'Wealthtech needs humans'
As the asset management industry embraces wealthtech, its business model has suddenly become very scalable. That also explains the interest of private equity, writes Han Dieperink in his column for Investment Officer this week.
Research: robo advisers yet to make breakthrough
The investment industry’s high expectations of robo advice and the use of blockchain technology have not yet been met. For now, robo advisers have failed to make a decisive breakthrough, according to research by the CFA Institute among more than 250 of its member organisations.
A substantial majority of these appear yet not to use big data analysis, machine learning or artificial intelligence in risk management, compliance or the investment process.