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Where the ball is going:What Aussie advisers can learn
from Global Trends in Financial Advice
Santi BurridgeMD and Co-Founder
Implemented Portfolios
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What can Australian advisers learn from global trends in financial advice?
How technology and robo-advice is changing the US market
Understanding the growth in ETFs and Managed Accounts
What successful advisers focus on
What do clients really value?
Focus of todays presentation
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Advice
Significant trend to objectives based FP
Realisation performance based FP very dangerous
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Global Trends in Advice
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Platform
One client centric platform
Evolving functionality and service proposition
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Global Trends in Advice
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The Age of the Consumer is here
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Global Trends in Advice
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Started in 2011
$1.8B in FUA at January 2015
Annual fee 0.25%
Active Asset Allocation
100% ETFs
One of the things that Wealthfront has been able to do with relative ease is create trust among users.
“It takes a long time to establish trust, but once you create this, people don’t leave. Especially with finances, people want to sleep well at night and know their money is being managed well”.
Mike Volpi, Index Ventures
One of the things that Wealthfront has been able to do with relative ease is create trust among users.
“It takes a long time to establish trust, but once you create this, people don’t leave. Especially with finances, people want to sleep well at night and know their money is being managed well”.
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Democratising Investments & Advice
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Schwab ‘Intelligent Portfolios’
“We are fast at work on what we believe will be a ground-breaking and market-leading introduction of an online advisory solution”
Walt W Bettinger
CEO of Charles Schwab
(largest advisor business in the US)
Due to launch in the first quarter of 2015
It’s free
All-ETF portfolios will tap into some 20 global asset classes
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Democratising Investments & Advice
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Look at Vanguard!
Top 4 Insto in Australia building one now (plus a mid tier)
Pershing Advisor Solutions
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Control and Liquidity
Transparency
Active Asset Allocation not Active Investment
Redefining performance => the investor’s objectives (not a meaningless sector benchmark)
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Key Themes & Trends - USA
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Growth in ETFs• What are they?• ETFs to be the largest market segment this year
Growth of ETF Strategists • 2008 – 25 managers and $5.8bn assets• 2015 - estimated $120bn• 800% growth since 2008
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Key Themes & Trends in ETFs - USA
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Cerulli Associates estimate the US market to be valued at $4 trillion by the close of 2015
Under the Managed Account umbrella:
• IMA – full discretion around portfolio customisation, tax optimisation, implementation and remodelling
• SMA – cut down version of an IMA
• UMA – it’s a platform
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Key Themes & Trends in Managed Accounts- USA
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KISS
Engagement• 70% of time on client-facing activities
Asset Gathering – not Asset Managing
Redefining investment value towards Risk Management (beta)
Marketing – finding the niche and executing
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What successful Advisers focus on
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Independent Advice is King
Democratisation allowing a thriving independent market
Fund and stock picking business models losing viability
“Australia’s advice landscape is a shame”
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The Rise of the Independent
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Failed models
Mutual fund and platform revenue sharing
Products/vehicles being sold instead of investment constructed for clients
Investment News / Moss Adams Research 2010 / Envestnet
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What hasn’t worked
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Shift from professional ‘sellers’ to professional ‘buyers’
Massive increase in consumer direct propositions
The whole industry is in a fight to win over the consumer rather than the traditional ‘supply chain’
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Key Themes & Trends - UK
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Recognition that quality is critical to
success from consumer’s perspective
Substantial increase in the use of ETFs
Active managers now under considerable pricing pressure
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Key Themes & Trends - UK
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The rise of the D-C…..Robo Advisor
BNY Mellon – Advisors are substantially underestimating the threat from D-C
Nearly every major is building one and bypassing the adviser
No reason to believe the same will not happen here
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Where is an adviser’s expertise?
Where should they focus their time and resources?
What do clients actually value?
The next wave of Financial Planning
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Questioning Value Proposition
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What practice are advisers trying to be best at?
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Construction
Portfolio Construction
Trading and Execution
Trading and Execution
Portfolio Rebalancing
Portfolio Rebalancing
Security ResearchSecurity Research
Managed Fund
Research
Managed Fund
Research
EconomistEconomist
Portfolio Administration
Portfolio Administration
Communication & Commentary
Communication & Commentary
Corporate Actions
Corporate Actions
Asset Consultant
Asset Consultant
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What practice are advisers trying to be best at?
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Construction
Portfolio Construction
Trading and Execution
Trading and Execution
Portfolio Rebalancing
Portfolio Rebalancing
Security ResearchSecurity Research
Managed Fund
Research
Managed Fund
Research
EconomistEconomist
Portfolio Administration
Portfolio Administration
Communication & Commentary
Communication & Commentary
Corporate Actions
Corporate Actions
Asset Consultant
Asset ConsultantLife Insurance
& Risk Management
Life Insurance & Risk
Management
Estate PlanningEstate
Planning
Tax PlanningTax Planning
Client ReviewsClient
Reviews
Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning
Corporate Advice
Key Person
Corporate Advice
Key Person
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What practice are advisers trying to be best at?
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Construction
Portfolio Construction
Trading and Execution
Trading and Execution
Portfolio Rebalancing
Portfolio Rebalancing
Security ResearchSecurity Research
Managed Fund
Research
Managed Fund
Research
EconomistEconomist
Portfolio Administration
Portfolio Administration
Communication & Commentary
Communication & Commentary
Corporate Actions
Corporate Actions
Asset Consultant
Asset ConsultantLife Insurance
& Risk Management
Life Insurance & Risk
Management
Estate PlanningEstate
Planning
Tax PlanningTax Planning
Client ReviewsClient
Reviews
Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning
Corporate Advice
Key Person
Corporate Advice
Key Person
Business Owner
Business Owner
Company Director
Company Director
HR ManagerHR Manager
Sales and MarketingSales and Marketing
NetworkingNetworkingSuccession Planning /
Exit Strategy
Succession Planning /
Exit Strategy
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Goals-Based Financial Planning Source: SEI
• Move away from things you can’t control
Hone Your Value Proposition• Move beyond your 4 walls and geography
Operationalise FP•Move away from asset management towards ways of tracking goals
and objectives
Assess your fee structure•Differentiate your services and break down how you charge
Get technology to work for you•Capture the mobile moment•CRM at the core
Outsource•Everything except your client relationship and value proposition•Focus exclusively on the human connection to differentiate your
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The next wave of Financial Planning
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Challenge yourself
Embrace the change that is already here
Partner with like-minded firms and services
Strongly consider independence
Call to Action
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