Skandia

Adviser clients are currently more concerned about potential investment losses rather than how much money they can make, Skandia research reveals.

Brett Williams, founder of Selestia and currently head of Skandia's wealth management unit, will become the new CEO of Cofunds, the firm has announced.

The Selestia platform is to be re-named Skandia Investment Solutions and used as the basis for Skandia's new wealth management platform.

Skandia has added the Fulcrum Alternative Beta Plus fund as a core underlying asset in its risk-based Spectrum multi-manager range.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) will launch its retail multi-asset alternative investments fund to investors on 23 June.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has increased exposure to Asia/Pacific and Emerging Market equities in its Global Best Ideas fund, at the expense of Japanese and US stocks.

Investor appetite for structured products shows no signs of slowing with Skandia noting a 152% jump in inflows to its Protected Portfolio Investment (PPI) fund in Q1 this year.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has dumped the UBS mandate in its UK Equity Blend vehicle, replacing it with the Aegon UK Opportunities fund.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has stripped a £30m Global Best Ideas fund mandate from Aberdeen and handed control to Treasury Asia Asset Management.

A website designed to help advisers guide clients on the essentials of business protection has been launched by Skandia.