Cofunds
Aegon fundmarket platform
Cofunds is a fundmarket that provides investment platform services in the UK. The company's product options include bond, pension, collectives and cash services. It also provides consolidation, investor administration, online investor, intermediary and integration services.
The company, which is based in London, was bought by Aegon, the pensions, life insurance and asset management business, from former owner Legal & General in 2016.
Aegon is working towards integrating the platform with Aegon Retirement Choices (ARC), bringing many of Cofunds' features into ARC.
Bonds
The Corporate Bond sector continues to lead sales at Cofunds, accounting for 39% of net sales in the first quarter, according to the platform.
23 April 2009
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Absolute Return
BlackRock's UK Absolute Alpha fund slipped out of the top 20 net selling vehicles on Cofunds in Q4 la...
14 January 2009
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UK
Cofunds will exclusively launch the new Clerical Medical Investment Solutions to the UK platform mar...
14 January 2009
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UK
Brett Williams, a founder of the Selestia platform, has officially joined Cofunds as CEO. Replaci...
09 January 2009
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Managed funds
F&C's Lifestyle funds range, including the Portfolio Bond and Portfolio Plus products, has been added...
17 December 2008
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Bonds
Over half of Cofunds' sales went into safety areas of Cautious Managed, Money Market and Absolute Ret...
15 October 2008
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Managed funds
Investors are flocking into cash funds, with Smith & Williamson Cash the top-selling vehicle on Cofun...
09 October 2008
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Investment
Cofunds has strengthened its intermediary support team with five further recruits. Former James Ha...
07 October 2008
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Equities
Investment planning is the most valuable thing IFAs do for their clients, according to Cofunds resear...
01 August 2008
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UK
Brett Williams is to replace Charlie Eppinger as chief executive at Cofunds. Williams was the foun...
02 July 2008
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