AXA and Winterthur wealth units to merge

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A new financial services business model branded AXA & Winterthur Wealth Management has been unveiled following a strategic review of the business.

The merger comes a year and a half after AXA bought Winterthur Group from Credit Suisse in December 2006. Its new business will encompass Winterthur's high net worth wealth management business, AXA's wealth management businesses including the Individual Pension and Investment business of AXA and its international business based in the Isle of Man. Architas, AXA’s new multi-manager company, will provide both guided architecture and a range of multi-manager funds. Access will also be provided to the AXA Elevate wrap platform. A centralized adviser support service, based on the Winterthu...

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