DIGITAL ADVICE

Expert Analysis

Dealer groups that win the adviser relationship will be those that place digital at the centre of their adviser value proposition, according to Midwinter....

Financial planning

Having a human adviser could increase a client’s mental wellbeing by over 50%, a recent Vanguard survey has found, along with adding portfolio and financial value....

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People & Products

The firm is set to launch its Adviser Portal in the first half of the year and has worked with a group of advisers to determine how the service can best support them. ...

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Financial planning

Recommendations like the removal of SOA requirements and embracing digital advice have been strongly endorsed by industry groups, who state this is ‘the time for bravery’...

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Financial planning

According to this financial planning software CEO, digital innovation in the adviser landscape is crucial for greater efficiency and to reach younger clients....

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Financial planning

Digital tools are being classed as the pathway to simple advice but adviser, Paul Moran, believes it will be unable to solve the problem of advice affordability and acces...

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Financial planning

Advisers feel cautious about implementing digital advice, according to abrdn, as they are unclear on whether it would qualify for them to meet all their regulatory requir...

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Financial planning

Digital hybrid advice is an answer for Australians excluded from advice due to high costs and for those who do not have ‘complex advice needs’....

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Tools & guides

Using technology can help financial advisers to cut down on their risk and compliance work, writes Craig Keary, leading to a reduction in consumers’ advice fees in the p...

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Expert Analysis

There is a huge, almost invisible, demand for personal financial advice but advisers will only be able to meet this if they are willing to collaborate rather than compete...

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Financial planning

A whitepaper from Ignition Advice has dispelled the myths regarding digital advice take-up, including concerns the corporate regulation will not find it compliant....

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Financial planning

Over 80% of high net worth clients expect on-demand mobile access to digital information, but only around 50% of firms offer that, according to Netwealth....

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Financial planning

Digital advice is essential to servicing the unmet advice gap but making the platforms simple is the biggest challenge, according to a panel. ...

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Financial planning

Hybrid models of advice using digital advice will be necessary in the future, with a human adviser touch still required at the forefront, according to a whitepaper....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds may struggle to be as competitive without using digital advice to scale as the need to close the advice gap increases, according to Bravura solutions...

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