The Exchange: Marie Brière on human-robot interactions
Thursday 18 September 2025 | 18:00 - 20:30 | Evening Event
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Our first session in this new series asks the question: In a world where AI is reshaping every corner of finance, how do human biases and robo-advisors interact—and what does it mean for portfolio performance?
Join us for an engaging in-person event featuring Marie Brière, Head of Investor Intelligence and Academic Partnerships at the Amundi Investment Institute, and globally respected thought leader in behavioural finance and fintech.
Her research directly informs asset allocation decisions across Europe and is regularly featured in top-tier outlets like the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal.
Marie will unveil key themes and findings from her latest research, "Human-Robot Interactions in Investment Decisions." Drawing on research into Employee Saving Plans, she will explore how cognitive biases influence investor behaviour—and how robo-advisors are helping reshape the investment landscape.
Key Insights You’ll Gain:
- How cognitive biases can distort investment decisions—and their impact on portfolio performance.
- A unique robo-advisory model that suggests (but doesn’t enforce) rebalancing strategies, giving investors the freedom to choose.
- How robo-advice boosts investor engagement, risk-taking, and returns—delivering an average +2% annual return uplift.
- The power of robo-alerts: a 29% increase in rebalancing activity, even without automation.
- Why the financial cost of investor autonomy remains low—even during market downturns.
Timings
Event: 18:00 - 20:30
Speaker
Marie Brière, PhD, Head of Investor Intelligence and Academic Partnership at Amundi Investment Institute,
Marie Brière, PhD, is Head of Investor Intelligence and Academic Partnership at Amundi Investment Institute, where she researches portfolio choice, sustainable finance, pensions, and fintech, advising institutional strategy and retail investment solutions.
She chairs Inquire Europe and the European Savings Observatory’s Scientific Committee, and serves on expert panels for ESMA, ACPR, CEPS, and PRI. Marie is also a senior researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles and Paris Dauphine PSL, and sits on the Financial Analyst Journal’s editorial board. Her work is widely published and featured in outlets like the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. She holds a PhD in Economics from Université Paris X and is a graduate of ENSAE.
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