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  New Transfer Tracking service to ‘do away’ with chasing progress by phone

  13 August 2018

  Origo has launched a Transfer Tracking service to monitor the progress of pension, GIA and ISA transfers, when being moved between providers and platforms. This, the Fintech company says, will enable advisers, paraplanners and administrators to see the exact progress of clients’ transfers online, “doing away” with the need for chase-up phone calls. The...

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  Pension Dashboard petition passes 126,000 signatures

  8 August 2018

  The petition launched by 38 Degrees in response to media reports that the Pensions Dashboard might not go ahead has passed 126,000 signatures – and continues to grow. This shows the depth of feeling and the support that the initiative has in the country, said Anthony Rafferty, managing director of Origo (pictured). “The benefits...

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  TISA launches initial phase of digital ID

  22 July 2018

  TISA has launched the initial phase of its industry project to develop a digital ID, designed to give consumers greater control and access over their money. The savings and investments membership organisation said the new project will revolutionise the way people manage their money and make it easier for them to save. The digital...

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  Industry responds angrily to suggestions Pensions Dashboard might be axed

  17 July 2018

  The financial services industry has responded angrily to the suggestion made by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey published in The Times, that the Pensions Dashboard might be scrapped, saying it made “little sense” would ultimately “make people’s retirement planning harder” and would make the industry “legitimately question” whether involvement in...

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  Post pension freedoms: Key recommendations for the industry

  13 July 2018

  Matt Ward, communications director, AKG Financial Analytics draws from the group’s recent paper dealing with the opportunities and challenges of pension freedoms. AKG’s 2018 pension freedoms paper – Grasping the nettle: Working together to achieve better retirement outcomesis a wide-ranging paper which looks at the impact of pension freedoms on key market participants. It...

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  July / August Issue OUT NOW

  28 June 2018

  In your bumper edition of Professional Paraplanner this month we have two specials for you: Click here to read The Professional Paraplanner Awards 2018 – We celebrate our second year of awards, recently held at the Grange St. Paul Hotel, London AND a Tax Special. In this 8-page section, we look at inheritance tax...

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  Pension Dashboard solution scale tested to serve 15 million users

  12 June 2018

  Origo has successfully scale tested its pension dashboard solution to handle anticipated usage by 15 million consumers when launched. The solution provides an underlying engine that enables consumer requests to be sent to pension providers and for pension details to be returned to the consumer-facing dashboard. It also includes advanced features such as Delegated Authority (access)...

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  Invesco acquisition of Intelliflo will see ‘significant investment’ into software

  10 June 2018

  Adviser technology provider Intelliflo, which operates the Intelligent Office (iO) back-office system, has been acquired by Invesco from its current venture capital owners, HgCapital. Launched in 2004, Intelliflo says it currently supports the business of approximately 30% of UK advisers. The Intelligent Office software platform offers functionality including client relationship management, financial planning, client...

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