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IFAs get a line on The Exchange

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The Exchange is offering IFAs free ISDN installation and WAP mobile phone


handsets in a move it says will speed up its quotation service. The company


says the ISDN connections will give intermediaries faster access to product


quotations, business services and financial strength research through its


Exweb service.


The offer is running alongside The Exchange&#39s WAP launch to consumers


which will give access to its Moneyextra.com personal finance service. A


range of Moneyextra.com services can now be accessed through web-enabled


mobile phones.


Consumer and IFA users can access personalised financial portfolio


summaries, share-price updates and the website&#39s homepage property search


facility.


PR manager Charlie Musson says: “We are developing plans to offer the full


range of business to business services via WAP-enabled mobiles.”

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