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Mind the regional gap – Majority of Britain chronically ill-prepared for retirement

10th June 2013

Anticipated retirement incomes compared with what people are likely to actually receive varies hugely across the UK, new research from AXA Wealth has revealed, creating a national shortfall of more than £4,500 - the cost of a cruise, a nearly new car or even a face lift. Read more

Why have investment bonds fallen out of fashion?

5th June 2013

Only 15% of consumers see investment bonds as important to their retirement planning according to new research from AXA Wealth. This suggests that most investors aren’t making the most of their investment options. Read more

Launch of the Architas Marketing Store offers joint digital marketing service for advisers

4th June 2013

Architas has launched a new digital service, the Architas Marketing Store, to allow adviser firms to co-brand its entire range of client-facing material. Read more

Prefunding – the missing ingredient from a great many leading wraps

24th May 2013

Research from AXA Wealth has found that clients with money held on wraps and platforms not offering a prefunding option could be out of the market for potentially damaging periods of time, meaning investors may miss out on any associated gains. Read more

AXA Wealth Q1 2013 results

7th May 2013

AXA Wealth announces Q1 2013 financial results, with significant growth across its business units (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013). Its Elevate platform saw assets under management (AUM) up 50% from £4.0bn to £6.0bn Assets also increased for Architas, AXA Wealth’s specialist... Read more

Architas hits £12bn in post-RDR growth

7th May 2013

Architas has today announced that the switch to clean share classes has helped push its assets to more than £12bn; up £800m since the start of 2013. Read more

Architas fund range goes live on Aegon platform

2nd May 2013

Architas has today announced that its range of risk-rated investment funds, which are available as active, passive or blended fund of funds, are now available on the Aegon Platform, Aegon Retirement Choices (ARC) and Aegon’s newest pension solution One Retirement. Read more

Architas puts focus on intermediary and wholesale distribution with new appointments

29th April 2013

Architas has today announced two appointments as part of a new drive to grow its range of funds across the intermediary and wholesale markets business. Read more

Elevate adds to clean share class offer with Momentum’s UK retail fund range

23rd April 2013

AXA Wealth has added four UK retail funds from Momentum Global Investment Management (‘Momentum’) to its Elevate platform. The funds are all managed on a multi-asset, best of breed basis with a range of targets based on certain percentages above the UK consumer price... Read more

AXA Wealth Elevate sees significant asset flows into clean share classes

12th April 2013

AXA Wealth today announced that 40% of flows on the Elevate platform went into clean share class funds during March 2013. The total flows into clean share classes is split evenly between new money to the platform and switches of existing money, which suggests a significant... Read more