Half of advisers doubt tech will help close advice gap - research

The use of technology, with robo-advice at the forefront, has been pushed by proponents as a workable solution to providing mass-market advice at affordable levels. However, the survey of 207 advisers revealed almost half doubt technology would ever actually close the gap. However, the adviser survey found 29% thought cash-flow modelling tools would make the most difference to addressing the problem. The robo-advice or self-service route however was less popular with 10% of adviser participants who said it does have a role to play in mass-market advice.   VitalityInvest deput...