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Gen X and Y not looking to robo advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... financial advice. Only 5% of respondents are currently accessing financial advice and the majority believing that online or automated advice tools should be free. Mark Woolnough, head of third party distribution at ING DIRECT, said: "Relationships have ...

QuietGrowth adds multi-risk portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... different levels of risk, giving them finer control over their risk tolerance. "Market feedback and best practice among automated investment advisers globally has shown that investors prefer to have multiple risk portfolios," explained QuietGrowth chief ...

Decimal launches insto robo-advice packages

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... offering over time," he clarified, adding, "We see two types of customers in the market today who appreciate the value of automated advice and want to deliver that direct to their customers - those that want to deploy and deliver value rapidly via a ...

Stockspot releases robo tool for HNW investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Stockspot has released a personalised automated investment portfolio service targeted at attracting high-net worth investors. The Stockspot Themes service allows "qualifying investors" to choose from 14 different investment themes which tie into Stockspot's ...

Ignition Wealth appoints investment committee chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Independent automated investment adviser Ignition Wealth has appointed an industry veteran to chair its investment committee. Henry Capra has held senior executive roles at a range of top tier global financial institutions including J.P. Morgan, Blackrock ...

Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... automation. By extension, routine analysis tasks like those undertaken by financial and investment professionals could also be automated especially if Artificial Intelligence applications continue to develop at their current rate.

Even the wealthy are turning to robo-advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... managing director of Accenture Wealth Management in the US, Kendra Thompson. She told Bloomberg about 15% of those in automated portfolios at US brokerage Charles Schwab have at least $1 million invested with the company. "It's real money moving," Thompson ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... of occupations, and up to 45% of all work activities in the United States, where MGI performed its analysis, can be automated right now with current technology," the report said. "Our work indicates that some roles will undoubtedly change markedly and ...

Financial Synergy makes big play in big data

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... business; capturing the power of 100% of data; big data, mobility and cloud democratising transformation; self-service; automated digital supply chains; and competitive advantages of big data interrogation. The Acurity platform helps manage more than ...

Calastone hires senior Macquarie executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... executive Tony Nejasmic will work closely with platforms and fund managers who are increasingly adopting Calastone's automated network for domestic and cross border transaction processing. He has 20 years' distribution and commercial management experience ...