Close is introducing new technologies to boost its services in the offshore pensions and retirement marketplace.

Its new developments include a workflow system to enhance the processing and administering of schemes and a new extranet to allow both advisers and employers secure access to their plans.

These are the first steps in a programme of system and administrative enhancements to Close’s pension platform.

Mike Lightfoot, pensions director at Close, said: “The online capability will give employers the ability to view their plan in detail and access a wide range of information and data specific to their plan."

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