By Pravin Jeyaraj Merger and acquisition activity taking place in the UK financial market, has left...
By Pravin Jeyaraj Merger and acquisition activity taking place in the UK financial market, has left many groups struggling to find fast solutions to the integration of operations. As intermediary groups merge and expand, there are a number of issues concerning systems and technology that IFAs are having to tackle. The merger of Abbey National IFA and Willis Corroon Financial Planning in 1997 brought together a mix of systems, hardware, operations and methodologies. The prospect of co-ordinating, merging and developing them into a coherent force can be daunting. It was Collett English...
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