New Aviva fund manager sees opps in secondary trading arena

Newly appointed fund manager Sandra Schaap of Aviva Investors tells PropertyEU why the company is expanding its multi-manager capability in Continental Europe.

In an interview, Schaap outlines where investment opportunities lie in 2013 and why Aviva is well-placed to capitalise on them despite the difficult fund-raising environment.

Schaap, who was previously a senior portfolio manager of international real estate at Dutch group Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance. said: 'Aviva is one of the largest managers and is able to aggregate clients’ capital to secure advantageous terms for each client, which they would not be able to achieve investing on their own.'

She added: 'We also see a range of opportunities - especially in the secondary trading arena - that smaller operators may not and are able to seed new funds or commit to co-investment structures.'