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Double Award Win

May 27, 2011

Aviva Investors has been named Fixed Income Manager of the Year and Property Manager of the Year at the Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards on 5 May 2011.

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Double Award Winner

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Aviva Investors North America (Aviva Investors) is a GIPS® compliant, SEC-registered investment advisor specializing in institutional, income-driven asset management. Aviva Investors manages assets for life insurance and annuity companies, re-insurance companies and other institutional clients.

 

Aviva Investors News

October 28, 2011

EU Summit - we can work it out
EU policymakers held two summits between 22nd and 26th October to try and thrash out a solution to the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.

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October 24, 2011

GLOBAL HIGH YIELD: REMOVING THE ALPHA HAND-CUFFS
Investors increasingly recognize the benefits of global approaches to mainstream asset classes. High yield bonds, however, as a less-frequented asset class, are often approached on a fragmented, regional basis.

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Aviva Investors News Archive

Aviva Investors News for Third Quarter, 2011

August 17, 2011

Aviva Investors Economic and Market Outlook
As outlined in our mid-year outlook, we believe the top two risks facing the markets and the global economy were European debt fears and U.S. debt ceiling and fiscal policy issues.

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Aviva Investors News for Second Quarter, 2011

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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May 4, 2011

Does it still make sense to allocate to Emerging Markets Debt? The tactical and strategic view
Emerging Markets Debt graduated to the asset class status in its own right in 2010. However, 2 years of strong performances, record inflows in the asset class and renewed focus on political and geopolitical risks lead to fears that the entry point into the asset class has deteriorated.

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April 14, 2011

The Pros & Cons of Stable Value Funds
Stable value funds, long a staple of defined contributions plans, are undergoing a revival. Their role as a core investment vehicle used by plan participants continues, because this option offers the liquidity of a money market fund with higher expected returns and protection from interest-rate volatility by the wrap contract.

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Aviva Investors News for First Quarter, 2011

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 24, 2011

Liability-Driven Investing in a Low-Interest-Rate Environment
Exploring the basics of liability-driven investing, describes the Aviva Investors take on LDI, and suggests strategies for implementing such an approach.

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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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Aviva Investors News for Fourth Quarter, 2010

November 10, 2010

High Yield Bonds: The Power of the Coupon
Aviva Investors invites you to join Todd Youngberg, Global Investment Director - Fixed Income and Head of High Yield Investments, and Josh Rank, High Yield Portfolio Manager, in this dynamic discussion focused on high yield bonds.

The complete web seminar is now available on demand!

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October 22, 2010

Has Emerging Markets Debt become an asset class of its own right?
Aviva Investors' experienced professionals Anne-Sophie Girault, Head of Fixed Income Client Portfolio Management, Mirko Cardinale, Head of Strategic Asset Allocation Research, and Kieran Curtis, Fund Manager Emerging Markets Debt recently presented a web seminar on Emerging Markets Debt, hosted by Pensions & Investments.

The complete web seminar is now available on demand!

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October 20, 2010

Investing in Real Estate - The case for real estate in your portfolio
Russ Bates, Head of the Americas for Aviva Investors Global Real Estate Multi-Manager Group, was recently part of a panel of real estate investment experts for a web seminar hosted by Pensions & Investments. The subject debated was “Investing in Real Estate – The case for real estate in your portfolio” and included discussion on the state of real estate investing in 2010, industry trends, international real estate investing and REITs. As investors continue to look for yield, the early signs of recovery in the real estate investment market during the first half of the year are encouraging to institutional investors looking to allocate to real estate.

The complete web seminar is now available on demand!

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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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Aviva Investors News for Third Quarter, 2010

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 07, 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! You can also learn more about our investment solutions by contacting Eric Hasenauer, Managing Director and Head of Sales.

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