iFAST Corporation offers access to over 11,000 investment products including unit trusts, bonds and Singapore Government Securities, stocks and exchange traded funds, and insurance products; while services offered include online discretionary portfolio management services, research & investment seminars, IT solutions, investment administration and transaction services.
Their business can be broadly categorised into the following main divisions:
1. The Business-to-Business (banks/financial institutions/financial advisory firms/internet companies) division:
The B2B division provides a distribution platform which offers investment products, mainly funds, bonds and stocks/ETFs, and offers administration, transactional and other services to the banks and FA companies.
These financial institutions can focus on their core business while leaving the backroom functions to iFAST.
The B2B division also includes the pensions business, which offers multinational companies investment administration services for their employees.
Over 9,800 wealth advisers from more than 450 FA companies, financial institutions, banks and internet companies use the iFAST platform.
The B2B division of iFAST includes:
- iFAST Central (The leading platform for FAs and financial institutions)
- iFAST Global Prestige - iGP (Investment Platform for HNWIs)
- iFAST Pensions (Pensions services for employees)
- iFAST Global Markets - iGM (Simple and Transparent Financial Planning)
2. The Business-to-Consumer (B2C) model:
The B2C division provides a distribution and transactional platform to investors via the FSM/FSMOne website.
FSM has built a strong reputation for providing a wide range of investment products, a transparent fees structure, tools to compare investments easily, solid customer services support and research advice.
3. The Fintech Solutions (B2B2C):
The iFAST Fintech Solutions business division has been created to capture the business opportunities and provide innovative fintech solutions to their clients.
The iFAST Fintech Solutions business division provides:
- iFAST API
- Customised B2B2C solutions
- White-label robo-advisory solutions
- Bespoke fintech solutions
4. Bondsupermart:
Bondsupermart is a regional bond information portal providing comprehensive bond information and research to help investors around the world find crucial bond information.
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