In readiness for the new rules relating to Defined Benefit Transfers (FCA Policy Statement PS20/06) applicable from 1st October 2020, ATEB Suitability intelligent report writing software has been upgraded.
This upgrade includes:
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So we are proud that, yet again, our software colleagues in ATEB IT have delivered a significant update bang on time.
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