We completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 27th May 2021. This update comes at no additional cost and provides various template & content management enhancements as well as performance improvements for data integration loading times.
Full details of the enhancements can be found in the tables below, but some of the highlights are:
Content Management – ‘Providers/Platforms’ library updated
Our library bank of provider/platform descriptive text has been revised to include up to date assets under management (AUM) figures. In addition, following rebrands and mergers within the industry, we have made changes to the following providers/platforms:
- Investec Asset Management now renamed Ninety One
- Premier Asset Management now renamed Premier Miton
We have also added new descriptive text for the following mortgage provider within Content Management:
- BM Solutions
The following changes have been scheduled to automatically take place, ready for a rebrand commencing on 14th June 2021:
- Old Mutual Wealth to be renamed Quilter
- Old Mutual Wealth Platform to be renamed Quilter Investment Platform
Improved Data Integration loading times
The data integration logic within the main Suitability Report template has been restructured to reduce the load time experienced when selecting from multiple integrated plans from within the Recommended Plans pages.
First Home Fund Scheme
For firms operating in Scotland, new functionality has been added to the Mortgage Details tab to accommodate ‘First Home Fund’ equity loan scheme recommendations. This includes a supporting set of Reasons, Disadvantages, and Risk Warnings.
Revised ‘Plan Charges’ table layout
Changes have been made to the layout and style of the Plan Charges tables within our main Suitability Report template. The aim is to improve the readability of the tables and simplify their layout when used in conjunction with the ‘duplicate plans’ functionality.
Upgraded ‘Abridged Advice’ summary page
For firms operating within the DB transfer market, the wording and layout of the one page summary of our ‘Abridged Advice’ template has been reworked to further assist firms in meeting all of the rule requirements and making explicit what the client is agreeing to.
Upgraded ‘IHT Current Position’ table calculations
When calculating a client’s current IHT position and outlining any transferrable Nil Rate Band (NRB) available on a Joint (last survivor) basis, the table will now also calculate any transferable Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) available to the client. In addition, the RNRB figure applicable will automatically be reduced by £1 for every £2 the ’Net Estate Value’ figure exceeds £2 million.
Template Change Details
Main Suitability Report
| Change at a glance | Location | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Improved data integration loading times. | Getting Started page → Investment/Retirement Advice → Investment/Retirement Plan page → Use Integration Plan Data? Yes | We have reduced the time it takes for the suitability report template to draw through details of integrated plan data when reviewing multiple investment and/or retirement plans in the same report. |
| New ‘Charges’ table layout. | Getting Started page → Investment Advice/Retirement Advice → Investment/Retirement Plan Charges page | A new look and feel has been applied to the charges table within generated reports. |
| New ‘First Home Fund Scheme’ functionality. | Getting Started page → Mortgage Advice → Mortgage Plans page → Mortgage Details → Help to Buy or First Home Fund? = First Home Fund | We continue to enhance the Mortgage products available, and this includes our recent First Home Fund Scheme addition. Available for selection under the Mortgage Details tab with supporting Reasons, Disadvantages, and Risk Warning text. |
| New ‘Mortgage Term’ months field added. | Getting Started page → Mortgage Advice → Mortgage Plans page → Mortgage Details | Firms can now outline the mortgage term in both years and months. |
| New ‘Power of Attorney’ suggested text. | Planning Ahead page → Power of Attorney | A new paragraph of suggested text has been added for circumstances where the client already has a lasting/continuing power of attorney in place. |
| Enhanced ‘IHT Current Position’ table. | Introduction to Advice page → Current IHT Position → Is the client entitled to any unused Nil Rate Band (NRB)/Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) from a deceased spouse/civil partner? | When calculating a client’s current IHT position and outlining any transferrable Nil Rate Band (NRB) available on a Joint (last survivor) basis, the table will now also calculate any transferable Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) available to the client. In addition, the RNRB figure applicable will automatically be reduced by £1 for every £2 the ’Net Estate Value’ figure exceeds £2 million. |
Abridged Advice Template
| Change at a glance | Location | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| New ‘Abridged Advice’ one page summary layout. | Abridged Advice Summary page | The wording and layout of the abridged advice summary page has been reworked to provide greater clarity to both firms and clients. |
Content Management
| Change at a glance | Location | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Providers/Platforms’ descriptive text updated | Dashboard → Content Management → Providers/Platforms | Provider/platform descriptive text has been revised to include up to date assets under management (AUM) figures. |
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