Foresters has been awarded first place in the national Financial Adviser Award for Best Point-of-Sale Technology. CGI used its expertise in point-of-sale software and financial planning to help Foresters build the solution, which is modelled around CGI's Financial Advisors Workbench (FAW). Foresters has been awarded first place in the national Financial Adviser Award for Best Point-of-Sale Technology. CGI used its expertise in point-of-sale software and financial planning to help Foresters build the solution, which is modelled around CGI’s Financial Advisors Workbench (FAW). FAW is based on over 15 years of software development experience in the finance industry, providing customer relationship management and customer financial analysis in one integrated system.
Based on face-to-face interaction, the point-of-sale system provides Foresters with a holistic approach to financial advice, identifying each customer’s individual aims and life goals. The solution also has a configurable rules engine designed for Foresters to construct compliance and business rules, ensuring that it is able to keep abreast of the ever-changing regulatory environment.
Foresters has an in-house team of five IT experts who ensure the smooth running of the system and keep it updated in line with product and legislative changes, supported by CGI’s application management services.
Foresters, managing director, Euan Allison said: “We were not surprised to be short-listed for the third year running, because of the systems success in enabling Foresters’ advisers to give excellent financial advice at point-of-sale. With the help of CGI, we designed a system specifically for the requirements of our financial advisers, so it is tailored to their needs in the field, with visual displays for maximum customer interaction”.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is the fifth largest independent information technology services firm in North America, based on its headcount. CGI and its affiliated companies employ 20,000 professionals. CGI’s annualised revenue run-rate is currently CDN$2.8 billion (US$2.1 billion) and at July 29, 2003, CGI’s order backlog was CDN$12.5 billion (US$9.1 billion). CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, United States and Europe. CGI’s shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com
About Foresters
Foresters is an international financial and charitable organisation with 1 million members worldwide and £2.6bn funds under management*. Over 125 years, Foresters has given large-scale support to charitable and community causes as well as providing insurance, savings and healthcare products. Last year, its charity work involved over 5,000 volunteers, 140,000 hours of community work and raised over £1m in funds for good causes. Foresters is one of the biggest corporate sponsors of Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity. We also support the Association of Children’s Hospices and many other charities throughout the UK.
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