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Absa rolls out Virtual Investor

Absa has launched Virtual Investor, an online self-service investment platform that uses algorithms to recommend a product for customers based on their financial attitudes to risk.

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Goldman Sachs aims for mass affluent with digital lending programme

Goldman Sachs has established a digital lending service for affluent consumers who hold portfolios at third party wealth management firms.

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Wells Fargo accidentally leaks data relating to 50,000 of its top clients

Barely months after coming up for air over the fake accounting scandal, Wells Fargo is facing further scrutiny, this time over a data breach that saw the accounts of 50,000 of its wealthiest clients accidentally leaked to a former employee.

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Betterment eyes profits, IPO on $70 million round

Online financial advisory firm Betterment has raised $70 million, valuing the robo-advisory hybrid at $800 million.

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Brown Brothers Harriman taps CIO to lead fintech biz

America's oldest private bank, Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), is looking to the future by appointing CIO Michael McGovern to a newly created role overseeing its fintech business.

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RBC Global Assetment Management pumps $20 million into innovation lab

RBC Global Asset Management is to invest $20 million to establish an in-house innovation lab, snapping up Toronto-based digital advisory firm Wiser Investments as part of the package.

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InvestCloud to open London fintech incubator

California-based InvestCloud is opening a fintech incubator and accelerator in London, inviting firms to take advantage of its platform in developing digital wealth management tools.

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Asset managers failing to adapt to digital world

Less than half of global asset managers and asset owners think that they are adapting technology quickly enough to support their business growth needs, according to a survey from State Street.

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Asset managers fear disruption as digital technology comes of age

Typically sluggish adopters of new technology, asset managers are slowly waking up to the threats posed by the emergence of faster and cheaper digital rivals, with fully 80% of industry participants expecting significant disruption in the industry over the next ten years.

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HSBC boards the robo-advice train

HSBC is throwing its weight behind the robo-advisory movement, announcing plans to use data and algorithms to deliver tailored advice and make personal recommendations based on an individual’s circumstances.

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ING tackles robo-advisory conundrum

Research among 15,000 consumers conducted by ING finds that only two percent would trust a fully automated robo-adviser to invest their money on their behalf.

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Old Mutual Wealth ditches IT supplier IFDS

The wealth management arm of Old Mutual has terminated its contract with IFDS for an IT platform upgrade worth hundreds of millions of pounds over concerns about cost and time overruns.