Origo unveils one-stop agency request tool ahead of RDR

Origo says the Agency Administration Service allows advisers to request a wide range of changes, including transfer of business, change of bank account and request for agency closure, via a single system. They can log the same request to as many providers as they wish as well as track its progress. The tool will launch in late July. Aegon Scottish Equitable, Friends Provident, Norwich Union and Standard Life are among nine big-name firms that helped Origo devise the system. Origo says the service will streamline the administration process and improve the "often inconsistent, insecure ...