Features

Technology | features 15 Dec 15

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…

Technology | features 15 Dec 15

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.

Europe | features 14 Dec 15

Luc Rasschaert, chief executive of IWI, and Mike Foxall, its UK representative, explain why, having achieved a solid footing in continental Europe, the firm chose to launch its wealth management funds in the UK.

Platforms | features 11 Dec 15

Much has been made of the fragile state of the platform sector but Praemium is predicting a step change with the ever-wider adoption of SMA technology.

Technology | features 10 Dec 15

This series of articles began with a “Tomorrow’s World” style look at what changes in technology we might see by 2025.