Standard Life adds insured GARS fund to its wrap platforms

Standard Life is to launch an insured version of its latest fund, Global Absolute Return Strategies (...

Standard Life is to launch an insured version of its latest fund, Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS). The fund will be available across all the group’s bond and pension product wrappers on an exclusive basis (excluding Stakeholder). The insured version of the vehicle can also be accessed through Standard Life’s tax wrappers on its Wrap platform. The aim is to make the fund appeal to investors with a more cautious risk profile. Head of investment development Graham Dow said although the fund is new to the retail market, the managers have a track record in the institutional space, ...