MoneyAM Fund Centre

Quick Stats

Fund Objective

To grow your investment through a combination of income and capital returns, whilst aiming to provide a net return greater than that of the benchmark over the long term (5 years or more) (after charges and taxes). Benchmark: Bloomberg Barclays Pan European High Yield Index 2% Issuer Capped (Sterling Hedged).

Fund Managers

Chris Higham

Chris oversees a range of bond funds which invest across fixed-income assets, including investment-grade corporates, high-yield corporates, government, and emerging markets bonds. Chris Higham, James Vokins and the team were recently awarded the Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year 2015 in the High Yield Bond category. In 2014 the Aviva Investors Strategic Bond Fund was the winner of the Investment Advisor 100 Club Sterling Strategic Bond Fund of the year. In 2013 the Aviva Investors Managed High Income Fund was awarded the Lipper Fund award. Chris has managed the Strategic Bond Fund from launch in 2008. Chris has extensive investment experience. Prior to joining Aviva Investors he worked as a portfolio manager for Old Mutual Asset Managers. He joined the industry as a credit analyst. Chris graduated from Durham University with a BA (Hons) in Economics. He is an associate member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and is a CFA® Charterholder.

Sunita Kara

Sunita is a high yield portfolio manager for our global high yield, European high yield and bank loan products. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Sunita was a global high yield portfolio manager for Baring Asset Management in London. Before assuming that role in 2008, she was a senior credit securities analyst with the same firm, responsible for researching global investment grade and high yield Corporates in the consumer sector. Her prior experience includes positions as a senior credit analyst with Standard & Poor’s and as an economic analyst with HM Treasury. Sunita holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from Brunel University and is a CFA Charterholder.