Updated
Updated · FT Adviser · Jun 5
Six-Month Programme Prepares Financial Advisers for AI Transformation
Updated
Updated · FT Adviser · Jun 5

Six-Month Programme Prepares Financial Advisers for AI Transformation

3 articles · Updated · FT Adviser · Jun 5

Summary

  • A six-month programme has been launched to help financial advisers adapt to technology and AI transformation.
  • The initiative is designed to close the gap between advisers' awareness of AI and their practical action in using it.
  • Its focus is on preparing the profession for broader technology-driven change rather than a one-off training push.

Insights

As AI commoditizes basic advice, what uniquely human skills will justify an advisor's fee in the next decade?
With AI giving financial advice, who is legally liable when the technology makes a costly mistake?
Will AI-driven advice democratize wealth management, or create a new divide between the rich and everyone else?