The global asset management business of Aviva, Aviva Investors, has appointed a highly experienced fund manager to its Emerging Market Equities team. Will Asian markets be on their list of buys?
Bryony Deuchars joins as Fund Manager, Emerging Market Equities, she will be based in London and report to Will Ballard, Head of Emerging Market and Asia Pacific Equities.
In this new role Deuchars will be primarily focused on idea generation and portfolio management for the Aviva Investors Emerging Markets Equity Income and Emerging Markets Equity Small Cap strategies.
Deuchars has 16 years’ investment management experience and joins from Schroders, where she was a Senior Equity Analyst, covering emerging markets. Prior to this, she was an Equity Analyst with WestAM.
Asian Emerging Markets
Aviva is known to favour Asian emerging markets that will benefit most from easing monetary conditions and a recovery in domestic growth, and in line with this the firm has been increasing its exposure to Indonesia.
«I am very pleased to welcome Bryony Deuchars to Aviva Investors. She has a very strong track record in both country and equity analysis, and a deep understanding of what drives emerging markets. This background is an excellent fit as we continue to grow the team,» Said Ballard.
