Tech review: How good are attitude to risk questionnaires?

Over the past few weeks, we have reviewed the platform market and seen a wide range of functionality and features. One area of functionality that has exhibited polarised approaches is the inclusion of attitude to risk (ATR) questionnaires. Given the interest in ATRs generated by the FSA’s January 2011 paper on risk and suitability, it is worth exploring the issue further to see how the different platforms, product providers and third-party tools are responding. On or off platform? When looking at whether the tools should exist on or off platform, the crux of the argument is whether...