Robo analyst: groundbreaking or gimmick? Inside Financial & Risk

The robo analysts are here. Having demonstrated their analytical rigor and objectivity, are they set to overtake robo advisors in the race to transform wealth management? Today, the wealth management industry finds itself on the brink of a chasm. In the same way online trading disrupted the distribution of investment advice, big data analytics and machine learning will disrupt how financial advice and the research behind it is created. The way firms respond to the new technologies transforming how research is performed and investment advice is applied will determine their future success or failure.