The three new offerings – Architas Dynamic, Growth and Reserve Multi-Asset Passive funds – will sit alongside the firm’s existing Adventurous, Balanced and Cautious multi-asset passive offerings.
Architas says each fund in the range offers a broad exposure to sectors, industries, countries and asset classes.
Asset allocation strategy is outsourced to financial modelling software firm eValue FE, and the funds are modelled to “strict pre-set tolerance limits according to their risk profiles”. That model is itself reviewed every quarter in relation to asset class movements.
“Many investors find passive funds easier to understand because they can be easier to research and monitor than actively managed funds; they’ve been popularised because of their simplicity and transparency,” said Caspar Rock, chief investment officer at Architas.
“Tracking several indices means you’re not relying on the performance of a single index, and this can provide distinct diversification benefits. It’s a logical way to invest passively and we’re seeing demand from investors across all risk profiles looking to strike a balance between active funds and cash deposits.”
