Aviva Investors appoints Westwood to sub-manage Global Convertibles fund

Sole sub-manager of both convertible funds

Westwood Holdings Group, the US-based convertibles specialist, has been appointed by Aviva Investors to be the discretionary sub-investment manager of the Aviva Investors Global Convertibles fund.

Back in October 2016, Westwood was appointed to sub-advise the Luxembourg-domiciled fund but has now been made sole sub-manager with immediate effect.  This means Westwood is now the sole sub-manager of both Aviva Investors' convertible offerings, the Global Convertibles fund and the Global Convertibles Absolute Return vehicle. The $692m fund will be sub-managed by Westwood's Global Convertibles portfolio management team, led by David Clott and Shawn Mato. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Clott and Mato each spent more than a decade at Aviva Investors, where they managed the two ...