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Asset management modeling low-cost airlines

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... "A more likely scenario is that asset managers will work with other service providers. The key winners are going to be the robo-advisers." He said the robo-advisers could be asset managers themselves or new internet start-ups. Rajan added that acquisitions ...

NAB launches robo-advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
NAB has unveiled its new digital advice service for internet banking customers. NAB Prosper will initially be made available to 40,000 NAB internet banking users, who will be surveyed about their financial status and goals. Based on that information ...

Zurich launches planner client survey tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Zurich has launched Wealth Index, a client-facing survey tool part of its robo-advice offering. Wealth Index is integrated into Zurich's Adviser Flipchart program, which, as reported in Financial Standard on July 15, allows advisers' clients to project ...

Lonsec partners with robo advice provider

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... whether that is via a traditional face-to-face model or through digital-focused groups such as Ignition Wealth," she said. "Robo-advice won't replace the traditional advice model: it's a complement to it." Ignition Wealth's technology has already been ...

OneVue close to turning profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... Select Investment Partners which generated additional revenue. OneVue was also behind Yellow Brick Road's recently launched robo advice solution, guru.ybr.com.au. These initiatives helped boost revenue year on year from $7.35 million to $17.9 million ...

Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... for independent advice, which requires innovative solutions," said Meurer. Ignition Wealth recently became the first local robo-advice firm to be granted an Australian financial services license (AFSL) ahead of its planned September launch. The company's ...

Rethinking robo regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
The current legal and regulatory environment is not equipped to deal with potential issues arising from robo advice. According to Herbert Smith Freehills partner Michael Vrisakis, the wording of current legislation only considers the administration ...

Financial advice is a boring game

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... PortfolioConstruction Forum managing partner Graham Rich - will enable financial advice to remain a sustainable industry. "Robo-advice can't beat you. It can only beat you on simple problems. The value of advice goes up when you start dealing with complications ...

InvestSMART launches free robo-advice tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
Managed funds discount broker InvestSMART has launched a free direct-to-consumer "robo-advice" tool. The tool allows consumers to input their existing assets (if any), answer questions on desired outcomes and time horizons and then compare available ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Foreign investors can access China through an increasing number of channels. A-shares, H-shares and government bonds are the talk of the town in the world's buzziest financial districts. But there are still risks when investing in such a complex and ...