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May 16, 2011

Aviva Investors appoints Ashish Dafria Director of Credit Research
Aviva Investors today announced it has appointed Ashish Dafria, CFA as Director of Credit Research in North America. In this role, he will lead the credit research team responsible for more than $56 billion of North American fixed income assets.
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February 28, 2011

Philips Pensioenfonds appoints Aviva Investors to manage global multi-manager real estate portfolio
Philips Pensioenfonds has appointed Aviva Investors to establish and manage a global multi-manager unlisted real estate portfolio, with a mandate to invest in the Netherlands, the rest of Europe, the United States and the Asia Pacific region.
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February 23, 2011

Aviva Investors appointed to manage global unlisted real estate portfolio for Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten
Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (SPMS) to manage its € 350 million global unlisted real estate portfolio.
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February 22, 2011

Investors representing US$1.6 trillion call for sustainability disclosure from listed companies
Twenty-four institutional investors* led by Aviva Investors have written to 30 of the world’s largest stock exchanges asking that they address inadequate sustainability reporting by companies.
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January 24, 2011

Aviva Investors adds sales executive for Taft Hartley plans
Aviva Investors today announced the hiring of Michael Milligan as a Director of Institutional Sales in North America. He is responsible for developing new business with Taft Hartley pension plans, and is based in New York.
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October 19, 2010

Aviva Investors launches Core Aggregate Fixed Income and High Yield Bond mutual funds
Aviva Investors today announced the launch of two new mutual funds: the Aviva Investors Core Aggregate Fixed Income Fund and the Aviva Investors High Yield Bond Fund.
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October 18, 2010

Aviva Investors names Ross Junge as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income-North America
Aviva Investors has promoted Ross Junge to the role of Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income-North America.
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September 23, 2010

Aviva Investors hires Senior Portfolio Manager For Private Fixed Income in North America
Aviva Investors North America has hired Rachel Stauffer as Vice President / Senior Portfolio Manager for its Private Fixed Income investment team.
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September 7, 2010

Aviva Investors appoints CEO for North America
Aviva InvestorsSM has appointed Pat O’Brien as Chief Executive Officer of Aviva Investors North America, Inc., effective today.
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July 20, 2010

Liability Driven Investing: Managing Volatility within a Customized Framework
Aviva Investors' experienced professionals Ross Junge, SVP of Portfolio Management, David Ross, SVP, Risk Management and Dale Uthoff, VP, Liability Investing recently presented a web seminar on Liability Driven Investing, hosted by Pensions & Investments.

In this webcast, we discussed the issues facing institutions in managing volatility between asset and liability values. We underlined the differentiating qualities that identify ideal investment managers of LDI.

The complete web seminar, LDI: Managing Volatility within a Customized Framework, is now available on demand!
Access here

July 16, 2010

Aviva Investors expands REIT capabilities with North American portfolio manager appointment
Aviva Investors announced the appointment of Sherry Rexroad to the new role of Senior Portfolio Manager – REITs, North America. In this role, Sherry will work as part of the global REIT Real Estate team to expand the North American listed real estate securities capability.
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June 24, 2010

Aviva Investors adds West Coast Managing Director for Investment Sales and Client Relationship Manager to North America team
Aviva Investors North America, has added to its sales and client-focused teams with the addition of Victoria Grissom as Managing Director - Investment Sales and Gina Maggio as Client Relationship Manager.
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March 4, 2010

Aviva Investors completes purchase of River Road Asset Management
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has completed its purchase of River Road Asset Management, a leading value-oriented US equity manager based in Louisville, KY.
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February 25, 2010

Aviva Investors adds Investment Sales Manager, Client Portfolio Manager to North America team
Aviva Investors North America has continued to expand its sales and client-focused teams with the addition of Ron Shortenhaus as an Investment Sales Manager and Paul LaCoursiere as Client Portfolio Manager.
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February 22, 2010

The Wall Street Transcript: Canadian Fixed Income & Risk Management
Doug MacDonald, President of Aviva Investors Canada, recently was interviewed by The Wall Street Transcript. In a wide-ranging and extensive interview, Doug discusses issues affecting investment markets in Canada and the US, as well as Aviva Investors’ views on those issues, and describes the Aviva Investors investment philosophy and process.
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February 11, 2010

Senior management changes at Aviva Investors in North America
(Des Moines) Aviva Investors has appointed Richard Field as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its operations in North America following the departure of prior CEO Greg Boal, who today has left the business by mutual agreement.
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Company News Archive

Year 2009
Aviva Investors appoints Stephen Reynolds as head of North America consultant relationships [+/-] summary   Oct 22, 2009

In his new role, Reynolds will be responsible for the development and management of key investment consultant relationships in the North American region.

Aviva Investors appoints global product and strategic relations director [+/-] summary   Oct 7, 2009

Aviva Investors appoints Rob Watson to lead the combined global product development and strategic relationship teams, as well as the Consultant Relationship Group.

Aviva Investors appoints Eric Hasenauer as Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales [+/-] summary   Aug 10, 2009

In his new role, Hasenauer will manage the institutional sales team and will be responsible for growing Aviva Investors’ business with institutional investment clients.

Aviva Investors North America appoints Charles Preseau as Chief Financial Officer [+/-] summary   Jul 14, 2009

In this role, Preseau will lead all finance and operations functions for Aviva Investors North America.

Aviva Investors appoints Aaron Kilberg as Managing Director, Institutional Sales [+/-] summary   Jun 15, 2009

In his new role, Kilberg will be responsible for selling Aviva Investors’ global investment management capabilities to the institutional plan sponsor community.

Aviva Investors North America names Head of Business Development, Chief Information Officer [+/-] summary   Mar 4, 2009

Aviva InvestorsSM North America, Inc. has named Robert (Rob) Ranges Jr. as Head of Business Development and Doren Jacobs as Chief Information Officer.

Year 2008
Executive Interview [+/-] summary   Oct 7, 2008

Alain Dromer, Chief Executive of Aviva Investors, discusses the global strategy for Aviva Investors in an interview with Funds Europe magazine.

Aviva Investors Completes Initial Integration; Transformation into a Global Investment Powerhouse Begins [+/-] summary   Sep 29, 2008

Today marks the official creation of Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc. Aviva Investors will combine the capabilities of Aviva companies with 1,100 employees working in 21 locations around the world.

O’Donoghue Brings Stock-Selection Expertise to Aviva Investors [+/-] summary   Sep 29, 2008

Kevin O’Donoghue, who recently joined Aviva Investors as a senior securities analyst, has been named a top stock-picker for two consecutive years.

Aviva Capital Management Appoints Todd Youngberg to Fixed Income Team [+/-] summary   May 7, 2008

Aviva Capital Management (ACM), the U.S. asset management arm of Aviva plc, is delighted to announce that it has bolstered its fixed income operation with the appointment of Todd Youngberg as senior vice president, head of high yield.

Aviva USA breaks ground on operations headquarters [+/-] summary   Apr 24, 2008

Aviva USA held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $135-$150 million West Des Moines headquarters. The new location will accommodate up to 1,500 employees, allowing for continued growth from the current 900 employees.