Architas, the multi-manager arm of AXA Wealth, has made its fund range available on the Zurich retail platform.

Since December, Architas has made its range available on various platforms, including Cofunds, FundsNetwork, Transact, Nucleus, Ascentric, 7IM, Sippcentre, Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage and Standard Life, in addition to the AXA Wealth Elevate platform.

"The Architas fund range appeals to advisors thanks to their fit with Retail Distribution Review requirements and focus on the end-to-end investment process, from risk profiling to rebalancing. This investment process gives advisors the tools to select the most appropriate funds from the multi-asset active, passive, blended, income or specialist fund ranges,” said Cedric Bucher, head of business development at Architas.

Assets for Architas rose 17 per cent from £10.8 billion ($16.7 billion) to £12.6 billion for the first six months, Axa said in its half-yearly report.

AXA said that Architas introduced clean share classes in preparation for the RDR, with 78 per cent of new business now going into these funds. Additionally, the popularity of the risk-rated funds has led to them being added to a number of leading wrap platforms. This growth helped increase AXA Wealth’s overall assets by 21 per cent from £20 billion to £24.3 billion over the same period, the firm said.