Technology

Martin Paine, chief technology officer of the London Stock Exchange, says preparations for MiFID will cost money, but he will not say how much.

Five years ago, the Society of Financial Advisers asked delegates at its annual conference what they would like to be able to do with technology in five years time.

Abbey's wrap proposition is to rebrand as James Hay Wrap on 30 October, and will infuture rely on core software from InfoComp.

TCF and not MiFID is the immediate challenge to providers and distributors, according to marketing agency Teamsprit.

On return from a couple of weeks break in the sun, and having sorted the wheat from the chaff of the umpty-five emails awaiting my return, my thoughts soon turned to whether there had been any significant developments in the world of pensions during the...

Norwich Union is moving its Lifetime wrap operation in-house as part of today's earlier announcement to cut 4,000 jobs.

A digital pen service has been launched for nurses conducting medicals on behalf of insurance companies but which could be adapted to help financial intermediaries complete and store client data without the need for rekeying.

Strong growth in customer leads and the desire to ensure its enterprise level support maintains an edge are the reasons behind new appointments at IntelliFlo, says chief executive Nick Eatock.

A financial planning firm has launched online advice services which target consumers who prefer to do their shopping and manage money over the internet.

Whizz-bang front-end solutions for IFAs may have to struggle for some time with provider legacy issues, says a consultant involved in systems migrations.