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With the many challenges facing advice firms, an innovative technology strategy may not be at the top of your business objectives. However, with consumers quick to adopt new technologies and an increasing expectation for new innovations and digitised services, financial planning firms need to have a strategy that allows them to evolve with this landscape and an innovative culture that makes embracing these changes a seamless and natural process.

Praemium's Chief Technology Officer, Adam Pointon and Head of Distribution Martin Morris talk through challenges advice firms face in staying innovative and practical tips and strategies for supporting innovation in your advice business.

In the second episode of the Investment Leaders series, Damian Cilmi talks to Will Riggall of Ralton Asset Management about the benefits of SMAs for advisers and clients and the advantages of swift trading. Will and Damian also discuss growth vs value investment styles and whether the growth cycle is nearing an end.

ifa magazine have published an adviser's guide to managed accounts with interviews and articles from leading managed account providers, including Praemium's Mat Walker and Martin Morris.

Constant demands on advisers time all have the ability to impact business profitability and success. We look at some of the factors that can impact a planning practice’s business model and outline why platform choice will be more of a strategic decision in the future, rather than just a business transaction.

If you're interested in transitioning to managed accounts, managing the change with your clients is crucial to a successful transition and to enhanced client relationships.

If you have identified the benefits of managed accounts and are considering them as a solution for your business, you will need to plan and manage the changes required to implement this new advice model. In our experience, businesses that are most successful in making the transition have embraced managed accounts and the technology that supports them as a strategic solution for their whole practice.

Every adviser is acutely aware of their mounting administration burden. Not only do advisers have to provide good advice, they must show how they have provided it and why. To do this manually for every individual client is an administrative headache that inevitably places a limit on the number of clients an adviser can support successfully.

In our premiere episode, Praemium's Damian Cilmi, Head of Investment Managers & Governance, talks to leading investment managers on topics that matter to you and your clients. Delving into investment trends and strategy, market outlooks and more, Damian asks the questions to ensure you are up to date on the latest thinking from some of the world's leading financial minds.

International pensions provider Sovereign Group has signed terms with Praemium to offer platform services to its pension scheme members and private clients of Sovereign Wealth.