Biography
Main responsibilities
Will is a portfolio manager responsible for Global Emerging Markets and Asian Equity strategies and is Head of the team.
Experience and qualifications
He leads the Global Emerging Markets & Asian Equities team at Aviva Investors, and is the Portfolio Manager on a number of its key strategies. Prior to joining Aviva Investors in 2018, Will was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Standard Life on the Asia GEM team, where he was predominantly responsible for several Asian equity mandates. Having entered the investment industry from university, Will has been covering Asian and GEM equities as an analyst and portfolio manager since 1998, including two stints in Hong Kong and most recently in Singapore, where he resides today.
Will holds an BA (Hons) from Oxford University, an MSc from the University of Stirling, and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA charterholder.
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