Technology

Tomas Carruthers, former ceo of interactive investor, has managed to buy back the Ample online news and financial advice site which was sold to AMP three years ago.

Larger IFA firms can now assess the financial impact of the FSA's "cost of advice menu" on their business, thanks to the launch of specialist software by Cboxx.

Independent Financial Advisers will be able to use a wrap platform offering a single technical solution, says Lifetime Group, once the new system is launched this summer.

Mortgageassess, the online services established jointly by the LIA, SOFA and CII is now fully up and running.

Portfolio Balancer is the name of Winterthur Life's new planning and asset allocation tool for intermediaries, which uses stochastic modelling to analyse outcomes of investment decisions.

Scottish Life has launched an online human resources tool which is free to employers and could be used by IFAs could use as a selling point to encourage pensions-take.

Standardisation organisation Origo has set 20th January as the date for its first focus group meeting for IFAs to discuss ecommerce and future services in life and pensions.

IFAs using Pensions Associate's support services for SSASs planning will gain access to online investment and administration tools from Selestia under the terms of a deal between the two businesses.

Mortgage 2000 has selected 1st Software's technology solution to support the company's new mortgage and general insurance network, m2i.

Wrap platform Lifetime Portfolio has appointed Northern Trust as its sole provider of manager-of-manager funds, ahead of its launch in six months time.