Biography
Main responsibilities
Munawer is responsible for origination, structuring and execution of new assets classes and structured or bespoke transactions for Aviva Investors’ institutional clients. Investment strategies and transactions are assessed in relative value context and results in enhanced risk adjusted returns in comparison to liquid standard investment strategies for our clients.
Experience and qualifications
Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Munawer was an Actuarial Associate at Towers Watson where he was responsible for all aspects of actuarial and investment advice to occupational pension funds. He previously worked for Barclays Capital as a Structured Credit Products Analyst, and before this worked as a Pricing Analyst at AXA. Munawer holds a Bachelor’s in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School, a Master’s in Actuarial Finance from Imperial College London and is a qualified Actuary. Munawer also holds the Certificate in Derivatives from the Institute of Actuaries and the IMC from the CFA Society of the UK. He is also a member of the Institute of Actuaries.
Related profiles

Barry Fowler
Lead Investment Relationship Director

Gregor Bamert
Head of Real Estate Debt

Darryl Murphy
Managing Director, Infrastructure
You might also be interested in
-
Global megatrends: How climate, nature and social change will reshape economies
30 May 2023
Climate change, natural resource scarcity and social shifts are transforming the corporate landscape. Investors need to understand the implications of these sustainability megatrends to manage risks and seize opportunities.
-
When the tide goes out
26 May 2023
Ben Sanderson explains why polarisation in real estate investment performance is only going to increase from here.
-
Gains or glitches? What generative AI means for investors
24 May 2023
The release of ChatGPT has heralded an artificial intelligence boom. We assess the investment and ESG considerations.
-
Multi-asset allocation views: Perfect storm or storm in a teacup?
23 May 2023
Recent concerns over the banking sector seem to have eased, but have raised uncertainties around the availability of credit and the path of interest rates. Sunil Krishnan assesses the consequences for multi-asset investors.
-
Why are we waiting? Time for UK infrastructure to pick up pace
22 May 2023
After a slow start to the year, Darryl Murphy ponders what it will take to get the UK infrastructure market moving again.
-
Getting a taste for fiscal intervention, but at what cost?
19 May 2023
Fiscal intervention is, again, a vital part of the government policy toolkit, supporting plans to boost domestic industries and fight climate change. But while well-intended, such measures will add to already elevated debt levels, with significant implications for investors, as Michael Grady explains.
-
Credit tightening, covenants and convexity: Where does global high yield go from here?
18 May 2023
Brent Finck and Sunita Kara consider the implications of a potential tightening of credit conditions on the global high-yield market and why a high-quality bias remains prudent for investors.
-
Short-term headwinds, structural tailwinds: Making sense of a complex landscape for climate transition real assets
17 May 2023
Volatility presents challenges and opportunities for investors. James Tarry and Luke Layfield discuss what’s next for real asset investors focused on the climate transition.
-
Forget what you think you know: Staying humble in a world of rising risk
16 May 2023
In a world where potential pitfalls loom around every corner, Peter Fitzgerald and Ian Pizer explain why investors need to look beyond what financial models are telling them to keep portfolios resilient to the challenges ahead.
-
Global sovereign bonds: Are peak rates in sight?
15 May 2023
Higher interest rates may be reaching their peak. Steve Ryder and Daniel Bright from our sovereign debt team analyse what this means for the real economy and government bonds globally.
-
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day: But are fixed-income investors feeling good?
11 May 2023
James Vokins and Chris Higham from our investment-grade credit team discuss opportunities and risks in a higher rates world.
-
Fragilities exposed as cheap money disappears
5 May 2023
Cracks have begun to emerge in the banking sector in recent weeks. As the tide of cheap money that has flooded financial markets for more than a decade ebbs, members of our investment teams are on the lookout for other signs of distress.
-
What does the data say? Five charts on financial fragilities
14 Apr 2023
We take a visual approach to explain what’s happening with banks.
-
Theory of reflexivity: How share prices can influence companies’ intrinsic value
12 Apr 2023
When markets fall, equity investors should become more constructive on the prospects for future returns. However, as prices fall, intrinsic value may be influenced. Discerning which factors drive this could help investors capitalise and avoid getting caught in value traps.
-
LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace: Creating psychological safety
11 Apr 2023
Each experience is unique, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary and other non-heteronormative people (LGBTQ+) still face huge challenges, in and out of the workplace. Companies should do more to support them and foster a culture of inclusion.
-
Supply and demand: Tackling both sides of the carbon emissions equation
5 Apr 2023
Despite progress through our Climate Engagement Escalation Programme, more action is needed from the world’s 30 systemically important carbon emitters, as Sora Utzinger and Louise Wihlborn explain.