Aviva adds funds to investment bond and pensions

Aviva is to add funds from leading fund managers to the Portfolio investment bond and pensions range.

Thirty-one funds are being added to Portfolio giving investors the option of building a portfolio from a selection of more than 200 funds; 28 funds will be added to Aviva's income drawdown, company and personal pensions giving customers a selection of more than 270 funds.

The funds - available from 30 November 2009 - are being added in response to demand and will give financial advisers more choice when making investment recommendations to customers. Aviva now has links to more than 100 OBSR-rated funds available through both its life bond and pensions.

The funds are managed by a range of leading managers including Artemis, Aviva Investors, BlackRock, Cazenove, Fidelity, Investec, Jupiter, M&G, Newton, Schroder and Threadneedle.

David Barral, marketing director at Aviva, said: "Aviva continually reviews the range of funds available through our Portfolio bond and pensions range to make sure they have the quality, performance and choice to meet the needs of advisers and their clients to help them invest and save for their future.
"These additional funds strengthen our coverage of externally-rated funds and give advisers and their clients the opportunity to build an investment portfolio from a wider choice of sectors ranging from cautious and balanced managed to absolute return and specialist.

"Aviva is committed to offering a broad range of funds for customers and advisers to choose from.  We know that advisers need choice so they can build portfolios tailored to their clients' needs. We also follow a strong fund governance model so advisers can make their recommendations with confidence."