MoneyFarm hires former Google program manager ahead of UK launch

Italian-based robo-advisory platform, MoneyFarm, has hired Michele Battelli, former Google senior technical program manager, to spearhead its roll-out in the UK. Since receiving clearance from the FCA in September, MoneyFarm has raised €16m to fund its expansion and last month, hired the former chief software architect from Betfair as its CTO. The two will work  to develop the company's 'mobile first' approach. MoneyFarm aims to lead greater product innovation and give investors greater flexibility, transparency and control.

 

 

Michele Battelli, who was senior technical program manager at Google's California office, will take on the role of chief product officer at the UK firm. MoneyFarm is an online independent advice service, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The firm launched in 2012 and has since build an active user base of 50,000 investors delivering advisory and discretionary services online at what it said is a "fraction of the cost" of traditional wealth management services. The firm wants to expand its user base and will start by rolling out a new ISA product underpinned by ...