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I have long been a paid-up member of the disruptors brigade, arguing technology will make us all happier, wealthier individuals - along the way upending whole business sectors.

The long-promised robotics revolution has arrived. True, it is not quite what people imagined only a few decades ago. The humanoid automata beloved by science fiction are still at best fringe novelties.

Investment services providers are beginning to offer fractional share dealing on exchange-traded funds to meet investor demand for lower entry levels on the vehicles.

Ambitious restructure of business

Offering fee- and commission-free service

Based in Geneva

Consolidator wants to fill 'advice gap'

Credit Suisse estimates revenues from the sharing economy will grow from $15bn in 2013 to $335bn in 2025, but how can investors access it? Mike Fox, head of sustainable investment at Royal London Asset Management, explains.

Former BMO managers to run fund

Financial regulators in the US are warning investors and advisers to beware the limitations of automated investment tools.