Ferguson tackles the hot topic of guided architecture

As ever, there seems to be a lot going on in the world of platforms. In the wider platform world, the current hot topic seems to be guided architecture, particularly as it might relate to Standard Life’s upcoming ‘investment proposition’. Now I don’t know about you, but I get mightily confused (and perhaps even suspicious) when I hear people on the provider side of the fence talking about investment propositions. After all, when a company such as a life assurer has no customer contact, how well-placed can that company be to help those customers manage their money? Certainly, they can ...