Architas, the multi-manager arm of AXA Wealth, has appointed James Bampton to the newly created position of head of intermediary sales.

Architas, the multi-manager arm of AXA Wealth, has appointed James Bampton to the newly created position of head of intermediary sales.

Bampton will report to Cedric Bucher, head of business development, and will lead a new seven strong intermediary distribution team.

He joins having spent more than five years as a sales director at UBS Global Asset Management. Whilst there, his role included the launch and promotion of a range of multi asset funds for intermediaries and low cost defined contribution default funds for the auto enrolment pensions market. Prior to UBS, Bampton was head of intermediary sales at Fidelity International.

Architas saw assets rise from £11.3 billion($18.6 billion) to £12.6 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 12 per cent from the same period in 2012.