NAB launches robo-advice platformBY ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015 12:12PMNAB has unveiled its new digital advice service for internet banking customers. Related News |
Editor's Choice
Cbus rolls out death benefit nomination changes
Cbus will roll out changes to death benefit nominations, which include scrapping nominations that expire in three years.
Guardians farewells head of asset allocation
The Guardians of NZ Super has named a new head of asset allocation to replace Charles Hyde, who is leaving to take up a role abroad.
IFS recovers record $250m in unpaid super
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has recovered a record $250 million in unpaid superannuation in the 2025-26 financial year, bringing its total recoveries to $2.5 billion since the service commenced.
Betashares launches diversified ETF suite
Betashares has expanded its core investment range with the launch of four diversified exchange traded funds.
Videos
Brought to you by ![]()
Further Reading
Products
Expert Feed
When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk
Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.
Does association membership still matter?
With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...
Digital assets and where they stand in 2026
So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.
Rethinking default design in a changing market environment
The evolution underway in the US DC system highlights the value of periodically reassessing default design assumptions.
Featured Profile
Andrew Gregory
CHIEF ADVICE OFFICER
UNISUPER
UNISUPER
After 25 years, Andrew Gregory remains motivated by the impact financial advice can have on Australians' lives. As UniSuper's chief advice officer, he is not slowing down on any of his current ambitions. Matthew Wai writes.
The Financial Standard podcast Tune in each week as we discuss the latest developments in Australia's wealth management industry. |  |
The term "robo-advice" must be confusing to investors.
From the article above it seems that, for NAB, robo-advice means a personalised assessment of what the investor may need, without recommending specific financial products. So the "robo-advice" will tell the investor what they need but the actual investment requires a traditional adviser.
In Australia, advice usually means risk profiling, making a recommendation of specific financial products through a statement of advice, investing on behalf of the client, managing the portfolio and client reporting.
And robo-advice means providing all these things digitally; risk profiling, recommendation, transactions and reporting. This benefits the investor by increasing the convenience of advice and lowering cost.
Perhaps NAB should be calling Prosper "robo risk profiling"?