Architas has introduced a new charging option for its range of risk-rated passive investment funds.
Architas has expanded its distribution team with the appointment of Philippe Broadhead and Daniel Haylett.
Investors' desperate search for income continues as rumours abound of the possibility of negative interest rates and bond yields remain at record low levels.
Architas, the investment arm of AXA Wealth, reported assets rose 20% from £9.4bn to £11.3bn in 2012.
Architas CIO Caspar Rock has increased his funds' weightings to equities - particularly Japan - in the expectation the momentum behind the recent move into risk assets will continue.
Dawn Kendall has left her role as senior fund manager at multi-manager Architas, Investment Week can reveal.
In the lead-up to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), and now that it has arrived, one of the key areas of impact is client suitability.