Technology

This year's Beijing Olympics are the focus of some nervous attentionfrom fund managers in the Asia/Pacific region, according to Standard & Poor'sFund Services, which has just published its annualreview on equity funds in the region.

The majority of advisers do not know how to undertake due diligence on their prospective platform providers, a new study has found.

Calls for the FSA to extend its regulatory remit to comparison websites gathered pace today with other firms putting their weight behind the appeal.

How it is going to support brokers who want to make the most of what the current account mortgage sector offers

Adviser-owned wrap Nucleus has announced a further six firms have signed up to the platform.

A website designed to keep advisers up to speed with developments in the equity release market has been launched by Just Retirement.

Friends Provident has admitted tackling the wrap marketplace was a much more difficult proposition than it imagined.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Financial Express have launched a web page to help financial advisers identify funds with similar investment strategies.

AXA has overhauled its online new business tracking for protection products after feedback from advisers.

Origo has launched a new online agency registration service aimed at saving advisers hours signing up with product providers.