Financial Express appointed ABI data provider

clock

Financial Express has been chosen as the sole data provider for the ABI Master Classification Database, following a competitive tender process.

The Financial Express-built and managed database will be a definitive industry catalogue of ABI sectors and their fund constituents. After an ABI review in 2007, the Investment Classification Committee identified discrepancies in the fund constituents of some ABI sectors between data providers. It felt there was a risk of consumer confusion which could damage the credibility of the life industry. To address the problem, Financial Express has conducted a verification process of the sectors and the funds held within them. Jeremy Thatcher, chairman of the ABI’s Investment Classific...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Technology

Can investors with ethical considerations really avoid AI?

Can investors with ethical considerations really avoid AI?

Why it's complicated to avoid AI in investment

Ian Aylward
clock 16 September 2026 • 4 min read
Anthropic rolls out Claude for US financial advisers

Anthropic rolls out Claude for US financial advisers

Has ‘ready-made’ workflows, follow-ups, CRM updates and compliance checks

Sophia Panayi
clock 15 September 2026 • 2 min read
AI models give inaccurate financial advice 57% of the time

AI models give inaccurate financial advice 57% of the time

Could cost users ‘tens of thousands of pounds’

Sophia Panayi
clock 14 September 2026 • 3 min read