The range of OEIC funds from Natixis Global Asset Management has been extended to make it available on a number of extra platforms.
NGAM has broadened investors' access making it available via the Fidelity Funds Network, Ascentric, Novia, Transact, 7IM and Raymond James platforms.
The company, which, worldwide, has assets under management totalling about £522billion, said it anticipates platforms Cofunds and Standard Life will offer the funds later this year.
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NGAM, which launched its UK OEIC range last year, reported that its London office staff numbers have more than doubled in the past three years. This is expected to grow to seventy by the end of the year.
Recent appointments include three new advisory sales managers, Scott MacLean, Gerry Burke and Mike Schnackenberg, who will lead NGAM's continued push into the UK advisory and platform retail markets and Harriet Chatfield, who joins as additional sales support.
All four report to head of UK retail sales Darren Pilbeam.
Chris Jackson, EVP for UK retail and international product, said: "As momentum continues to build behind our UK retail business, we are committed to expanding investors' access to the UK OEIC range through key platforms.
"Our on-going investor research programme, which provides us with insight into the needs of UK retail investors, has highlighted that attitudes are changing; with the Budget increasing flexibility over savings pots, investors are looking for strategies that can provide them with the growth and income they require at retirement.
"It is now more important than ever for investors to have access to the products that can help them meet their savings goals and the funds in our UK OEIC range are ideally positioned to meet this need."