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Defaqto is launching an online research service for financial adviser firms next month which allows them to conduct a whole-of-market search for products matching the needs of their clients.

The Exchange has announced the addition of Standard Life and Royal Liver to its Pension Term Assurance (PTA) service.

Webline has introduced a new Pension Term Assurance (PTA) service, which offers quotes from four major providers, with an extension of the provider panel planned for the near future.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has announced it is to team up with the online intermediary portal, Assureweb, to offer quotes on its Investment Bond.

A survey carried out by Ipsos MORI for IFA Promotion suggests the internet is now the most popular method of seeking out financial advice among the key client demographic sought by IFA businesses.

A new Pension term Assurance (PTA) service has been launched by The Exchange as part of its Exweb portal.

David Child, managing director of The Exchange, says the latest news highlighting the integration of portal Exweb with software developer 1st Software means parent Vertex Financial Services is on track to create a "utility" model that will be competitor...

Sales growth figures published in the past few days by both FundsNetwork and Selestia suggest use of ecommerce trading has increased in line with the rises seen in stock market indices and higher levels of equity trading.

The next 12-18 months should see the industry move towards deals that tie up different front-end systems to create single point-of-sale solutions for intermediaries, says Ben Goss, managing director of Distribution Technology.