Technology

Standard Life has rolled a new webcast facility to help IFAs understand how its web tools work and explain the company's thinking on terms of products and services offered.

Mike O'Leary, chief executive of Marlborough Stirling, says intermediaries should see no hiving off of The Exchange as a result of today's bid announcement.

Attempts by online mortgage intermediary TML Financial Solutions to put a full consumer-useable KFI on its website have been put on ice after tests showed customers were turned off by the facility.

United Utilities, formerly known as North West Water, has tabled a £95.3m bid for Marlborough Stirling through its wholly owned subsidiary Vertex Data Science.

Survey respondents suggesting they are likely to go multi-tie in the next two quarters are divided over whether to do so using existing or new solutions.

The DTI's Businesslink website has launched a series of free practice advice and tools to try and help smaller businesses and managers keep up-to-date on general regulatory changes and information to be supplied to employees.

Selestia has managed to double funds under management sold through its funds supermarket platform, Old Mutual results show.

Financial services firms are being advised to carefully prepare for the FSA's new electronic reporting requirements, as firms are expected to disclose information from July 1st which is equivalent to a six-monthly FSA visit.

Business-related email bulletins covering key industry developments are planned by Clerical Medical.

The Exchange will soon provide quotations on every type of product in the UK retail financial services sector as the portal has just announced plans to roll out a PMI comparative quotes service.