Our team

Main Responsibilities

Peter leads our global Multi-asset & Macro investment team and is responsible for the team’s strategic direction. Additionally, he is a portfolio manager of the AIMS Target Return and Target Income funds.

Experience and qualification

Peter began his career at Old Mutual in 1995 before joining BNP Wealth Management’s Multi-asset team. He has extensive international experience having worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe. Peter holds a postgraduate diploma in Education from Trinity College Dublin and a degree in European studies from the University of Cork. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Main Responsibilities

Orla is a co-manager on the AIMS Fixed Income strategy. Orla is a permanent member of the Strategic Investment Group (‘SIG’), where all investment ideas that are proposed for inclusion in the AIMS portfolios are rigorously debated.

Experience and qualification

Before moving to the multi strategy fixed income team in July 2015 Orla spent two years at Aviva Investors managing developed sovereign debt portfolios, focusing on the UK Gilt and inflation linked market. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Orla worked as a UK Gilt and index-linked portfolio manager at Scottish Widows investment partnership. She also worked at the Church of Ireland as a UK equity and fixed income analyst. She began her career as an equity analyst for NCB Stockbrokers. Orla holds a BSc in Financial and Actuarial Maths from Dublin City University and an MSc in Statistics from University College Dublin.

Main Responsibilities

James manages our AIMS Fixed Income and Target Return funds. He also leads our rates team. James sits on both the Bond Investment Group (BIG), which explores the implications of the house thematics for the fixed income asset class specifically, and on the Strategic Investment Group (SIG), where all investment ideas that are proposed for inclusion in the AIMS portfolios are rigorously debated.

Experience and qualification

Prior to joining Aviva Investors, James worked at Henderson Global investors where he was Head of interest rates with a focus on alpha generation in the benchmark agnostic product offering. He previously worked on the hedge fund side of the business, where he gained insight and experience in the use and application of derivatives in an absolute return framework. James holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and is a CFA® Charterholder.

Main Responsibilities

Joubeen is a co-manager of the AIMS Fixed Income portfolio. Joubeen is a permanent member of the Strategic Investment Group (‘SIG’), where all investment ideas that are proposed for inclusion in the AIMS portfolios are rigorously debated.

Experience and qualification

Joubeen joined Aviva Investors’ graduate scheme in 2011 gaining experience in a number of roles in both fixed income and equity. Prior to joining, he worked at Bank of New York Mellon in client relationship management within the business development team. He began his career in marketing at French cosmetics group L'Oréal. Joubeen holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bath and is a CFA® charterholder.

Main Responsibilities

Ahmed manages the AIMS Target Income fund. Ahmed is a permanent member of the Strategic Investment Group (SIG), where all investment ideas that are proposed for inclusion in the AIMS portfolios are rigorously debated.

Experience and qualification

Previously, Ahmed was a senior strategist within the Multi-asset team, leading the investment ideas generation process for Aviva Investors Multi Strategy (AIMS) fund range. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Ahmed was a senior strategist within the Multi-asset Research team for Société Générale and beforehand an equity strategist with the same company, covering European markets. Ahmed holds a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the National Institute of Science of Rouen, France