Aviva hires global equities fund manager
Aviva Investors has hired Giles Parkinson as global equities fund manager.
As part of his new role Parkinson is to work closely with Richard Saldanha on Aviva Investors’ Global Equity Income Fund and across global equity portfolios.
Parkinson is based in London and reports to Chris Murphy, head of global income, equities.
“Giles Parkinson brings with him a strong pedigree in managing global equity mandates and a deep level of analytical skill across sectors," said Chris Murphy, head of global income, equities.
"Giles' experience will stand us in good stead as we continue to develop our equity proposition in response to changing client requirements.”
Parkinson joins from Artemis where he was analyst and fund manager on the £1bn Strategic Assets Fund which he worked on since launch in 2010.
Before this, he was global research analyst, oil and gas at Newton Investment Management.
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