Technology
Asset managers ignore digital distribution at their peril
When it comes to a move toward electronic fund distribution, for the asset management sector, change is mandatory, says EY.
People Moves | 16 Dec 15
MoneyFarm appoints chief tech officer ahead of UK launch
Italian digital wealth management firm MoneyFarm has appointed David Jeffrey chief technology officer ahead of its 2016 UK launch.
Technology | 15 Dec 15
Robo-advice: Fact and fiction
I have lost count of the amount of articles about so-called robo-advice. It certainly is the “flavour of the month” and, if we believe all that we hear, will soon become the most important element in the delivery of financial services. I have some strong views on this…
Technology | 15 Dec 15
Coding a digital future
Three predictions for the future – In our first technology article we wrote about the need for international life companies to embrace digital, and in our second we talked about Friends Provident International and Aviva’s ‘Digital First’ response to this challenge. In this article we look to the future and propose three predictions which we think will revolutionise the international life industry over the next few years.
Technology | 15 Dec 15
For mash get Smash (or the future for customers)
This is my final article in a series of three on customers for International Adviser. Previously I wrote about the benefits of a customer centric approach and how Friends Provident International uses insight to shape its proposition. This time I am going to take you into the future and handover to ‘Bill’, a British expatriate in Singapore, to narrate his story in his own words. It’s the year 2026 and Bill has a meeting with his financial adviser to discuss his retirement plans…