Aoris fund and SMA portfolio added to platforms


Aoris Investment Management has announced that its unit trust, the Aoris International Fund, and separately managed account (SMA) model portfolios are now available on several platforms.
The SMA has been added to Praemium and Powerwrap Investment menus and would be expected to be live on OneVue in the coming weeks, the firm said.
At the same time, the unit trust was available via Powerwrap and OneVue Investment and was expected to be live on Praemium shortly.
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Additionally, the company announced the addition of Alexander Ordon as the firm’s head of distribution.
Ordon would be responsible for all sales and marketing functions within Aoris and would report directly to Aoris’ founder and chief investment officer, Stephen Arnold.
He has over 20 years’ experience in wealth and investment management and previously held senior and management roles at JPMorgan Asset Management, Netwealth Investments and Credit Suisse Asset Management.
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