It takes Aviva Investors
Today’s investors and intermediaries expect more. A better future for all. That’s why we integrate our whole business around them – the outcomes they want, the experience they expect, alongside a company-wide commitment to looking after a planet we all care about.
"We want to provide our clients with joined up thinking for an interconnected world; integrated solutions with their needs firmly at the heart, an experience that is effortless and rewarding. All with confidence that the future of the world they care about is being looked after."
Mark Versey, Chief Executive Officer, Aviva Investors
Delivering investment performance while doing the right thing for our people, communities, our clients is fundamental to our approach and long-term success. This takes understanding, collaboration and responsible action. It takes Aviva Investors.
Client-centred
Understanding what is important
We make it our business to know what’s important to yours. Listening to client challenges is the foundation for creating investment portfolios around you. We skilfully combine our expertise and investment capabilities across asset classes to help us meet your specific needs.
Connected thinking
Creating strength from connections
We connect people, data and perspectives, across asset classes and the globe, to generate new investment ideas. Expertise from over 1000 people in 11 countries connect seamlessly as one team to deliver the best of our diverse expertise with every investment.
Investment philosophy
We believe in the power of integration, creating opportunity and empowering investors to have greater confidence in their investment decisions and outcomes. We invest over £226bn (as at 31 March 2023) on behalf of our clients according to the five key pillars below.
We believe in informed risk, effectively managed
We manage risk with discipline and rigour. By combining our extensive experience and unique insights, we reach an informed view on every decision throughout the whole investment process.
We are actively responsible investors
We promote sustainable business practices in global markets, encouraging greater transparency and better corporate governance. This helps us to reduce risk and strive to enhance the long-term value of your investments.
We invest with conviction for the long term
Everything we do is driven by our long-term perspective and our focus on building strategies and funds that are built to last. This ensures we develop long-lasting partnerships with our clients.
We are inspired by our clients' needs
By listening to your aspirations and understanding the challenges you face, we aim to create the strategies and funds that focus on delivering the specific outcomes you need.
We collaborate to innovate
Our global business acts as one team. By bringing together our knowledge, skill and creativity across major asset classes, disciplines and regions globally we can unearth great investment opportunities for you.
Our leadership
Our executive team lead by example, working collaboratively to create one unified global team.
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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Sustainability considerations a factor for nine-out-of-ten Real Assets Investors – Aviva Investors Real Assets Study
24 May 2024
(London) – More than nine-out-of-ten (93 per cent) of global institutional investors actively consider ESG and sustainability in their real assets investment decisions, with 17 per cent considering it a critical factor, according to new research from Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc.
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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 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 appoints Nick Molho as Head of Climate Policy
13 Mar 2023
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has appointed Nick Molho as Head of Climate Policy, a newly-created role.
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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.
Investment risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.