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2012 Archive

 

European Commission Corporate Governance and Company Law Action Plan: investors need legislative proposals to go further, says Aviva Investors

12 December 2012

Aviva Investors supports the European Commission’s Corporate Governance and Company Law Action Plan released today, but says legislative proposals need to go further.
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Analysis of companies’ ESG performance on the rise

12 December 2012

An survey of global equity and fixed income managers with combined assets under management of circa £4 trillion shows that 84% consider Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors as part of their investment process and actively vote on holdings.
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Aviva Investors says better days ahead for world economy

13 November 2012

(London): Aviva Investors has improved its six month outlook on the global economy following September’s aggressive policy response from the world’s top three central banks (Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan).
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Aviva Investors expands real estate multi-manager team

8 November 2012

(London), Aviva Investors today announces the appointment of Sandra Schaap as Fund Manager in the Global Real Estate Multi-Manager team.
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European real estate investors should look to Sweden, Germany and Finland for the highest risk-adjusted returns, says Aviva Investors

5 November 2012

(London): Investors in commercial property should look to Sweden, Germany and Finland for the most attractive risk-adjusted returns over the next five years, according to analysis released today by Aviva Investors.
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Aviva Investors launches REaLM® Multi-Sector Fund

30 October 2012

(London): Aviva Investors today announced the launch of the REaLM Multi-Sector Fund, an umbrella fund which provides investors with diversified exposure to Aviva Investors’ existing range of Return Enhancing and Liability Matching (REaLM®) strategies.
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Aviva Investors wins slice of RHM pension scheme assets

25 October 2012

Aviva Investors today announced that it has won a £100 million mandate from the Rank Hovis McDougall (RHM) Pension Scheme to be managed by its Real Estate Multi-Manager team.
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High yield bonds increasingly becoming an asset class in its own right, says Aviva Investors

22 October 2012

•tAviva Investors Global High Yield Bond Fund reaches US$2bn in assets at fourth anniversary
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Convertible bonds: a return to healthier volumes?

15 October 2012

Inside Aviva Investors: views from the investment floor.
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UK equities: The power of expectations

9 October 2012

Inside Aviva Investors: view from the investment floor.
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Aviva Investors celebrates one year anniversary of REaLM® funds

29 August 2012

Aviva Investors’ Return Enhancing and Liability Matching (REaLM®) portfolio of funds has reached its first anniversary, reporting a year of strong demand that saw inflows of £725million from UK pension schemes.
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Good progress made but concerns remain over Vedanta Resources’ environmental and social record, says Aviva Investors

23 August 2012

Aviva Investors, a minority shareholder in Vedanta Resources plc who has been vocal on the company’s environmental, social and governance ...
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Aviva Investors and SachsenFonds complete acquisition of Almatret 49.4MW wind farm in Spain from Element Power

15 August 2012

Aviva Investors and Element Power today announced that Aviva Investors and SachsenFonds have acquired the 49.4MW Almatret wind farm in Lerida, Spain, from Element Power for an undisclosed sum.
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UK equities: three investment themes for times of turbulence

13 August 2012

UK equities: three investment themes for times of turbulence
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Aviva Investors acquires 23MW UK residential solar PV portfolio from HomeSun in UK’s largest residential scale renewable transaction

7 August 2012

Aviva Investors today announced that it has acquired a 23MW portfolio of residential photovoltaic systems built on 7,000 UK domestic houses from HomeSun Holdings Ltd
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Aviva Investors and Alliance Trust Investments enter into an investment-advisory agreement for Sustainable and Responsible Investment fund range

2 August 2012

Aviva Investors and Alliance Trust Investments today announce that they have entered into an investment-advisory agreement for Aviva Investors’ £1.2bn Sustainable and Responsible Investment funds
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Aviva Investors wins IPD award for its Central European Property Fund

23 July 2012

Aviva Investors' Central European Property Fund has received the award for Specialist Fund in the Central and Eastern Europe category at this year’s IPD Property Investment Awards
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Aviva Investors wins real estate accolade at the Pension and Investment Provider Awards

13 July 2012

Aviva Investors today announces that its Encore+ fund has received the award for the Overseas Property category at this year’s Pension and Investment Provider Awards
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Aviva Investors and Secured Capital announce second close of the Tokyo Recovery Fund

10 July 2012

Second close achieves USD212m
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European real estate: navigating the sovereign debt crisis

3 July 2012

Chris Urwin in the Real Estate team discusses the impact of the sovereign debt crisis on European real estate
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Impact of Moody’s downgrade of Telefonica

29 June 2012

Moody’s downgrade of Telefonica could have serious knock on implications for the European corporate bond market
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Solvency II data impacts on asset management

26 June 2012

Working party of representatives of EFAMA members and KPMG consider the implications of Solvency II on the investment management industry
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Back to the Future: How the euro zone crisis might unfold

