MyFolio is one in a billion

The MyFolio fund range from global investment manager Standard Life Investments, has reached £1bn funds under management, thanks to strong client demand for risk-based portfolios.

The one billion milestone comes just sixteen months after Standard Life Investments launched the MyFolio range (in October 2010), and makes it one of the fastest growing fund ranges in Standard Life Investments' history.

Bambos Hambi, Head of Fund of Funds Management, Standard Life Investments, said: "We always knew that the MyFolio fund range had something special to offer clients and advisers, but I'm especially pleased that we've hit the one billion threshold so soon. Even in such a volatile market, the funds are delivering on what they set out to do.

"I am confident that with the addition of the recently launched Multi Manager Income and Managed Income funds we now have a range of funds to meet the vast majority of investor's needs. MyFolio now has one of the largest and most experienced research teams in the industry which reflects Standard Life Investments' commitment to the fund range, and will help it grow further in the years ahead."

MyFolio Funds

The whole range of Myfolio funds are carefully constructed suites of risk-based portfolios managed by Standard Life Investments that offer clients a choice of active and indexbased investment strategies across five risk levels.

They offer an innovative approach to asset allocation which aims to maximise returns for the level of risk selected and asset allocation strategies that are relatively rare among most risk-based portfolios:

Commercial property is part of all the MyFolio Funds including those adopting a more passive approach

Absolute return investment strategies are incorporated across the four active options - the MyFolio Multi Manager Funds; MyFolio Multi Manager Income Funds; MyFolio Managed Funds and the MyFolio Managed Income funds.

Standard Life Investments provides tactical asset allocation across all MyFolio Funds

MyFolio Funds are available through direct investment, via Standard Life platforms and tax wrappers (excluding stakeholder) and via selected third party platforms. They are available to invest in through Standard Life's Wrap, FundZone Mutual Fund Platform, International Bond, Individual and Group Pensions including SIPP, Group SIPP, Active Money SIPP and Active Money Personal Pension, Tailored and Capital Onshore Bonds (Level and Stepped).