Standard Life boosts fund distribution in Scandinavia

Standard Life Investments boosts fund Standard Life Investments, the global fund manager, has announced that its Luxembourg domiciled SICAV fund range is now available through MFEX's Mutual Fund Exchange in all countries where the SICAV is registered for public distribution and where MFEX's clients operate.

MFEX is the leading independent fund marketplace in Europe. It offers financial institutions a highly automated, secure and cost efficient solution for trading mutual funds as well as calculating and recovering rebates on trail fees. 268 fund companies from 15 legal domiciles have elected to distribute their mutual funds through MFEX platforms. MFEX's clients distribute funds in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Standard Life Investments' SICAV offering provides investors with access to 18 sub funds across a diverse range of geographies and sectors in both equities and bonds. The funds have public distribution status in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Standard Life Investments' SICAV fund range is already available via a number of leading distributors across Europe, including Aktia (Finland), dwpbank (Germany), Fidelity FundsNetworkTM (Germany), Merrant (Sweden), Metzler Fund Xchange (Germany) and Nordea (Nordic & Baltic Sea Region).

Asa Norrie, Investment Director - Scandinavia, Standard Life Investments, said: "This agreement widens our distribution footprint in the Scandinavian market and builds on our well-established relationships with Nordea and Aktia. We're looking forward to working with MFEX to help achieve investors' goals during this challenging time."

"In light of the uncertain economic background, clients will now be able to benefit from Standard Life Investments' wide-ranging expertise through MFEX's Mutual Fund Exchange. For example, clients wishing to gain exposure to wide credit spreads and historically high yields on investment grade debt will be able to buy into our European Corporate Bond SICAV. Investors concerned about rising future inflation will be able to access our European Inflation Linked SICAV.

Alternatively, investors looking to move back into the equity market ahead of an economic recovery will be able to buy into, for example, our award-winning China Equity Fund."

For more information on Standard Life Investments SICAV range, visit slisicav.com