
Wed Sep 18 13:08:00 UTC 2024: ## Advisors Asset Management Appoints Seda Kaya as Head of Alternative Investment Solutions
**Monument, Colorado, September 18, 2024** – Advisors Asset Management (AAM), a leading provider of investment solutions, announced the appointment of Seda Kaya as Head of Alternative Investment Solutions, effective May 13, 2024. Kaya will report directly to AAM President & CIO, Cliff Corso.
Kaya joins AAM with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Most recently, she served as Managing Director, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Investment Solutions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She also held roles at UBS Wealth Management and Akbank.
In her new role, Kaya will spearhead the development, education, and support of AAM’s expanding alternatives product offerings. This includes a range of alternative products managed by SLC Management and its affiliated companies, which collectively manage over $276 billion in assets under management.
“I am thrilled to be joining AAM and its long history of providing income-based investment solutions to the financial advisor market,” said Seda Kaya. “Our focus is helping financial professionals achieve their investment goals, and we believe that alternatives can play an impactful role in generating more optimal portfolio outcomes.”
The growing interest in alternatives among financial professionals is driven by their ability to diversify portfolios, generate income, and enhance alpha generation. “Seda, with her extensive industry experience, is a valuable leader in our pursuit of expanding and delivering high-quality, differentiated alternative products for our clients,” said Cliff Corso, President, CIO, AAM.
**About Advisors Asset Management**
For 45 years, AAM has been a trusted resource for financial professionals, offering access to a range of investment solutions across alternatives, fixed income, equities, and structured products through exchange-traded funds, managed accounts, mutual funds, unit investment trusts, and registered perpetual vehicles. AAM is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.
In 2023, AAM facilitated over $36 billion in combined sales and investments through 16,700 financial professionals industry-wide.