Technology
Lombard International unveils platform for IFAs
Lombard International Assurance has launched a new platform called Connect.
Praemium sees 29% rise in managed funds amid record inflows
Australian-headquartered platform provider Praemium has reported a 29% rise in funds under administration (FUA) for the year to 31 December 2016, driven by record inflows from its international units.
Best Practice | 13 Jan 17
Asset managers must ‘innovate and industrialise’
The asset management industry is facing an innovation dilemma as it struggles to free itself from encumbered business models and embrace industrialisation, says Matthew Lamb, chief executive of Pacific Asset Management.
Best Practice | 11 Jan 17
Almost half of millennials would buy advice from Google
More than a third of investors around the world are prepared to use robo-advisers, with an increasing number millennials, those aged 18-35, admitting they would buy insurance from an online provider such as Google or Amazon, a new report by consultancy firm Accenture has revealed.
Best Practice | 10 Jan 17
Aviva to partner with LinkedIn in hunt for forgotten pensions
British insurer Aviva is in talks to team up with social media giant LinkedIn to create a scheme to track millions of forgotten pension pots.