How we built MAF Core at 15 BPS
Celebrating the 3 year anniversary of our MAF Core fund, Aviva Investors CEO Mark Versey explains how we built this fund and how it can help your clients.
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A low-cost range of global multi-asset funds with a passive investment focus
Growth assets include equity but also riskier forms of fixed income.
Defensive assets include sovereign debt, investment grade credit and cash.
Multi-asset Core Fund I
The Fund is managed to a “defensive” risk profile. It targets 20% equity market risk* aiming to remain within a defined risk range of 16% to 24%.
Multi-asset Core Fund II
The Fund is managed to a “cautious” risk profile. It targets 45% equity market risk* aiming to remain within a defined risk range of 41% to 49%.
Multi-asset Core Fund III
The Fund is managed to a “moderately cautious” risk profile. It targets 60% equity market risk* aiming to remain within a defined risk range of 56% to 64%.
Multi-asset Core Fund IV
The Fund is managed to a “balanced” risk profile. It targets 75% equity market risk* aiming to remain within a defined risk range of 71% to 79%.
Multi-asset Core Fund V
The Fund is managed to an “adventurous” risk profile. It targets 100% equity market risk* aiming to remain within a defined risk range of 96% to 104%.
* The funds target a percentage of overall equity market volatility as measured by MSCI® All Country World Index.
Multi-asset funds quarterly video update - Q1 2024
Multi-asset fund manager Guillaume Paillat answers key questions about market conditions in 2024 and how they impact asset allocation decisions in our MAF Core and Plus funds. This video is available for you to share and discuss with your clients.
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Download our customer brochure
For additional information on our MAF funds, download our customer brochure.
Multi-asset Core Key Features
The Aviva Investors multi-asset funds aim to give you a simple way to grow your savings. They invest globally in a selection of asset classes, including equities and bonds, allowing you to access a variety of different investments – all in one place. They are medium to long-term investments, so you should be prepared to invest for five years or more. Multi-asset Core is accessible via a range of different pension, investment and savings products. With Multi-asset Core you get three key features:
Multi-asset expertise
Multi-asset Core consists of a broad range of global growth and defensive assets. The funds utilise in house strategic asset allocations to drive returns. We have been trusted to manage multi-asset solutions for more than 40 years and manage over £110 billion in multi-asset solutions today.
Product features
In-house built strategic asset allocation
Global investment approach
Broadly diversified growth and defensive assets
ESG integration
We aim to invest responsibly. MAF Core uses passive ESG-optimised strategies in global equity and bond markets that aim to have a better ESG score than the market benchmark.*
Great value
We aim to give clients great outcomes at a competitive cost, with Multi-asset Core priced at a fixed OCF of 0.15%. We offer transparency on our performance through stated fund benchmarks. The funds map to key market risk profiling tools as outlined below.
Product features
Risk profiled
Performance benchmarks
Competitive fees (0.15% Fixed OCF)
*The investment manager always applies the Firm’s Baseline Exclusions Policy and any specific constraints within a prospectus or IMA, but any other ESG factors or risk considerations are adopted at the manager’s discretion. Tilts are applied for global equities and sovereigns in the portfolio to achieve a higher ESG score than the respective benchmarks (MSCI World Index & Bloomberg Global Aggregate Treasuries Index). Global equities also tilt towards companies with lower carbon intensity than the benchmark (MSCI World Index).
Multi-asset Core Objectives
CORE I | CORE II | CORE III | CORE IV | CORE V | |
Performance Benchmarks | 20% Global equity 80% Global bonds | 45% Global equity 55% Global bonds | 60% Global equity 40% Global bonds | 75% Global equity 25% Global bonds | 100% Global equity 0% Global bonds |
Target Equity Volatility | 20% | 45% | 60% | 75% | 100% |
Outperformance Objective | +0.30% | +0.30% | +0.30% | +0.30% | +0.30% |
Fixed Fund OCF | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Global equity = MSCI® All Countries World Index (Net)
Global bonds = Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index Hedged GBP
Risk ratings that funds map to
CORE I | CORE II | CORE III | CORE IV | CORE V | |
Defaqto | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Dynamic Planner | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
EValue | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Synaptic | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
FinaMetrica | 20-45 | 46-67 | 58-67 | 68-76 | 77-100 |
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Where to invest in Aviva Investors Multi-asset fund ranges
Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of our funds, please refer to the relevant KIID and Prospectus.
Investment risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and can fluctuate in response to changes in currency and exchange rates. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Emerging markets risk
The funds invest in emerging markets; these markets may be volatile and carry higher risk than developed markets.
Derivatives risk
The funds use derivatives; these can be complex and highly volatile. Derivatives may not perform as expected, which means the funds may suffer significant losses.
MAF Core: Multi-asset fund range team
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Peter Fitzgerald
Chief Investment Officer, Multi-asset & Macro
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Sunil Krishnan
Head of Multi-Asset Funds
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Guillaume Paillat
Fund Manager, Multi-assets
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Sotirios Nakos
Fund Manager, Multi-asset
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Baylee Wakefield
Portfolio Manager, Multi-asset
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Shane O'Brien
Senior Investment Director & Head of Multi-asset & Macro Investment Specialists
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Thomas Stokes
Investment Director, Multi-assets
MAF Core in focus
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Disrupting the market: Broaden your multi-asset horizons
11 Jan 2024
The desire to stay close to home is understandable. Home represents security, reassurance, the comfort of the familiar.
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Disrupting the market: Size matters
23 Nov 2023
David and Goliath; the tortoise and the hare; Wimbledon FC beating the all-conquering Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final. From fiction to real life, everyone loves an underdog story, but there’s a reason for that; they are the exception, not the rule.
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MAF Core: A multi-asset solution for multiple client types
5 Oct 2023
Our MAF Core range is designed to appeal to a broad range of investors. Shane O’Brien introduces five client types who may find MAF Core an attractive addition to their portfolios.
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FCA’s SDR Consultation Paper: what does it mean for you?
6 Dec 2022
In our video, Senior Investment Director Andy Ford, speaks to Global Responsible Investment Senior Manager Jess Foulds, asking; what are the FCA hoping to achieve? What do advisers need to do in response to the consultation? And, where will the FCA turn their attention to next?
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Know your stuff: Why success in multi-asset investing is more than potluck
13 Oct 2022
Building robust multi-asset portfolios is not a game of chance. We explain how expertise is a key pillar of our MAF Core range.
Explore our Multi-asset fund ranges
Aviva Investors MAF Plus: Multi-asset fund range
A comprehensive multi-asset investing solution that invests in Growth, Defensive and Uncorrelated assets. Each MAF Plus fund benefits from day-to-day portfolio management.
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Aviva Investors MAF Sustainable Stewardship
Risk-profiled multi-asset portfolios with a focus on sustainable investment linked to our three pillars: Social, Climate and Nature.
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