Sydney based Robo-advice provider Ignition Wealth has named a leading Australian expert on compliance and regulatory issues as a new member of the company’s advisory board.
Ignition Wealth CEO Mark Fordree has announced the appointment of Claire Wivell Plater to the Ignition Wealth Advisory Board. Her appointment comes on the back of the recent hire by the firm of Richard Liverpool, as Head of Sales.
Wivell Plater is currently Managing Director and majority owner of The Fold Legal which has provided specialist regulatory, corporate and commercial advice to financial services businesses since 2002. She also contributes extensively to the industry as a prolific author, commentator and public speaker on regulatory and legal issues.
She joins Henry Capra and Tom Pockett on the Ignition Wealth Advisory Board.
Digital Advice Increasingly Important in Wealth Generation
Wivell Plater is a member of the Federal Treasurer’s FinTech Advisory Group. She is an active supporter of «Fintech Australia» and was instrumental in working with the industry and The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to co-develop the regulatory sandbox for innovative businesses.
«I believe that digital advice will play an increasingly important role in wealth generation and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to actively contribute to its development by working closely with Ignition Wealth,» said Wivell Plater.
