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Ignition Wealth appoints head of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... range of XPLAN services to help them better leverage technology in their businesses." "We believe the true scale of digital advice is best delivered by integrating with the tools with which advisers are already comfortable," he added.

Former Oracle exec joins Decimal executive team

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Decimal Software appointed a new key accounts director. Sue Landers joins the ASX-listed digital advice provider from database company MarkLogic, where she was regional manager for Australia and New Zealand. In that role she delivered enterprise services ...

Decimal secures funding from $72bn consortium

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... billion consortium of superannuation fund investors made a major investment in Decimal Software. The ASX-listed digital advice provider announced today that IFM Investors has taken a 6.5% stake in the company following a $2.29 million capital raising ...

Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Jeremy Duffield believes the only way to expand the number of Australian's receiving advice is to deliver accessible digital advice to super fund members. "Most members of super funds are going to need advice at one stage or another, yet 80% head into ...

Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... firms offering robo-advice tools. The report does note that researcher Cerulli estimates the total AUM of the top digital advice providers in the US sits at about $18.7 billion as of the second quarter of 2015. The updated version of IOSCO's original ...

REST launches online financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... digitally in a way that is non-threatening and instantly accessible," he said. "For REST to be able to provide this digital advice at no additional charge to its members is a leap forward because they are meeting individuals where they typically spend ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... industry will follow in the footsteps of funds like Equip and Energy Super, the latter of which rolled out its digital advice service via Decimal's Eqilize software in September. At the time, Energy Super general manager of digital transformation and ...

Robo is the adviser's new best friend

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... reach to traditional advisers. A recent study from EY found that as many as 59% of clients had a preference for digital advice, compared to just 35% of wealth managers. Head of SPDR ETFs Australia Shaun Parkin said the research highlights a clear opportunity ...

Decimal enters new super partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... address and significantly enhance the member experience and engagement," Pollock said. Decimal already provides digital advice solutions to Q Super, Energy Super and Mercer and currently has a project roll-out underway with Statewide Super. The implementation ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...