024
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset manager of the Aviva Group, has announced the appointment of Fraser Lundie as Global Head of Fixed Income. In this new role based in London, he will report to Chief Investment Officer Daniel McHugh and will have overall responsibility for the global rates, investment grade, high yield, emerging market debt and global liquidity teams.
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Aviva Investors appoints Cheryl Agius as Chair
23 May 2024
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces the appointment of Cheryl Agius as Non-Executive Director (NED) and Chair of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited.
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Aviva Investors launches Global Equity Income SICAV
7 Feb 2024
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has today announced that it has launched a SICAV fund inspired by the existing Global Equity Income Strategy.
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Aviva Investors adds to UK Equities team
16 Jan 2024
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed Kunal Kothari to its UK Equity team as Co-Portfolio Manager, UK Equity Income. Based in London, Kunal joins the business on February 19, 2024, and will report to Trevor Green, Head of UK Equities.
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Aviva Investors hires Senior Economist and Strategist
4 Jan 2024
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Vasileios (Vas) Gkionakis as Senior Economist and Strategist, reporting to Michael Grady, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist. Based in London, Vas will cover macroeconomics and major asset classes with a focus on the UK and Europe.
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Aviva Investors appoints Head of BeNeLux
14 Nov 2023
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Oskar Geldof as Head of BeNeLux. Oskar is based in Amsterdam and reports to Torben Dunkel, Head of Europe. In his new role, Oskar will be responsible for institutional business development activity across the BeNeLux countries.
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Aviva Investors appoints Head of Infrastructure Equity
11 Oct 2023
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed Angenika Kunne as Head of Infrastructure Equity. She will join Aviva Investors in January 2024 and be based in London, reporting to Ben Sanderson, Managing Director of Real Estate and Head of Active Equity.
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Aviva Investors completes third investment under its Spanish build-to-rent platform
27 Jul 2023
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has agreed to forward purchase a 234-unit residential development in Spain from developer Via Agora, as it continues to grow its Spanish build-to-rent (‘BtR’) platform in partnership with Layetana Living (‘Layetana’).
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Aviva Investors appoints Jill Barber as Global Head of Distribution
17 Jul 2023
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed Jill Barber as Global Head of Distribution. She will join the business later this year subject to regulatory approval.
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Aviva Investors strengthens Real Assets Research team
11 Jul 2023
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has strengthened its Real Assets Research team with the appointment of Viktor Dietrich as Research Director and Rebecca Crocker as Research Analyst.
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Aviva Investors to forward fund portfolio of French logistics assets
28 Jun 2023
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has acquired a portfolio of three logistics facilities spread across the Orléans, Nantes and Reims regions of France, through a forward funding agreement with Exia.
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Aviva Investors appoints Daniel McHugh as Chief Investment Officer
23 Jun 2023
Daniel McHugh has been appointed Chief Investment Officer at Aviva Investors, taking on a new expanded role from his previous position as CIO, Real Assets. The appointment follows the departure of Liquid Markets CIO Colin Purdie to pursue a new opportunity.
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Aviva Investors calls for panel to tackle antimicrobial resistance due to compounding impact of climate change and biodiversity loss
6 Dec 2022
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has called for immediate action from global policymakers to tackle the overuse of antibiotics and antimicrobials, through the formation of a dedicated intergovernmental panel, modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Aviva Investors calls for Bretton Woods II to mobilize private capital to address impacts of climate change
10 Nov 2022
(London) – Aviva Investors, the asset manager of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has called for the creation of a global transition plan for finance at a new Bretton Woods conference in 2024 to reform the global financial architecture and mobilise private capital to avert a climatic catastrophe.
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