Pictet Funds, the investment fund distribution arm of Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie, is adding several international funds to the financial planning platform Cofunds.

Thirteen funds in total are now available on the platform, among them the recently launched Pictet Global Megatrends fund, which gives investors access to each one of Pictet's eight thematic sector funds. Other listed funds include Pictet’s Greater China fund and the Indian Equities fund.

"We are pleased to announce that investors will now have greater access to our range of funds thorough the Cofunds platform. The UK market forms a key part of our business and we are experiencing considerable demand for Pictet Funds products here. We look forward to working with Cofunds in the future," said Paul Gaston, UK sales director at Pictet Funds.

Pictet Funds was founded in 1997, and now distributes more than 90 investment funds and has over SFr64 billion ($54.25 billion) in assets under management, most of which is managed by Pictet Asset Management. 

As at 31 December 2008, Pictet Asset Management managed SFr115 billion in international assets, which were invested on the equity and bond markets worldwide. 

Pictet Asset Management manages investments from London, Geneva, Zurich, Singapore and Tokyo and carries out client service and business development in eleven centres worldwide, from London, Geneva, Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid and Milan via Dubai to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Montreal.