Biography
Main responsibilities
Shaheen joined Aviva Investors in June 2021 as a Client Solutions Director. She is responsible for driving sales growth across the Global Wealth market, focusing on Global Financial Institutions, Private banks, Family offices, Fund Platforms and Financial Intermediaries. Additionally, building our business with Wealth clients and prospects in the Middle East.
Experience and qualifications
Shaheen spent 7 years at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; building and maintaining an international portfolio of HNW and UHNW clients, offering them bespoke investment solutions across a variety of asset classes. Prior to this she worked at UBS Investment Bank in the Fixed Income Rates and Currencies business responsible for institutional client relationships.
Shaheen holds a Bsc (Hons) in Chemistry with Business Management from the University of London and is RDR Level 6 from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) in Private Client Investment Advice & Management (PCIAM).
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