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Complying with MiFID II is not optional!
Track and Archive all Voice Communication using advanced voice Based technology from CIA
The clock is counting down to MiFID II and CIA has the custom solutions to ensure proper compliance. As Integration Specialists CIA can deliver its voice technology solutions in any CRM platform.
Firms that use CIA’s Integrated CRM Dialer track more than just who was called and when the call occurred. IDD ENABLES callers to enter custom notes for each call. Firms can use these notes to document the substance of the engagement, helping substantiate determinations about whether the discussion was research-related or not.
CIA’s Blast Voice Mail solution allows the creation of pre-recorded messages that are delivered to a wide-ranging audience. CIA is an industry leader in BVM technology with a platform providing unsurpassed accuracy and detailed reporting that is relied upon by global financial institutions.
Both the CRM Dialer and Blast Voice Mail solutions integrate with the most popular CRMs in use by financial services firms today. A CRM Dialer and BVM call activity is automatically tracked, archived, and mapped into your CRM.
CIA has been facilitating communications for the largest financial institutions for over two decades with continued success. Partner with us as we navigate through the challenges and opportunities ahead.
For the past 20 years, Client Instant Access has had a global presence in all parts of the world. The popularity of Client Instant Access services in Australia is a shining example of the exceptional quality service clients have come to expect. CIA has been recognized as a top vendor of choice for Australia firms. Having nodes based in Australia has allowed CIA to have a strong infrastructure, which also enables exceptional international service. In addition, “Call quality” remains a very crucial feature that allows communication to flow smoothly on a regular basis. CIA’s state-of-the-art-messaging system provides clear connections to its clients and guarantees premium sound quality. Our top tier clients, which include some of the largest Fortune 500 companies, demand a high level of customer service experience, and our goal is to exceed those expectations.
Conference calling and Blast Voicemail are two essential tools for organizations that have clients based in different parts of the world. Maintaining a relationship on a global scale can be a challenge for some. But for organizations that deploy Blast Voicemail, it becomes easier to communicate with thousands of clients, no matter where they are. Premium Conference Calling puts you in even more direct contact with your clients, enabling a higher level of communication and increased satisfaction.
Client Instant Access brings much-needed organization to the chaos that can sometimes exist in international business. With the stakes as high as they can be, mistakes are costly, and people need to be able to rely on a business that is dependable and trusted globally. With experience in the global market from dealing with things like MiFID 2 and Brexit, customers can be assured that they are in the best communicative hands possible.
Client Instant Access Solutions That Can Integrate With Your CRM
When the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) takes effect on January 1, 2018, financial services firms with offices anywhere in the EU will need to comply with its requirements.
The Challenge of Supervision and Compliance
As part of MiFID II, firms providing investment advice or portfolio management will no longer be able to accept any type of benefit – monetary or not – from third parties in relation to client service, due to the real or perceived conflict of interest such as payments can create.
Firms offering research services will need to properly document all communications in order to properly charge for services. However, many firms are struggling with the requirement to supervise employees’ communications for compliance. MiFID II is clear that organizations will need to take a risk-based approach to capture and supervising not only written communications but also voice calls.
Solutions Designed to Help Firms Comply
Complying with MiFID II is not optional. Fortunately, Client Instant Access (CIA) has tools that can help.
Integrated CRM Dialer
Firms that use CIA’s Integrated CRM Dialer tool are able to demonstrate compliance because the tool captures more than just who was called and when the call occurred.
In addition to creating efficiencies and enhancing professionalism, a CRM Dialer allows callers to keep notes for each call. Firms can use these notes to document the substance of the call, helping substantiate determinations about whether the discussion was research-related or not.
Blast Voice Mail
CIA’s Blast Voice Mail solution can also help firms comply with MIFID II by using our intuitive web-based tool to record and send pre-recorded messages. Because the content of such messages is preserved, it’s easier for firms to confirm their compliance with the rule’s mandates.
Integration with Your CRM
Both the CRM Dialer and Blast Voice Mail solutions integrate with the most popular CRMs in use by financial services firms today.
This means that call activity is automatically tracked, and that even large-scale voice message blasts can be mapped into your CRM and tracked.
Whether your firm uses Salesforce, Tier One, Single Track or another CRM, both CRM Dialer and Blast Voice Mail solutions from Client Instant Access can integrate directly with your CRM – helping you meet the requirements of MIFID II by tracking communications and substantiating your firm’s communications between firms offering research and firms paying for such services.
To learn more, contact CIA today online, or by calling (888) 226-9075.
This MiFID II related article outlines charging for Research.
One of the main focuses of MiFID II is tracking research that must be billed to clients. Using the Client Instant Access CRM Dialer system accurately tracks the time spent releasing research information. The Client Instant Access CRM Dialer tracks the name of the prerecorded message left or the length of a live conversation. Our system stores the name, company, Ticker symbol and any notes relating to a contact. This allows for administrators to easily sort lists by company or Ticker for proper reporting and charge backs.
Powerful services from Client Instant Access will help brokers comply with Europe’s new financial legislation
Recently, the European Commission revised legislation that regulates firms who provide services to clients linked to financial instruments, including shares, bonds, and derivatives. Known as Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2 (MiFID 2), the regulations represent a widespread change for the financial industry. The primary intent of MiFID 2 is to reduce systemic risk and to ultimately guarantee more robust investor protection.
Brokers and investment professionals must change the way they communicate and interact with investors and re-examine how they operate in different markets. Ultimately, MiFID 2 means that there will be a far more competitive environment for analysts to navigate.
Client Instant Access provides powerful and intuitive solutions to these changes. The Integrated CRM Dialer allows financial firms to execute efficient client outreach through its click to dial feature. Our CRM Dialer ensures that the analyst will make contact with the investor, either by speaking to them when they pick up or by leaving a prerecorded voice message with an option to add a personal message.
Analysts have reported higher success rates using voice services rather than text platforms to get their message across. Client Instant Access also has a transcript and reporting services for Blast Voicemail, the CRM Dialer, and Conference Calling, providing analysts the transparency that the MiFID 2 requires. Brokers that want an edge choose Client Instant Access because they are able to give their investors a personal touch and convey their research efficiently and clearly.
Since 1997, Client Instant Access has worked with some of the most prominent banks on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley. It is now poised to attract some of the most prominent European banks. In 2015, Client Instant Access secured Barclays PLC as a client. In an increasingly competitive international market, Client Instant Access expects to see an influx in international customers, particularly in Europe.