J O Hambro Investment Management has placed a selection of its Waverton funds on the Standard Life Wrap platform.
Standard Life, which launched its Wrap platform in 2006 was named as "Platform of the Year" at the Logica UK Platform Awards 2009. Standard Life’s flexible wrap platform responds to the needs of financial advisers and their clients by allowing advisers and their clients to view their holdings holistically. Charles Bathurst, Director and head of funds distribution at JOHIM, said: “We are experiencing increasing demand for access to the Waverton fund range and the recent launch of our bond funds has generated a huge amount of interest.
“Through Standard Life’s Wrap we are aiming to provide expanded access to our funds and increase support for those discretionary advisors and managers with whom we work.”
The sub-funds of Waverton Investment Funds Plc, a UCITS III Dublin OEIC, to be listed on Standard Life wrap are:
• Waverton UK, managed by Russell Wallis and Simon Wilson
• Waverton Global Equity, managed by Jennifer Fisher
• Waverton European, managed by Katrina Norris
• Waverton Asia Pacific, managed by Alan Gibbs
• Waverton Global Bond Fund, managed by Jeff Keen and David Gibbs
• JOHIM Sterling Bond Fund, managed by Jeff Keen
• JOHIM Equity Fund, managed by John Bellamy and Tomi Satchell
Standard Life’s Graham Dow, Head of Global Investment Relationships, commented: "As an award-winning platform, Standard Life Wrap aims to help advisers build deeper, long-term relationships with their clients. Standard Life is one of very few providers that can demonstrate long-term commitment and leadership in this important market".
“J O Hambro Investment Management’s Waverton Fund range’s introduction to the platform continues to strengthen our proposition in bringing breadth of investment choice at the touch of a button.”
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