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Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... chief executive, Chris Brycki, said the decision to reduce fees was made following growth in both the Stockpot business and robo-advice industry and was an opportunity to encourage more Australians to invest. "Stockspot is growing and we want to share ...

OwnersAdvisory awarded fintech prize

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... platform offering a new or significantly improved service using technology to benefit customers and financial institutions. Robo-advice platform, OwnersAdvisory, reviews more than 30,000 global investment products, offering members general advice, regular ...

ASIC and Singapore regulator sign co-op agreement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... fintech start-ups seeking assistance about how to navigate the regulatory requirements. "In particular we have dealt with robo or digital advice, crowd sourced equity funding, payments, marketplace lending and blockchain business models. It is very exciting ...

Decimal appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Listed robo-advice provider Decimal Software has appointed a new chair. Mark Potts is currently chief technology officer, corporate strategy at Hewlett-Packard. He has held other roles at HP, including vice president, portfolio strategy - HP software ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... Lindsay Tanner to the investment advisory board. Six Park co-founder and advisory board chair Brian Watson said the firm's robo-advice model will save Australians one to 2% per annum compared to more traditional money management, and in turn "make a ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... increasing willingness to embrace new technology, with one in four (25%) open to investing via automated advice services, such as robo-advisors. In this environment, wealth managers will need to differentiate themselves around customer experience if ...

Robo advice set to fail: Morningstar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Pure play robo advice will not stand that test of time, according to Morningstar's head of adviser solutions, Andrew Whelan. Speaking at the 2016 Morningstar Investment Conference in Sydney, Whelan argued that the cost of client acquisition would be ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... Australians (36%), who otherwise wouldn't or couldn't afford to see a financial planner, want their super funds to provide robo-advice services, according to the Investment Trends 2015 Direct Client Report. The report, based on a survey of 10,367 Australian ...

Decimal makes international debut

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... signed an agreement with a "leading global professional services firm" allowing it to scale delivery of its enterprise grade robo-advice platform to international banks and financial services companies. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ...

netwealth to grow IFA base, eyes app-savvy investors

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... on the specialists, including suitebox, omnium, ei, Midwinter, Class Super and implemented portfolios. As for the rise of robo-advice, Matt believes the hybrid model (financial advisers working with robo-advice services) has more chances of success than ...