Moving beyond admin with back office decisions

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In the first of a series of articles looking at back office technology systems, Mik Cons, managing director at 1st Software reveals what his firm is doing to help intermediaries manage the firm's back office needs.

Financial advisers have long known the importance of one little word – service. Being able to offer an outstanding service can be the difference between keeping the long term loyalty of a client or, quite simply, losing them to someone who can. Advisers also know that good service comes at a cost. Consider all the hours spent collecting client data or chasing valuations, which inevitably will have a considerable impact on time and budget, and it is no wonder that advisers are demanding much more from their ‘client management’ or ‘back office’ system. Less than a decade ago a ‘back off...

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