Former Aviva Global Equity Income fund manager Richard Saldanha returned to Aviva yesterday (4 December) after leaving the firm with three colleagues in August to join Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
He and fellow global equities managers Francois de Bruin and Matt Kirby announced their departure to “pursue other opportunities in the market” in August, resurfacing in November at RLAM where they had been appointed to its £613m Global Equity Select fund.
Less than a month following the announcement, he will return to Aviva to resume management of the £688m Aviva Global Equity Income fund, which he had led since 2013.
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Aviva CIO Daniel McHugh said he was “delighted to be welcoming Richard back” and for him to begin “resuming his duties in due course”.
Former Aviva Climate Transition Global Equity fund manager Andrea Carzana also departed the firm in August, but has yet to announce his next position.