PA ANALYSIS: Investors ignore robot revolution at their peril
Robots have long exerted a fascination for movie-makers, but a new report from Merrill Lynch suggests that investors should be paying just as much attention.
Robo-advice
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US digital advice market expected to balloon by 2020
The digital advice market in the US will mushroom to $489bn from $18.9bn assets under management by 2020, a research firm has predicted.
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Regulatory uncertainty frustrates pace of robo-advice growth
Continued regulatory uncertainty is and will continue to frustrate the growth of the robo-advice industry in the UK, says Numis’ analyst David McCann.
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Australian regulator to provide guidance on robo-advice
Australia’s finance industry regulator is planning to provide guidance to the financial advisory industry on robo-advice.
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Pictet to launch Luxembourg-listed robotics fund
Pictet Asset Management is to launch a new robotics focused fund on 8 October, with an initial subscription between 2nd and 7th October.
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ANALYSIS: Nothing to fear from the ‘rise of robo-advice’
Journalists love conflict. It sells newspapers. It gets people tuning in to radio and TV. Which is why we are so quick to frame something as a battle between two diametrically opposed sides.
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BlackRock expands tech capability with robo-adviser deal
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, has ventured further into the digital wealth management space with the acquisition of robo-adviser FutureAdvisor.
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IFA unveils ‘robo-advice’ service to expand investor choice
A small independent advisory business is launching a new ultra low-cost ‘robo-advice’ service later this month.
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Advisers feel ‘fear and trepidation’ towards robo-advice
Some financial advisers feel “fear and trepidation” that they will be disintermediated by the rise in digital technologies, according to business and technology specialist Sapient Global Markets.
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The dangers of robo-advice
Clients should see the value in professional financial advice now more than ever, yet there seems to be increasing options for a client to go direct to platform with their investments. Are advisers now competing with online robots and electronic decision trees?
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Robo-advisers will struggle to make profit, says Morningstar
Robo-advisory firms will have to eat through all of the capital they raised in order to reach a profitable scale, according to fund research firm Morningstar.
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Vanguard launches ‘robo-advice’ service in US
Pennsylvania-headquartered Vanguard has rolled out a ‘robo-advice’ service for clients in the United States.