Technology

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has made its fund management ratings and fund research reports available on Transact Online.

MyLocalAdviser , the online directory of financial advisers, has re-launched with updated features including an Adviser Zone and marketing tools.

Ascentric has become the second wrap platform to link to the FinQS-developed TCF Centre tool.

The new Bill Vasilieff-led wrap platform Novia has gone live today with a standard 0.75% initial charge.

Names in the frame for this year's Incisive Media Online Finance Awards 2008 , in association with IFAonline, have been announced today.

Novia Financial has successfully launched its new wrap platform service. Led by Selestia co-founder Bill Vasilieff, it offers an independent service catering for advisers dealing in the high net worth and mass affluent markets.

Skandia has hit back at criticism over its handling of platform re-registration, saying the real issue of adviser mis-selling has been lost in the wave of negative publicity.

Skandia has reduced the annual management charge on its single priced income withdrawal pension product to 0.25pc for new investors, following demand from financial advisers.

The results of a recent IFA survey by Bankhall showed that over a third of advisers did not use a recognised client management system.

Lincoln Financial Group has added its i2 Live Annuity and i2 Live Drawdown products to Thinc's At Retirement whole of market product panel.