Aviva Investors

Aviva Investors' head of multi-asset Peter Fitzgerald takes a closer look at the impact of commodity cycles on markets.

Gross redemptions at £4.5bn

Sector recovery continues

Economic data in Europe is improving steadily, an expansionary monetary policy is in place and company earnings are set to pick up.

Managers stand firm as panic-selling continues

A new industry initiative aiming to improve liquidity in the fixed income market has gone live under the title Neptune, supported by 42 banks and investment firms.

Aviva Investors has posted "inadequate profits" once again in the first half of 2015, down 22% from the figure for the same period last year, despite a slowdown in outflows.

Friends Life is planning to transfer £24bn worth of segregated mandates from AXA Investment Managers to Aviva Investors, following its takeover by the latter's parent company at the end of last year.

L&G Investment Management (LGIM) has promoted Andrzej Pioch to co-fund manager on the multi-index fund range run by Justin Onuekwusi.

Holders of Aviva Investors' £159m Asia Pacific Property product face a 12-24 month wait to exit, Investment Week can reveal, after the firm suspended the fund due to redemption requests.