Our approach
Our high-conviction and long-term investment style results in focused portfolios for our clients. Extensive research leads us to a thorough understanding of individual positions; our global credit research team works closely with portfolio managers to allow the sector and company knowledge of the analysts to filter into portfolios.
Idea generation and collaboration is encouraged through our global, team-based approach. This collaboration extends beyond the bounds of the credit team to include connection with our multi-asset and macro, equities and global responsible investment teams. Together, we are able integrate ESG considerations across our portfolios, as well as engage with companies.
By seamlessly connecting these teams we are able to create a robust and risk-aware framework. Portfolio construction sits at the heart of this as the asymmetry of returns in credit demands a systematic approach to security selection and portfolio allocation. We use portfolio construction to drive persistent alpha through the credit cycle.
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Credit team

Colin Purdie
Chief Investment Officer, Credit
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Caroline Hedges
Global Head of Liquidity Portfolio Management
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Kevin Mathews
Global Head of High Yield
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James Vokins
Head of UK Investment Grade Credit
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Josh Lohmeier
AIA Investment Officer and Head of North American Investment Grade Credit
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Daire O'Sullivan
Head of Liability Driven Credit
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Fixed income views

The COVID Nudge
28 Jan 2021
In these data visualisations, we look at whether COVID-19 will achieve something that millions spent on public health campaigning has failed to do.
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The next frontier
25 Jan 2021
Despite a torrid few months, frontier bond markets still have an important role to play in investors' portfolios.
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Prospect of IMF-led reforms attracts debt investors to Africa
25 Jan 2021
Countries in receipt of IMF support often see rapid economic improvements. But local knowledge is crucial for bond investors chasing the ‘IMF trade’, says Carmen Altenkirch.
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What a carve up! The future of the internet
22 Jan 2021
Commercial and geopolitical forces are threatening to fracture the internet into competing regimes, making it harder for companies to operate across borders and potentially limiting their growth. We explore the implications for investors.
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Investing for impact in private debt to combat climate change
21 Jan 2021
Impact investment strategies will have an important role to play if the green credentials of the world’s stock of real estate is to be transformed, argue Gregor Bamert and Stanley Kwong.
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The path for oil and gas after COVID-19
20 Jan 2021
Post-COVID recovery initiatives from governments are increasingly taking a green path, but the response of oil and gas companies so far runs from denial to complete reinvention. Should they continue pumping oil for as long as they can to avoid destroying capital for investors, or do they need to accelerate efforts to future proof their businesses now?
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Our annual letter to company chairpersons
15 Jan 2021
As part of our engagement efforts, every January we send a letter to the chairs of companies we invest in (and some we don’t, but still want to use our influence with) to set out our stewardship priorities for the year. Here, in full, is our 2021 letter.
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Issuance, support from equities and volatility: The outlook for convertible bonds in 2021
18 Dec 2020
Shawn Mato, convertible bond fund manager, picks three themes that could have a big say in how the asset class performs in 2021.
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Zombie revival, improving fundamentals and monetary policy: The outlook for high yield in 2021
17 Dec 2020
Kevin Mathews, Brent Finck and Sunita Kara, high yield portfolio managers at Aviva Investors, pick out three themes that will shape the asset class in 2021.
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Stimulus, M&A and US politics: The outlook for investment grade credit in 2021
17 Dec 2020
Mike Cho and Jonathan Manning, investment-grade portfolio managers at Aviva Investors, look at the themes that will shape the asset class in 2021.
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Chemical compounds: The good, the bad and the ugly
9 Dec 2020
After decades of secrecy, light is increasingly being shone on the potentially hazardous compounds produced by chemical companies. In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, experts from Aviva Investors’ credit, equities and ESG teams discuss the prevalence of chemicals in modern life, and how to balance usefulness and safety.
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Sustainability in credit: Why ESG scores don’t tell the whole story
5 Nov 2020
ESG ratings are a helpful baseline to assess companies, but views on their ESG risks and opportunities can be honed – and sometimes corrected – through deeper research, trend analysis and meetings with company executives.
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US Election 2020: Expect the unexpected
29 Oct 2020
As the US presidential election looms, we explore potential scenarios – from a Democratic “blue sweep” to a Trump re-election to a divided government – and assess the implications for investors.
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Global high yield: Stimulus fuels the march of the zombies
27 Oct 2020
Zombie companies are the talk of the town. Will they limp on forever, storing up potential trouble for investors’ portfolios, or can they revive and thrive after the COVID crisis?
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Home and leisure in a pandemic: Girls (and boys) still want to have fun
13 Oct 2020
From cinemas to cruises, the consumer-driven home and leisure sector was hit hard by lockdown restrictions. With economies reopening in a disjointed manner, some sub-sectors have rebounded quickly while others continue to struggle. Here, we look at how the pandemic is reshaping the industry and the implications for investors.
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Fed’s policy shift may spell long-term trouble for bonds
23 Sep 2020
Bond markets have taken the recent shift in the Federal Reserve’s policy framework in their stride, partly because interest rates are now expected to stay lower for even longer. But they look vulnerable if the Fed can revive inflation.
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