As Lorena Scaloni sat in her office at Riverwalk Wealth Management, she was starting to get just a little nervous. The end of the week marked the day when she would be standing before a room filled with her peers and investment professionals, ready to present her vision for the future of Riverwalk’s financial advisory practice. The audience had no qualms about challenging her ideas or casting doubt if her vision lacked persuasiveness or her action .....more

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It is difficult to find evidence that Canada’s finance sector is serious about keeping up with the fintech revolution happening in other parts of the world. Of particular concern is the fact that Canada is falling behind in robo-advice solutions. A major reason for this is a fear of a killing off of industry jobs. But in reality, the future of the advice sector won’t be dominated by robots. It will be a hybrid market in which human advisors use digital .....more

Robo-advisors and financial technology tend to evoke as much excitement as they do fear. But what if the best fintech applications could be used to help both advisors and clients? What if there were changes that could be implemented without a major regulatory overhaul? After sessions with thought leaders in 2017, the authors found that bankers, dealers, vendors, start-up executives, consultants, regulators, academics, students, and advisors all seemed .....more

Nest Wealth Asset Management Inc. (Nest) was a new Canadian robo-adviser based in Toronto. The company competed not only against large incumbents such as Canadian banks but also against other financial technology start-ups. In April 2015, Nest's main competitor had just aligned with a significant partner that had abundant financial resources and broad market access. Nest's chief executive officer needed to consider the best option for the .....more

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