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2011 Archive

 

Lime Property Fund continues to gain traction with new investments and acquisitions

7 December 2011

The Lime Property Fund today announced that it has received over £108 million of new investments in 2011 and acquired three properties in Scotland
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Aviva Investors and Secured Capital Announce First Close of Tokyo Recovery Fund with Initial Equity of USD$122million

29 November 2011

Aviva Investors and Secured Capital Investment Management today announced the first close of the Tokyo Recovery Fund
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Aviva Investors enters Benelux market and appoints Managing Director to build on previous success

7 November 2011

Aviva Investors today announced it has opened an office in Utrecht and appointed Catrinus van Willigen as Managing Director for the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
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Aviva Investors wins ‘Best Asset Management Firm’ award from Life & Pension Risk magazine

27 October 2011

Aviva Investors has received the award for the ‘Best Asset Management Firm’ for the pensions and insurance industry by Life & Pension Risk magazine
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Anita Skipper named Most Influential Woman in Asset Management at Financial News awards

24 October 2011

Anita Skipper has been named Most Influential Woman in Asset Management at this year’s Financial News awards for Excellence in Institutional Management
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Pension funds could improve investment performance by up to 3.5% per year, says Aviva Investors

10 October 2011

UK pension funds could have improved their long-term investment performance by up to 3.5% per year if trustees applied forward looking, dynamic asset allocation to pension portfolios, according to Aviva Investors.
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Aviva Investors appoints Head of Financial Institutions

6 October 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Patrick Chong as Head of Financial Institutions Business Development – Asia Pacific
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What if…Greece defaults?

29 September 2011

Greek default could lead to recession in Europe but not necessarily to a seizure of global financial markets
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Investor led coalition calls for UN declaration requiring companies to integrate material sustainability issues into reporting

21 September 2011

A coalition of institutions led by Aviva Investors, will today call on United Nations’ member states to develop a global policy framework
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Aviva Investors sells Australian equity business to nabInvest

11 August 2011

Aviva Investors today announces the sale of Aviva Investors Australia Limited to nabInvest
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Aviva Investors launches range of funds to address UK pensions schemes under-funding issues

28 July 2011

(London): Aviva Investors today announced the launch of four new real estate funds designed with the aim of addressing the current under-funding issues being experienced by UK pension schemes
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Aviva Investors wins ‘SRI Provider of the Year’ award for third year running

14 July 2011

The European Pensions industry has acknowledged Aviva Investors commitment to environmental, social and governance issues, naming it ‘SRI Provider of the Year’
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Aviva Investors enters Swiss market with office opening in Zurich and two appointments

13 July 2011

Aviva Investors today announced that it has entered the Swiss market with an office opening in Zurich and the appointment of two Business Development Directors
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Aviva Investors appoints Head of Institutional Business Development for Asia Pacific

11 July 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Beng Eu Lim as Head of Institutional Business Development – Asia Pacific
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Aviva Investors strengthens Global REIT team with North American analyst appointment

9 June 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Corrine Ng as Real Estate Investment Trust Analyst for North America
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Aviva Investors launches new global real estate fund of funds aimed at UK pension schemes

31 May 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the launch of the Aviva Investors Global Real Estate Fund of Funds to meet the growing demand from clients for efficient access to global unlisted real estate assets
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Aviva Investors granted access to Chinese capital markets

25 May 2011

Aviva Investors today announced it has received approval for a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investment quota of USD100 million from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China
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Aviva Investors wins second IPD performance award for its Quercus Healthcare Property Fund

23 May 2011

Aviva Investors today announced that its Quercus Healthcare Property Fund has won the award for best performing Specialist Fund in the UK at this year’s IPD European Property Investment Awards
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Double Award win for Aviva Investors at the Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards

18 May 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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Aviva Investors enhances credit capabilities with the appointment of two new Senior Credit Analysts

10 May 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Nancy Utterback, CFA and Alessandro Rovelli as Senior Credit Analysts within the Credit Team
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Aviva Investors appointed to manage UK property portfolio for Police Mutual

9 May 2011

Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Police Mutual to manage its £42 million UK property fund
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Aviva Investors wins award for its Quercus Healthcare Property Fund

9 April 2011

Aviva Investors today announced that its Quercus Healthcare Property Fund has won the award for Specialist Pooled Funds and Traditional Estates at this year’s IPD/IPF Property Investment Awards
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High yield bonds offer new opportunities for returns

28 March 2011

Todd Youngberg provides his views on the outlook for high yield bonds and the opportunities that the asset class has to offer
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Aviva Investors receives Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise licence for Taiwan

10 March 2011

Aviva Investors today announced that it has received a Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise (SICE) licence for Taiwan from the Financial Supervisory Commission
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Philips Pensioenfonds appoints Aviva Investors to manage global multi-manager real estate portfolio

28 February 2011

Philips Pensioenfonds has appointed Aviva Investors to establish and manage a global multi-manager unlisted real estate portfolio
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Aviva Investors makes significant hire with appointment of head of global aggregate portfolio management

23 February 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Dan James as Head of Global Aggregate Portfolio Management
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Investors representing US$1.6 trillion call for sustainability disclosure from listed companies

21 February 2011

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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Intelligent stock selection key to real estate investing in 2011 says Aviva Investors

17 February 2011

Aviva Investors today argued that success in the real estate market this year will come from intelligent stock selection and the effective management of property assets
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Volatility caused by rising inflation and European sovereign debt crisis highlights case for absolute return fixed income investing, says Aviva Investors

2 February 2011

The European sovereign debt crisis, rising inflation and a potential increase in interest rates poses challenges for long-only fixed income investors, but there are still opportunities for UK pension funds
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Aviva Investors appoints CIO of fixed income and CIO of equities in Asia

2 February 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Kevin Talbot and Manish Singhai as CIO of Fixed Income and CIO of Equities respectively for Asia
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Aviva Investors receives fund management licence for Singapore

26 January 2011

Aviva Investors today announced that it has received a Capital Markets Services Licence in Fund Management from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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Aviva Investors makes key hire in Sweden with appointment of Tove Bångstad

19 January 2011

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Tove Bångstad as Business Development Director – Sweden
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Aviva Investors appointed to manage global unlisted real estate portfolio for Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten

12 January 2011

Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten to manage its €350 million global unlisted real estate portfolio
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