'Bionic' advice hits £500m milestone

'Superior to robo-advice', claims LEBC

Hannah Godfrey
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LEBC Group's automated advice service has attracted £500m of client assets since its launch two years ago, with more than 25,000 people using the service.

The so-called 'bionic advisory service' sets out to combine technology with financial services knowledge, expertise and a human interface. Clients receive regulated, tailored advice delivered via phone or internet. Clients engage over the telephonewith a qualified adviser, who will then run a factfind. Depending on the complexity involved, the system will produce a report, which the adviser will then look over and edit as appropriate. According to LEBC chief executive Jack McVitie, the bionic system is at present less effective the more complicated the advice gets and, in some circums...

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