Technology

THE development of wraps in the UK could deal a killer blow to insurance companies, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley.

IFAs using the Friends Provident and Standard Life wrap platforms will be able to access real time valuations on their existing investment and pensions business with the two life companies.

THE UK's first electronic bond application system, which promises to slash processing time from days down to minutes, has been created by the The Hartford.

A FREE ISA guide helping intermediaries communicate with their clients during the ISA season has been launched by website Marketing-hub. co.uk

BeatThatQuote.com, the two-year-old lead generation business, has broken into the annuities market for the first time, promising to match consumers with best quotes.

The Exchange's decision to introduce fixed term annuities as a new category is an early sign of the "major revolution" set to transform the retirement income market, says fixed term annuity provider Living Time.

Being part of a large software organisation, it is interesting to see how the emerging technology propositions for wrap accounts differ quite radically in their approach. Several are putting forward a one-stop shop where all clients are captured onto...

More than half of the intermediary market would like clients to be able to update their own factfinds online but just one in 10 currently allow customers to do so, according to the results of IFAonline's annual technology survey.

Software and services supplier Misys' interim results suggest its Sesame business is still in a firm position, but subject to a number of question marks according to its group interim results published today.

Another two or three well-known providers are expected to soon join the collaboration exercise just announced by Standard Life and Friends Provident in the area of wrap platforms.