Shiqi Wang

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), today announces that it has appointed Shiqi Wang as Client Solutions Director, Global Client Solutions, Asia Pacific.

Shiqi will be based in Singapore and will report to Richard Surrency, Head of Asia Pacific, Global Client Solutions. In this role, Shiqi will work closely with the local client services team to accelerate the growth of the business, expanding Aviva Investors’ distribution capability and covering the regional insurers and will play a key role in leading Aviva Investors’ global financial institutional strategy across the region.

Shiqi comes to Aviva Investors with seventeen years of industry experience, bringing an extensive history in asset management and institutional sales. Previously, she worked for Algebris Investments in Singapore, where she led business development and investor relations in Asia and the Middle East. Prior to that, Shiqi was an Investment Consultant with Mercer, where she provided investing consulting advice on portfolio construction and multi-asset investment management to institutional clients in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. She also has experience with Australian institutions, having worked for ANZ’s Singapore office for more than seven years.

Shiqi’s appointment is another senior hire for Aviva Investors’ Asia Pacific client team and follows that of Richard Surrency, who joined the business in late 2022.

This appointment underlines Aviva Investors’ commitment to strengthening its presence in the region and continuing to provide Asia Pacific institutional investors with access to global investment solutions including global equity, credit, and real assets.

Richard Surrency, Head of Asia Pacific, Client Solutions at Aviva Investors, commented: “With a heightened strategic focus in the Asia Pacific region, Shiqi’s appointment marks a key milestone in the firm’s regional growth strategy. In 2023, we are expanding our relationships across the region, and Shiqi’s wealth of experience and industry expertise will be invaluable given the significance, scale and potential growth opportunities in this region.”

Shiqi holds both designation as a CFA and CAIA charter holder. She has also earned CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing and BA Honours in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

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