E-commerce helping financial advisers

The development of e-commerce solutions in this industry has come a long way over the past few year...

The development of e-commerce solutions in this industry has come a long way over the past few years, but there is still much to do to fully realise the internet's potential. Last year saw a dramatic increase in online services available to advisers via both portals and product provider extranets, and the advent of Unipass certificates has made access to these services easier than ever before. At Friends Provident, for example, we now have a complete range of facilities available over the internet for both individual and group business, and we saw a 450% increase in usage of our online ...