Defaqto has launched the Defaqto Unity Quality and Compliance Hub.
It is designed to help advice firms identify potential compliance issues earlier in the advice process, reducing reliance on retrospective reviews, the firm said.
The addition to the Defaqto Unity offering brings together learning and CPD, training and competence, governance and oversight.
Defaqto said there are new AI-assisted file review capabilities being added. They are designed to check files for accuracy, completeness and consistency.
Mike Piddock, managing director at Defaqto, said: “For many firms, compliance still happens after advice has been delivered, creating friction for advisers and pressure for compliance teams. Our vision is to make it a natural part of the advice journey.
“By combining technology, intelligence and human expertise, we can help firms identify issues earlier, improve consistency and build a more efficient, scalable operating model.
“We’re already in conversations with multiple large national adviser networks and today’s launch is an important step in bringing Defaqto Unity to the wider market.”
