Architas has appointed Jonathan Arthur from Fidelity as a fund product specialist in its UK team.
Arthur will support Architas's 13-strong UK distribution team working with advisers to explain the company's risk profiled, income producing and specialist funds, as well as its forthcoming managed portfolio service.
At Fidelity, Arthur was an equity product specialist on its global and US funds.
Architas has also appointed Marcelle Williams to its UK marketing team from BlackRock to support the launch of its managed portfolio service.
In January this year, Architas added four members to its UK distribution team, bringing its total size to 14.
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Cedric Bucher (pictured), head of Architas UK funds, said: "Our role is to demonstrate to advisers how we can help address [market] issues and work in partnership with them to meet the needs of their clients.
"Jonathan's technical and investment expertise will support our ongoing work with advisers and explain the investment solutions we offer.
"We know that advisers still value personal, face to face contact at a time when some competitors are reducing this service.
"We have built on our core risk profiled range with the addition of specialist alternative and income funds and plan to launch a new Managed Portfolio Service shortly."
Last month, Architas CIO Caspar Rock stepped down from his position to joine Cazenove Capital Management as chief investment officer.
