Aviva Investors has added nine investment professionals to its UK, global and global emerging market equities teams after raiding Standard Life Investments and Tesco Pension Investment. 
Mikhail Zverev will join the group as head of global equities while Alistair Way has been hired as head of global emerging market equities. Both will report to David Cumming, who joined Aviva Investors as chief investment officer for equities in January 2018.
In addition, Henry Flockhart and Adam McInally will join as UK equity portfolio managers. Jaime Ramos Martin, Stephanie Niven and Ross Mathison have been appointed global equities portfolio managers, while Jonathan Toub and Will Malcom have been hired as global emerging markets portfolio managers.
Cumming said: “We are delighted to attract such high-calibre, experienced individuals with strong performance track records to Aviva Investors and look forward to them joining the team in the coming months.
“These appointments, along with additional hires we plan to make this year, will complete the creation of strong, integrated teams in the key areas of global, emerging markets, Europe, US and UK equities.”
Zverev, Way, Flockhart, McInally, Ramos Martin, Mathison, Toub and Malcom were previously at Standard Life Investments, where they performed similar roles. They will be based in Aviva Investors’ Edinburgh office, which opens at the end of July.
Niven joins from Tesco Pension Investment and will be based in London.
Euan Munro, chief executive officer at Aviva Investors, said: “Investing in our equities capabilities is a strategic priority for our business.
“These hires will enhance our ability to offer compelling equity propositions for wholesale and institutional investors, as well as strengthening idea generation for our broader range of investment solutions.”