Trends and initiatives about robo-advisers: Pioneering unexplored areas in Japan

Eiichiro Yanagawa
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Eiichiro Yanagawa: Senior Analyst in the Asian Financial Services Group, Celent, The Imperial Hotel Tower 13F 1-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan

Journal of Digital Banking, 2017, vol. 2, issue 1, 58-73

Abstract: This paper addresses trends in FinTech, with a focus on the burgeoning robo-adviser industry and the unique attributes of Japan’s market. This report examines pioneering robo-adviser efforts, technology, business areas ripe for development and the outlook for the FinTech boom. Japan differs from other markets in terms of the diversity of individual asset holdings, the retail investment environment and the level of financial literacy. Despite this vastly different business environment there is immense potential – a blue ocean – for robo-adviser services. This report introduces a spate of recent, innovative initiatives in Japan, identifying technology and business areas ripe for development and challenges that will require attention.

Keywords: robo-advisor services; wealth management; automated advice; sell-side business model; retail investor appetite; negative interest rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E5 G2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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