Tools

Capita Financial Software has entered the increasingly competitive risk-profiling market with the launch of its Synaptic Modeller tool.

Adviser comparison website VouchedFor will launch to the public on Monday after a year-long pilot.

PA's tech guru Mark Polson reviews Skandia's Appetite For Risk app.

Lowes Financial Management has launched a portfolio analysis tool for users of its client-facing website CompareStructuredProducts.com.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reassuring advisers they do not need to record telephone conversations with clients after some received inaccurate promotions suggesting they did.

The creator of a non-advised online fund selection tool for investors has called on more advisers to develop their own online technology.

Advice firms should not become fixated on remaining independent, network and support service provider Sesame Bankhall has said.

Openwork has launched a support service for its advisers seeking financial assistance while transferring to a fee-based model.

Risk-profiler FinaMetrica is to set up a UK-based sales team in a bid to grow its customer base.

Advisers have given a cautious welcome to a new tool claiming to reveal and compare the amount of commission consumers are currently paying through their investments.