Tech review: Avelo braces for a busy 18 months

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With the Retail Distribution Review on the horizon, portal Avelo is gearing up for an aggressive growth phase, writes AT8 Group's Mark Loosmore...

Financial services technology can sometimes go through patches of stagnation where no innovation occurs and little changes, especially during a financial downturn. But nothing is further from the truth right now. With RDR approaching at frightening speed, along with other change initiatives such as the European Directive on Gender Equality, we are seeing an unprecedented amount of pressure for enormous change in many areas of our industry which needs to be underpinned by technology changes. At a recent visit to Avelo, we discussed the planned strategy for Avelo Exchange Portal, and di...

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