With a shift from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution provision and a predicted explosion in transaction volumes in 2014, prospects look good for pension fund platforms. As one of the fewto offer such a solution, AXA Wealth is well positioned to benefit but recognised that to really expand their business and attract bigger schemes they would need more automation.
Altus helped AXA UK to formulate their overall strategy for SOA and to get business buy-in by linking SOA themes to current business challenges rather than abstract technology issues.
Altus were engaged to operationalise an EA tool on a major programme developing a Financial Services wrap platform, establishing it as the key tool for analysts undertaking business architecture and process modelling.
As one of the largest insurers in Europe AEGON is continually looking for ways to make its scale count. AEGON UK set out a clear vision of what it wanted to achieve placing process alignment, automation and a joined-up view of the customer experience at the heart of its plans.
With £150 billion of assets and over 3000 corporate investors, our client was already running a highly successful fund platform business, but time and technology moves on, and in 2011 they decided to take another look at what was needed to build a Fund Platform business for the future as well as for the present.
Altus has recently completed a thorough analysis of the business and system landscape for LV= protection as part of a wholesale review of its business strategy.
Altus helped a top 10 UK General Insurer to establish a comprehensive model of Business Capabilities as the foundation for a major integration programme.
Capita Life & Pensions Services have implemented a tailored version of the Altus EA Framework to align business and systems thinking and develop a unique utility platform for UK insurers.
Altus' architecture approach helped CMI design and implement a new strategic illustrations platform for their German business in time for new VVG regulations.
Altus not only solved the immediate architecture challenges that were slowing down the business but also got to the root causes of those challenges and implemented structural changes to avoid any repetition.
Altus helped a major on-line portal provider to pinpoint performance bottlenecks in their service and to develop targeted, cost-effective improvements to give maximum payback.
An outside-in view, a focus on change and technology-free visualisation were key ingredients in the Target Operating Model developed by Altus for a major HBOS expansion into European financial services.
Altus Enterprise Architecture methods and our practical understanding of the German market were major inputs into the development of a Target Operating Model to drive strategic expansion of the FP business in Europe.
With a 5-star reputation for customer service, Friends Provident take process seriously. Altus have helped take this to the next level by introducing a comprehensive and systematic method for process improvement.
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