Skandia prepares to introduce Spectrum.

Investment Adviser, April, 2008

Byline: Catherine Neilan

Six-strong range will take form of hybrid fund of funds/manager of manager funds

Skandia Investment Group is continuing to add to its arsenal of funds with the launch of a risk-targeted range of multi-manager products for the UK market.

The six-strong range, dubbed Spectrum, has been designed as a "ready-made investment solution" for advisers who use Skandia's risk profiling and asset allocation tools to map out the individual's appetite to risk on a scale of one to 10.

The funds, which take a hybrid fund of funds/manager of managers structure, have been ascribed volatility levels of three to eight, which Skandia claimed would be suitable for more than 95 per cent of investors. As the funds take volatility...