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Providence Group selects FRS technology to power digital wealth platform for expats

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Dublin, Ireland – 21 January 2021 Financial Risk Solutions (FRS) is pleased to announce the adoption of its wealth management technology by Providence Group for powering their ProviTrade platform and Providence Life Limited life assurance products. Providence Group is an offshore life assurance and investment advice company offering savings, retirement, portfolio bond products and platform accounts for professional expats worldwide. Powered by FRS technology, Providence Group's new digital investment platform ProviTrade extends their offering to include portfolio and open architecture investment products to scale their business.

FRS provides technology for the end-to-end management and administration of personal investment accounts on ProviTrade. It comprises a white-labelled, multi-currency digital investment portal for ProviTrade’s clients and their financial advisers to manage their assets, transact, and view valuation statements in real-time. This portal then connects to FRS’s back-office investment administration system Invest|Pro™ for straight-through-processing (STP), ensuring a seamless investment process for both Providence Group and its end clients.

Financial Risk Solutions' CMO Frank Carr (left) and Professional Services Director Paul O'Meara (right) in Dubai, 2019.

In launching the platform, Providence Group chose to invest in a modern, secure and scalable investment administration system offered by FRS to meet the growing digitisation demands that clients now expect when managing investment portfolios. In doing so, Providence Group also significantly reduces manual processing and the associated operational risks involved in running investment operations.

The project was delivered remotely to the group’s United Arab Emirates administration hub Providence Administration Services, with Providence Group hosting the Invest|Pro™ installation in the cloud to support scalability and business continuity. The solution has assisted Providence Group to:

Significantly enhance the digital journey and provide an intuitive user experience for customers
Establish a new operating model with a light human touch and rigorous back-office controls
Introduce straight-through processing from front to back office, significantly reducing operating costs and operational risk
Launch new wealth and investment products, compliant with the latest regulations in a matter of days

Austin Blair, CEO at Providence Life said;

“FRS has been instrumental in the development of ProviTrade. Their expert team and best-of-breed technology has ensured we have built a world-class digital wealth platform to serve the growing needs of professional expats. The efficiency gains already realised through Invest|Pro™ will allow us to focus on growing our business.”

Frank Carr, Chief Marketing Officer at FRS commented;

“Providence Group is an excellent example of an international life assurance company evolving to meet the changing needs of its clients and offer the digital experience they now demand, and it’s great to onboard them as a new client in the wealth sector. We are confident that with Invest|Pro™ powering the investment administration of portfolio bonds, Providence Group will enjoy all the operational benefits our technology provides as well as enable them to scale their business even further.”

FRS provides technology for the end-to-end management and administration of personal investment accounts on ProviTrade.

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FRS extends its wealth investment management technology offering for Ardan International’s next generation wealth platform and client portal.

Dublin, Ireland - 3 December 2020 Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), traditionally a provider of investment administration software to the life assurance and asset management sectors, is pleased to announce the adoption of its technology by Ardan International, an Isle of Man-headquartered wealth management provider, in its new wealth management platform. FRS’ investment management technology offering provides a complete solution for the build, servicing and distribution of wealth products.

Ardan International, an EMEA market leader with significant success in the Middle East, won Best Platform at the 21st International Investment Awards last month for its ease of use and round the clock service to international intermediaries.

Powered by FRS technology, the wealth management platform enables Ardan International to provide a secure investment portal to their internationally-mobile clients who want to self-manage their investments. The white-labelled technology allows an investor or their authorised financial advisor to manage purchase and sale requests of assets, send validated trade instructions straight to market and view portfolio valuations in real-time. For Ardan International the solution provides automated investment administration for straight-through-processing (STP), ensuring a seamless investment process from investor through to asset.

The decision to upgrade systems to FRS technology was driven by FRS’s track record in the wealth management sector as a provider of award-winning investment administration software. The solution has assisted Ardan International to:

Significantly enhance the digital journey and provide a faster and more intuitive user experience for their clients.
Expand their investment product suite with new model portfolios and other investment products, compliant with the latest regulations, in a matter of days.
Grow their business through robust technology that allows them to easily extend their distribution capabilities while maintaining only one centralised investment administration system.
Establish a new operating model that complements light human touch with rigorous back-office controls.

Ardan International CEO Sarah Dunnage said;

“FRS’s technology has enabled us to develop a world-leading wealth management platform that significantly enhances our clients’ digital experience. The transition has been seamless, and we are excited by our improved customer proposition, rich functionality and the light-touch platform for new business. This solution will help us scale our business and execute our expansion plans over the next few years.”

Frank Carr, Chief Marketing Officer at FRS, commented;

“We are thrilled to extend our capabilities in the wealth management sector through our partnership with such a growth-focused firm as Ardan International. Our front to back-end technology was originally built for scalability and operational efficiencies in the life assurance and fund management sectors. And it's exciting to see Ardan’s utilisation of it to enhance their clients’ user experience while maintaining rigorous back-office controls around individual investment management in this growing wealth industry.”

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