Insight Investment has hired David Hillier to its multi-asset strategy team.

Insight Investment, the UK firm, has hired David Hillier to its multi-asset strategy team.

Hillier has 25 years' experience in the investment management sector and joins from the multi-asset team at Aviva, where he was an economist. In his new capacity as portfolio manager, Hillier will report to Matthew Merritt, head of the multi-asset strategy group.

“David’s wealth of experience in multi-asset portfolio management, together with his deep knowledge of macroeconomic principles, makes him a high-calibre addition to our extremely strong team,” said Merritt.

The multi-asset strategy team covers asset allocation, investment research, risk management and portfolio implementation.

“Our multi-asset proposition has evolved into a core capability with the popularity of the strategy founded on the stability of the team in an often unstable marketplace,” said Philip Anker, global head of distribution at Insight Investment.