Aviva Investors has appointed Sunita Kara, former Baring Asset Management’s executive, as portfolio manager for European high yield, as the firm expands its capabilities in its global high yield strategies.
Kara’s appointment follows the recent appointments of Patrick Goff and Blake Huyne, who were brought into the asset manager’s Chicago team as senior research analysts.
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Most recently, Kara was a global high yield portfolio manager at Barings, will be based in London and report to Aviva Investors head of high yield investments Todd Youngberg. Kara managed the £355.7 million Baring Corporate Bond fund in her previous role. Prior to this, Sunita worked for Standard & Poor’s as a senior credit analyst and she has also worked at HM Treasury as an economic analyst.
Youngberg said: "Sunita is a highly experienced and capable investment professional who will be lead manager on the European portion of our global high yield accounts. She not only brings high energy and passion to our high yield team, but also a strong acumen in both fundamental security analysis and the macroeconomic drivers of alpha."
"More broadly, the recent appointments of Sunita, Patrick and Blake demonstrate Aviva Investors’ continued commitment to delivering world-class solutions to our investors across the fixed income spectrum, and as demand for high yield from the investor community continues apace," added Youngberg.
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