DST Global Solutions has announced the launch of its new Retirement Options solution. Developed by its Investment Management Solution (IMS) business in conjunction with retirement specialist Billy Burrows of William Burrows Annuities, Retirement Options is designed to help advisers and clients identify suitable products in an ever increasingly complicated retirement market.
Key features of Retirement Options include:
An innovative Retirement Signature tool matching clients to products A comparison of product features Comprehensive calculations on multiple economic bases comparing the performance of a range of products Support for a wide range of post-retirement products, including income drawdown, guaranteed annuities, variable annuities and investment linked annuities
The Retirement Options solution is designed to deliver a competitive advantage to advisers, says Robert Childs, head of operations for pensions and actuarial services (PAS) at DST Global Solutions. It will give them tools to support their advice and explain their selection to the client. We are proud of the software solution that we have developed with Billy Burrows; the combination of his specialist knowledge and experience with our industry-leading technology enables us to deliver a scalable solution to manufacturers and distributors of post-retirement products. The launch of this solution demonstrates our commitment to innovation in the area of financial planning tools and the capabilities of our powerful calculation engine.
The DST Global Solutions IMS business line offers a comprehensive range of software supporting financial planning and pensions advisory functions.
The PAS software is built around a comprehensive and flexible calculation engine and can be accessed via the Internet. The software is designed to offer the benefits of fast implementation, scalability and easy integration with other systems.
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