Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces the launch of the second capability in its AIMS (Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy) range. Designed to deliver solutions that meet the financial goals of customers, the Target Income capability follows the successful launch of the AIMS Target Return capability in July 2014.
The AIMS Target Income capability is an actively managed, globally-unconstrained multi-strategy capability that aims to deliver an annual income in all market conditions.
The capability:
- Aims to deliver an annual income of 4% above the Bank of England base rate before corporation tax.1
- Seeks to preserve capital.
- Manages volatility to a target of less than half the volatility of global equities over any three-year period.
- Pays income on a monthly basis.2
The capability is managed by Peter Fitzgerald, Head of Multi-Assets and Ian Pizer3, Nick Samouilhan and Brendan Walsh, Portfolio Managers in the Multi-Assets team. The team currently manages over £60 billion in multi-asset portfolios.4 They are supported by a dedicated risk analysis team and an investment strategy team. Chief Executive Euan Munro chairs the Strategic Investment Group, a company-wide forum that provides the portfolio managers with investment ideas.
Euan Munro, Chief Executive of Aviva Investors, said:
“Freedom of choice for customers will be crucial in 2015. From our conversations with them, we have found they are increasingly looking for outcome-focused investments, dictated by their financial needs rather than a benchmark. With that in mind, we created the AIMS suite of products. The Target Return capability, the first in the range, responded to clients' goals of achieving reliable growth and now we’re addressing the need for a reliable income stream with the Target Income capability.”
Peter Fitzgerald, Head of Multi-Assets and Co-Fund Manager added:
“Our philosophy is that properly constructing portfolios is as important as coming up with good investment ideas. Clients want their money to work hard and be protected in all market conditions and the strategies in the AIMS Target Income capability are designed to interact with each other whatever is happening in markets. Clients also manage their finances on a monthly basis and expect monthly income payments, rather than capabilities which pay on a quarterly basis. We believe that this a truly differentiated income proposition.”
About the capability
To achieve its target income, the capability’s managers have the freedom to invest in a broad range of different strategies. The capability seeks multi-year timeframe opportunities identified by research and analysis, while managing overall portfolio risk over both the long term and the short term. The capability intends to pay natural income to clients, rather than capital as income.
The capability is unconstrained by a benchmark, with assets allocated between investment strategies depending on how much each one contributes to the capability’s risk. This means that in aiming to meet the investment objective, the portfolio managers can invest as much or little as they want across asset classes and geographies.
Portfolio Managers Peter Fitzgerald, Ian Pizer, Nick Samouilhan and Brendan Walsh are supported by the 12-strong Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team, who will assist with the management of the capability on a day-to-day basis. In addition, there is further support from a dedicated risk analysis team and an investment strategy team, which is responsible for formulating investment views and themes across the board.
The income target is expressed as an annual target, measured daily from 1 April to 31 March each year, using the prevailing Bank of England Base Rate and is based on the daily value of the capability. Because the period from the capability’s launch to its first accounting year end at March 2015 is less than 12 months, monthly income payments may not equate to the stated annual income target in this initial phase.
1 Corporation tax (currently 20 per cent) is payable on the capability’s income.
2 The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
3 Ian Pizer is subject to regulatory approval.
4 As at 30 September 2014.
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For more information contact:
Steve Ainger
Aviva Investors Media Relations
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Grant Bather
Aviva Investors Media Relations
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Laura Cocker
Aviva Investors Media Relations
+44 (0)20 7809 8791
Notes to Editors
The information and opinions contained in this document are for use by the financial press and media only, and do not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information or opinions contained in this document nor should they be seen as advice.
The press release is provided on the basis that Aviva Investors Global Services Limited is not causing the communication of a financial promotion under exemption of the Financial Promotion Order, as Aviva Investors Global Services Limited has no control over the way in which an article based on this press release is prepared and published by the financial press and media.
Except where stated as otherwise, the source of all information is Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (“Aviva Investors”) as at 1 December 2014. The value of an investment and any income from it may go down as well as up and the investor may not get back the original amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
Due to the fact the capability will make significant use of financial derivatives, the following risk factor is particularly relevant:
Derivative risks: As a result of the high degree of leverage typically employed when trading financial derivatives, a relatively small price movement in the underlying asset may result in substantial losses to the portfolio’s assets.
As the Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Target Income capability may invest outside of the UK or hold currencies other than sterling, any currency exchange rate movement may cause the value of an investment to fall as well as rise.
Aviva Investors UK Fund Services Limited, the Authorised Fund Manager. Registered in England No. 1973412. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference No. 119310. Registered address: No 1. Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ. An Aviva company. www.avivainvestors.co.uk.
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Aviva Investors Global Services Limited
No. 1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ
Phone +44 (0)20 7809 6000
Fax +44 (0)20 7489 7940
Web www.avivainvestors.com
Email info@avivainvestors.com