Aviva poaches Justin Craib-Cox from M&G

Aviva Investors has hired Justin Craib-Cox from M&G as a fund manager for its convertible bond team.

Craib-Cox was a deputy fund manager at M&G, researching and investing in convertibles globally. He had also worked as an equity analyst for Morningstar in the US. Craib-Cox will support David Clott and Shawn Mato, senior convertible bond fund managers for Aviva, based in Boston. Clott says: "As global markets come out of recession, investors are looking for opportunities to generate strong risk-adjusted returns. "Convertible bonds provide exposure to upward market movements with a level of protection from the downside, and can be a compelling option for investors to allocate to....