The Convexus Core

Our Flagship DFM ETF Core Models

Professional portfolio management. Transparent investing. Designed to strengthen adviser relationships.

Investing is not simply about choosing investments. It is about making hundreds of disciplined decisions over many years. The Convexus Core Models combine a structured investment process with transparent ETF implementation, helping advisers deliver professionally managed portfolios while remaining firmly at the centre of the client relationship.

Explore the Core

Flagship model range

Built as a central Convexus investment proposition.

Adviser-centred

Investment management that complements, rather than replaces, advice.

Disciplined oversight

Research, portfolio construction, monitoring and risk management within one repeatable framework.

Why the Core exists

Investment management designed around the advice relationship

The strongest client outcomes are achieved when investment management and financial planning perform distinct but complementary roles.

Convexus provides the portfolio expertise, structure and ongoing oversight. The adviser retains responsibility for the financial plan, suitability and client relationship. Together, they create a more complete investment experience for the client.

Professional oversight

Portfolios researched, constructed and monitored by the Convexus investment team.

Transparent implementation

Globally diversified portfolios implemented through carefully selected ETFs.

Adviser control

The adviser remains the trusted centre of the client relationship.

Scalable consistency

A repeatable investment framework that supports growing advice businesses.

The three-way partnership

One relationship. Two specialist roles. One aligned objective.

01Part 01

The Adviser

  • Understands the client
  • Establishes objectives and suitability
  • Builds the financial plan
  • Provides ongoing advice
  • Owns the client relationship
02Part 02

Convexus

  • Conducts investment research
  • Sets asset allocation
  • Selects ETF exposures
  • Constructs and manages portfolios
  • Monitors risk and market conditions
  • Rebalances when appropriate
03Part 03

The Client

Receives professional discretionary portfolio management alongside personal, ongoing financial advice.

Convexus does not compete for the relationship. We are designed to strengthen it.

Discipline over noise

A structured investment process for changing markets

Markets are uncertain. The investment process should not be.

The Core Models are governed by a repeatable framework intended to support consistent, evidence-led decisions and reduce reliance on emotion or short-term market narratives.

Risk is part of the process

Return is only half the investment story

Risk management is not a separate event performed after a portfolio has been built. It informs asset allocation, diversification, implementation, monitoring and every subsequent portfolio decision.

01

Model objective

Begin with the intended risk and return profile.

02

Asset allocation

Control the primary sources of portfolio risk.

03

Diversification

Avoid unnecessary dependence on a single market, region or investment outcome.

04

Instrument review

Assess implementation, liquidity, structure and underlying exposures.

05

Ongoing oversight

Monitor portfolios and rebalance when investment conditions or portfolio weights warrant action.

Performance attracts attention. Disciplined risk management supports better long-term outcomes.

Long-term evidence

Discipline, measured over time

Growth Core, since September 2013+167.1%Convexus Growth Core Model
Comparator, corresponding period+103.9%ARC Balanced Asset PCI
Sep 2013Latest95145195282.1

£100,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period would correspond to an indexed value of Growth Core: £267,100.00 and ARC Balanced Asset PCI: £203,900.00. Indexed illustration derived from cumulative percentage returns.
Indexed comparison based on the cumulative figures currently published by Convexus. It is not a year-by-year return series.

Secondary reference — Core: +94.9% since November 2015. Shown as a secondary reference only, as it has a different inception period and is not plotted directly against the September 2013 Growth Core series.

Performance reporting date: To be confirmed. Data source, basis and comparator methodology are recorded in the Convexus compliance administration area.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise, and clients may receive back less than originally invested. Performance comparisons must be considered in the context of the relevant model objective, risk profile, fees, reporting period and comparator methodology.

Why advisers use Core

Built for advisers who want more than a model portfolio

An adviser-first DFM

Convexus is positioned as the investment partner behind the advice, not a replacement for it.

ETF efficiency with active judgement

Transparent implementation combined with ongoing professional portfolio decisions.

One governed process

Research, asset allocation, selection, monitoring and risk oversight sit within a connected framework.

Designed to scale

A consistent investment proposition that can support a broad range of suitable client relationships.

Access to the thinking

Advisers can go beyond headline performance and access the methodology, portfolio rationale and investment commentary supporting the models.

The Convexus Investment Partnership

Not simply a model portfolio range, but an ongoing investment partnership designed to give advisers access to portfolio expertise, decision rationale and a clearer story to communicate to clients.

Inside the process

The headline is only the beginning

The detailed methodology, portfolio composition, decision framework and supporting investment material are available through the Convexus adviser suite.

Strategic asset-allocation framework

Available to advisers

Portfolio construction methodology

Available to advisers

ETF research and selection

Available to advisers

Investment committee oversight

Available to advisers

Tactical decision framework

Available to advisers

Risk monitoring process

Available to advisers

Historic performance analysis

Available to advisers

Adviser presentation materials

Available to advisers

Client-friendly portfolio explanations

Available to advisers

Quarterly investment commentary

Available to advisers

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For the use of UK and Isle of Man financial advisers, professional introducers and sophisticated clients. This material is an investment proposition and does not constitute investment advice or a personal recommendation.

Contact

Convexus Limited
Isle of Man
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Risk warning. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise, and clients may receive back less than originally invested. Model portfolios carry risk and are not capital protected. Performance figures are stated on the basis recorded in the Convexus compliance administration area. Convexus Core is a discretionary fund management proposition; advisers remain responsible for suitability and the client relationship.

Performance reporting date: as published. Document version: Core Sales Aid v1.0.