Vanguard

Assets on the Cofunds platform have risen by £9bn since the beginning of the year to £45bn, according to the provider.

James Hay has added more than 100 new funds to its platform, including a number of risk-rated and multi-manager offerings.

Cofunds is to provide its adviser users with access to a range of discretionary fund managers (DFMs) via the wrap for the first time.

Vanguard Asset Management has launched its first UK exchange-traded fund range with a five-strong offering of physical ETFs.

FADING LIGHT?

Standard Life has appointed Vanguard Asset Management to manage its range of 15 tracker funds.

JAPAN

Fund launches reached a decade low last year as groups held back new products in the face of market volatility.

Nick Blake, head of retail sales at Vanguard Asset Management, on whether we have reached a tipping point on fund costs.

US-listed ETFs and ETNs recovered lost assets during October, according to the National Stock Exchange.