Aviva Investors poaches strategist duo for AIMS range

Pair join from Societe Generale and Friends Life

Aviva Investors has strengthened its Aviva Investors Multi Strategy (AIMS) team with the appointment of two new investment strategists.

The two new hires join from from Societe Generale and Friends Life, respectively, as the group seeks to establish itself as the global leader in outcome-oriented solutions. Ahmed Behdenna (pictured) has joined as senior multi-asset strategist and will focus on the generation of investment ideas, working collaboratively with other strategists and fund managers across Aviva Investors. He joins from Societe Generale, where he was a senior strategist within the multi-asset research team. Prior to that, he was an equity strategist, covering European markets. Marc Semaan has also joined ...