AXA Wealth’s specialist investment company Architas has changed its active and passive funds to provide simpler and clearer names.

The changes reflect the work AXA Wealth is doing ahead of the RDR to improve simplification and transparency.

The renaming affects the range of Architas Multi-Manager and Architas Multi-Asset Passive funds.

Architas Multi-Manager will be renamed Architas Multi-Asset Active while the passive fund range title remains the same.

A full list of new titles is shown below.

Caspar Rock, chief investment officer at Architas, said: “Simplifying the fund names helps advisers to give clients an improved understanding of Architas’ investment proposition. Since our launch nearly four years ago, we have continued to provide a coherent active and passive managed investment offering to suit a wide range of investment needs.”

AXA Wealth is currently undergoing a series of changes both for the RDR and also to target new model advisers.

These include hiring new recruits on its platform and investment business and launching the new service AXA Self Investor.

Previous Fund Names                                                              Refreshed Fund Names
Architas Multi-Asset Passive Range
Architas Prudent Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Prudent
Architas Reserve Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Reserve
Architas Cautious Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Moderate
Architas Balanced Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Intermediate
Architas Adventurous Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Progressive
Architas Growth Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Growth
Architas Dynamic Multi Asset Passive	Architas MA Passive Dynamic
Architas Multi-Asset Active Range
Architas Reserve	Architas MA Active Reserve
Architas MM Cautious Income	Architas MA Active Moderate Income
Architas MM Income	Architas MA Active Intermediate Income
Architas MM Balanced	Architas MA Active Progressive
Architas MM Growth	Architas MA Active Growth
Architas MM Dynamic	Architas MA Active Dynamic