This newly enhanced offering not only allows the consumer to research, purchase, switch and sell a fund / product but also provides the ability to set up regular contributions, withdrawals or amend existing arrangements in conjunction with a cash account. The next release of focus:360° consumer scheduled for Autumn this year will include the ability to re-register assets with support for SIPPs to follow by the end of the year.

focus:360° consumer can easily be white labelled with different investment propositions including the set up of risk rated model portfolios within the administration module without hard coding, thereby increasing new proposition speed to market.

"As the major distribution groups refine their different channel strategies for the RDR and more effectively segment their customer base, implementing a D2C execution only investment platform is a growing trend in the market" comments Dave Upton, UK Managing Director of Focus Solutions. "We will continue to invest and develop focus:360° consumer to support this requirement as part of the ongoing roadmap, incorporating feedback from our existing and prospective customers."

Upton continues: "The consumer portal perfectly complements focus:360° for advisers as clients can now switch between self servicing online and seeking advice for more complex financial planning needs, enabling advice to be provided to different client segments profitably. The advantage here is the client can see all their investments and policies in one central place regardless of the channel."