26 June 2012

Stewart Robertson, Aviva Investors' Senior Economist, discusses the situation in the euro zone
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European stock exchanges among the world’s best on sustainability reporting but policy intervention now required as momentum stalls

18 June 2012

Despite tougher regulations and the growing relevance of “sustainability” as an investment theme, the breadth of sustainability reporting on stock exchanges globally has fallen since its peak in 2008
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Greek exit scenarios: the implications for Europe and financial markets

14 June 2012

The Greek election this weekend may prove to be a defining moment for Europe. However, it could result in two very different outcomes
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European investment grade corporate bonds: investors should prepare for several mini waves of issuance due to continued market uncertainty

13 June 2012

With the Spanish bank bailout request having resulted in €9bn of new corporate bond issuance in just a few hours, Nancy Utterback, Senior Credit Analyst, believes that investors should prepare to invest during such ‘mini waves’ of issuance
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Aviva Investors appointed to advise Jih Sun Securities Investment Trust’s Asia High Yield Bond Fund

12 June 2012

Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Jih Sun Securities Investment Trust Co Ltd to advise on its on-shore Asia High Yield Bond Fund
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Aviva Investors launches Global Short Duration High Yield Bond Fund

6 June 2012

Fund launched in response to growing demand from institutional investors seeking less volatile, consistent income
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Aviva Investors announces first close of infrastructure debt fund, Aviva Investors Hadrian Capital Fund 1

28 May 2012

Aviva Investors and Hadrian’s Wall Capital today announced the first close of the Aviva Investors Hadrian Capital Fund 1
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Coalition representing US$2 trillion of investor assets calls on Ministers at Rio+20 Earth Summit to mandate corporate sustainability reporting

22 May 2012

A coalition of institutional investors led by Aviva Investors, has today called on government representatives to require public and large global private corporations to integrate material ESG issues in their Annual Report and Accounts
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Paul Abberley appointed Interim Chief Executive of Aviva Investors

10 May 2012

Aviva Investors today announces the appointment of Paul Abberley as Interim Chief Executive of Aviva Investors
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Aviva Investors appoints head of strategy and research for Asia Pacific Real Estate business

8 May 2012

Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Elysia Tse as Senior Vice President Strategy and Research of its Asia Pacific Real Estate business
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Aviva Investors acquires 50 per cent in interest in Hoxton Distribution Park

4 May 2012

Aviva Investors today announced that the Aviva Investors Australian Logistics Trust has completed the purchase of a 50 per cent interest in Hoxton Distribution Park
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Austrian, German and Swedish industrial real estate sectors offer high risk-adjusted returns, according to Aviva Investors

24 April 2012

Risk-adjusted returns over the investment period from 2012 - 2016 are expected to be highest in the Swedish retail & industrial real estate sectors & the industrial sectors in Germany & Austria
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Aviva Investors and Secured Capital acquire Meguro Place Tower in Tokyo

17 April 2012

Aviva Investors and Secured Capital Investment Management today announced that the Tokyo Recovery Fund has purchased Meguro Place Tower in Japan
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Aviva Investors wins award for the Airport Property Partnership

4 April 2012

Aviva Investors today announced that the Airport Property Partnership has received the Special Pooled Funds and Traditional Estates award at this year’s IPD/IPF UK Property Investment Awards 2012
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Global high yield in demand as investors look to ‘remove the alpha handcuffs’ says Aviva Investors

3 April 2012

Aviva Investors announced today the Aviva Investors Global High Yield Bond fund has gathered over $1 billion in assets
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STOCK EXCHANGES SUPPORT CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING

27 March 2012

A report released today has found that a majority of stock exchanges remain committed to promoting greater corporate responsibility on sustainability issues but are restricted in the actions they can take
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Pension funds should not be complacent about low interest rates, says Aviva Investors’ Adrian Jarvis

8 March 2012

Commenting on today’s decision by the Bank of England to keep interest rates at the current level, Aviva Investors’ Investment Strategy Director Adrian Jarvis urges investors to think about asset allocation in the light of inevitable future rate rises.
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Real Estate investments can deliver returns in 2012 says Aviva Investors

21 February 2012

Aviva Investors today argued that returns in the real estate market this year will come from focusing on quality assets that provide secure income streams and are low in risk
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Clients increasingly focused on income, say global fund managers

15 February 2012

Investment professionals have noted an increased focus on income among clients across most asset classes, according to a recent survey conducted by Aviva Investors’ multi-manager team
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Aviva Investors to manage AUB Pan Asia real estate multi-manager fund

7 February 2012

Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed to manage the AUB Pan Asia Investment Fund Limited
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Aviva Investors streamlines business to strengthen its competitive edge

30 January 2012

Aviva Investors is proposing to streamline its business, leveraging its strengths in key asset classes and prioritising its distribution effort towards the institutional market
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