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Product research
Research is the foundation of the advisory process
and requires access to an extraordinary depth of information. Sifting
the information available is the key to time efficient, auditable
research and, continuing our strategy of integrating Client Care
Desktop with best of breed solutions, we are pleased to offer integration
with both Aequos and Synaptic Product Manager.
Aequos
Advisers use research tools to identify suitable products for their
clients by researching the entire market. Advisers can demonstrate
the veracity of their recommendations by using Aequos's unique scoring
and graphing facilities. Additionally, they can produce justification
reports and an audit trail to meet regulatory requirements and good
practice.
Aequos is the flagship service in Defaqto's product range. Designed
for industry professionals, the system is modular and offers detailed
product information in both tabular and text format covering the
entire spectrum of financial and insurance products. It contains
a technical specification on every product in the market as well
as a wealth of supporting information. For example in relation to
funds and fund performance, the financial strength of providers
and the underwriting terms and conditions of risk products.
The content rich service is provided on a highly functional PC
based application which allows sophisticated interrogation of the
database and the production of reports and graphical analysis.
Synaptic Product Manager
With accurate product search and selection from the total marketplace,
Product Manager allows you to tailor products to justify both the
contract and the company as part of each independent best advice
recommendation you give.
Used by over 9000 Advisers, Synaptic’s research tools continue
to be the industry preferred research product, offering you Product
and Client focused research with a quick, accurate and easy to use
research tool, with advanced filtering techniques alongside extensive
product and ranking criteria.
With Product Manager you can:
- Research over 10,000 products
- Access over 36,000 product criteria
- Access over 70,000 ranking criteria
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