Aviva Investors expands multi-asset range with five 'ESG-optimised' launches

MAF Core range launches with OCF of 0.15%

Aviva Investors has expanded its multi-asset offering with the launch of five risk-weighted, "ESG-optimised" funds managed by Guillaume Paillat and Sotirios Nakos.

The launch of the MAF Core range will see Aviva's existing £3bn AUM multi-asset range rebranded to MAF Plus, with the new funds charging a fixed ongoing charges figure of 0.15%. Asset management's responsible investment claims do not match its voting record Investing globally in a selection of asset classes, the MAF Core range relies on more index investments than the MAF Plus range but maintains "a degree of active asset allocation and security selection", Aviva said. The MAF Core range will use passive ESG-optimised strategies, which utilise Aviva Investors' proprieta...