mallowstreet University Dinner: The Role of Multi-Asset in Full Funding

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Aviva Investors

Gaining DC value for money

In this session Mark Meiklejon, Head of Real Asset Investment Specialists, will be assessing the case for performance over fees and what this means for the role of real assets in DC. Do first-class member experiences and first class, sustainable, investment returns deliver a better outcome than the lowest cost solution?

Join us to discuss the challenges and opportunities of delivering good member outcomes whatever the cost.

About Aviva Investors

Aviva Investors is a global asset manager with over £267 bn of AUM* managed in real asset, fixed income, equity, multi-asset and alternative investments in 14 countries*. Our clients can benefit not only from our significant local knowledge and experience, but also from the extensive global investment resources at our disposal. Responsibility is incorporated at all levels of our organization: understanding the factors, risks and opportunities in ESG helps us to be better investors and delivering the investment results our clients expect. The value of an investment is subject to increases and decreases. Investors may not recover the amount originally invested. *Data as of 31st December, 2021

mallowstreet University Dinner: The Role of Multi-Asset in Full Funding

With pension schemes looking to manage their funding levels with a view to being fully funded, Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager Nick Samouilhan of Aviva Investors will discuss the appropriate place for multi-asset and multi-strategy funds in pension scheme portfolios. There’s a growing interest in products like these from schemes of all sizes, but why? Nick will examine some of the options available, from growth funds to income and liability matching.

This is an exclusive event for trustees and their advisors, and is eligible for CPD credits.

Speakers

Nick Samouilhan
Nick Samouilhan, PhD, FRM, CFA Multi-Asset Fund Manager and Co-Fund Manager of the AIMS Target Income Fund. Nick co-manages the AIMS Target Income Fund and our suite of risk-targeted multi-asset funds. He joined Aviva Investors in 2010. He began his career at Investec Asset Management in 2008. Previously, he lectured in economics and finance and authored papers on volatility modelling, macroeconomic forecasting and portfolio diversification. He has a doctorate from the University of Cape Town focusing on applying ARCH process models to estimating time-varying risk premia in financial markets. In addition he holds the Financial Risk Management designation and is also a CFA Charterholder.