Technology

I recently saw that BMW has launched the next generation of its extremely successful Mini. To be honest, it looks to me very much like the previous generation and some would argue ‘and why not?' when its first generation model's sales exceeded all expectations....

Eight out of ten mortgage intermediaries say the ease of dealing online is an important factor when selecting the best mortgage product on the market, according to research from Unipass.

LogicaCMG, the IT company supplying many larger financial services customers, says implementation of MiFID rules could lead to the ‘death' of the London Stock Exchange.

UK financial advisers could soon be using their mobile phones in a different way, if patterns seen in the US market are repeated here, says Pyxis Mobile.

Force Majeure is a phrase likely to be well-worn in future as the government seeks new excuses to cover up its failures to meet IT goals, including the area of pensions.

IFAs will be among those encouraged to consider Capita's Enabler concept in the GI space through its quotes engine business Webline's deal to provide infrastructure supporting a building and contents insurance proposition from first4cover.

Developments in internet technology, online mortgage product availability, and TCF requirements mean intermediary businesses must in future pay greater attention to how they handle leads.

In my blog last month I tried to brew up a storm with my suggestion that neither the public nor the regulator understood the difference between independent financial advice and independent financial sales.

adviser clinic

We have an emerging dilemma in terms of investment management and how an IFA can add value, or maybe more pertinently, justify their 0.5% trail commission.