Asset classes

Real Estate

Aviva Investors offers real estate investors a unique combination of strengths: significant scale, impressive people, a comprehensive product range, excellent service and an outstanding reputation for innovation.

Aviva Investors currently manage global real estate assets in excess of £24bn /€29bn /$38bn* and already have extensive holdings in Europe as well as a growing presence in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

 

Aviva Investors real estate team, based in London, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Singapore and Sydney is made up of over 170 people, of whom 95 are investment professionals*, including fund managers, asset managers, strategists, researchers and property finance experts.

The size of our team means that we can offer in-depth expertise not only in the traditional sectors of the real estate market – shops, offices and industrial properties – but also in more specialist sectors such as healthcare, student accommodation, retirement housing and urban regeneration.

We believe that our comprehensive, tried-and-tested investment process, which stresses the importance of combining top-down analysis and bottom-up stock selection, overseen by thorough risk controls, will help us continue to deliver attractive returns in the future.

We are committed to providing all our clients with excellent service standards, which encompass portfolio management, communication and administration. We have in place a range of procedures to underpin our commitment to client service. For example, we have several client relationship managers (CRMs), focused 100% on property, tasked specifically with driving forward the quality of our service to clients.

Income still king in global real estate market

Phill Ellis, Client Portfolio Director: "Thanks to the economic backdrop, European markets remain muted with the exception of major capitals such as London and Paris. Whilst we expect the UK to recover slowly this year, we still prefer income-generating assets in core northern European and Nordic regions, and we remain underweight in Europe’s southern markets where risks are much higher."

Global Real Estate Multi Manager: Three key themes for an uncertain world

John Gellatly, Global Real Estate Multi Manager: "From a macro economic perspective, while the outlook has improved there remains considerable uncertainty. This naturally translates into a cautionary real estate outlook."

Bart Coenraads, Head of Real Estate Multi Manager Asia Pacific, on investment themes in Asia Pacific

Ed Casal - Chief Investment Officer, Real Estate Multi Manager on the benefits of investing in Global Real Estate

Russ Bates Head of Real Estate Multi Manager Americas , on real estate opportunities in the Americas

For any enquiries relating to real estate please email realestate@avivainvestors.com .

* As at 31 March 2012