Ninety One nabs Aviva Investors’ Stephanie Niven to expand sustainable fund offering
Follows a bumper year for Ninety One Global Environment fund
Ninety One has recruited Stephanie Niven from Aviva Investors as it looks to broaden its pipeline of global sustainable funds.
Niven (pictured) joins as a portfolio manager in the fund group’s thematic equity team, which sits in its multi-asset division. From there she will spearhead the development of Ninety One’s global sustainable equity offering.
Ninety One said Niven’s appointment is a boon for the team’s sustainable investment credits and underscores its belief that “companies which respond successfully to global sustainability challenges will outperform over time”.
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By Jean-Baptiste Andrieux 28
th May 2021 12:39 pm
Global investment manager Ninety One has appointed a new portfolio manager in the thematic equity team within multi-asset.
Stephanie Niven will lead the firm’s development of its global sustainable equity offering.
Niven brings 16 years of industry experience with her. She previously worked for Aviva Investors, where she co-managed the global equity endurance fund.
Giles Parkinson will continue to manage Aviva Investors’ global equity endurance fund on a sole basis.
Before joining Aviva, she worked for a period of 6 years at Tesco Pension Investments as a global equity portfolio manager.