Ignition Wealth and APP Securities partner for digital advice offering


Clients of Australian stockbroking and investment banking firm APP Securities will receive mobile-first digital advice solutions for fund and investment decisions, with the firm today announcing its partnership with robo-adviser and platform provider, Ignition Wealth.
The advice solution would enable APP Securities’ clients to use multicurrency and multilingual technology provided by Ignition Wealth to complete risk assessments, accept diversified portfolios, fund, invest, execute trades, and communicate with a broker via a messaging system.
APP Securities chief operating officer, Adam Joseph said the mobile-first solution was in keeping with client expectations.
“In 2017 our clients expect to be able to manage every aspect of their lives from their mobile phones. -the Ignition Wealth solution allows us to provide our clients with world class digital financial advice, from the palm of their hands,” he said.
Ignition Wealth head of sales and marketing, Richard Liverpool confirmed the provider had sought to enter the Australian stockbroking market through a digital financial advice partnership.
The solution would be available to APP Securities clients within Australia.
Recommended for you
Sequoia Financial Group has declined by five financial advisers in the past week, four of whom have opened up a new AFSL, according to Wealth Data.
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley has detailed whether the firm will be selecting an exclusive bidder for the second phase of due diligence as it awaits revised bids from three private equity players.
Insignia Financial has reported a statutory net loss after tax of $17 million in its first half results, although the firm has noted cost optimisation means this is an improvement from a $50 million loss last year.
With alternative funds being described as “impossible” for fund managers to target towards advisers without the support of BDMs for education, Money Management explores the evolving nature of the distribution role.