How is tech changing platform asset migration?

'Every transfer should be compliant, transparent, and in the client's best interest'

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Tom Mullaly explores how technology is helping transform the platform migration experience

My job entails spending significant time deep in the plumbing of financial services and it's sometimes a messy job. It's a complex sector, so there are certainly a few leaks, blockages and the occasional bit of old pipework beneath the surface. One well-known issue with the industry's plumbing is advised asset migration. This isn't some unknown crack hidden behind a wall waiting to spring a leak. Instead, asset migration is a visible problem, like trying to calibrate water temperature using separate hot and cold taps instead of having the smooth, controllable flow you get with a mixed ta...

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