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Aon Consulting implements ViaNova data standard for STP
18 Dec 2008
Aon Consulting's third party administration business has implemented the ViaNova data standard for straight through processing with the adoption of Idea Group's Gateway product. ...(more)
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- Pensioners face benefit cut after overpayments blunder - UPDATED - 16 Dec 2008
Around 95,000 retired public sector workers have been overpaid £126m by several administrators including Xafinity Paymaster over three decades. - ViaNova STP initiative still has ‘weak links’ - 13 Nov 2008
MESSAGING standard ViaNova is a solid building block for straight-through processing but can be improved upon, Altus says. - Thales hires Xafinity Paymaster to provide admin services - 13 Nov 2008
Thales has appointed Xafinity Paymaster to provide pension administration services to over 20,000 members of its UK pension scheme. - Financial crisis sees rise in take up of transition management - EXCLUSIVE - 6 Nov 2008
Market volatility will lead to increased take-up of transition management services, Credit Suisse says. - Investment instruction errors cost TPAs thousands - 5 Nov 2008
Third party administrators are losing thousands of pounds each year due to errors in processing investment instructions, an Altus survey reveals.
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