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AI Automation · Financial Advisors · Australia

We handle the admin.
You provide the advice.

SideKick Studio builds AI automation systems for financial advisors and planners across Australia. We automate the paperwork, data entry, and back-office admin that surrounds your advice work — so your team can spend more time with clients.

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Trusted by advisory and planning firms across Australia

Where a financial advisor's week actually goes

Client-facing advice work ~40%
Document prep & data entry ~28%
Compliance & reporting admin ~18%
Chasing clients for info ~14%

The red and orange above is what we automate. The green is where you belong.

Admin can be automated.
Advice cannot — and shouldn't be.

Financial advice requires human judgement, an AFSL, deep client understanding, and accountability. That's irreplaceable — and it's not what we touch. What we automate is everything that surrounds the advice: the forms, the data, the documents, the follow-ups, the paperwork.

What we automate

  • Client onboarding forms and fact-finding data collection
  • Populating SOA and ROA templates from CRM data
  • Compliance documentation and automatic audit trails
  • Data entry and sync between Xplan, Xero, and your CRM
  • Performance report generation and distribution
  • Client review scheduling and follow-up reminders

What stays human

  • The actual financial advice and recommendations
  • Investment selection and portfolio strategy
  • Client relationship and trust-building
  • Complex needs analysis and goal-setting conversations
  • Discretionary judgement and AFSL obligations
  • The experience that earns client loyalty
Admin Automation Use Cases

The specific admin we take
off your plate.

Every task below is one your team is currently doing manually. Each one can be fully automated — integrated into the platforms you already use.

Client Onboarding & Fact-Finding

Automated digital fact-find forms that populate directly into Xplan or your CRM. No rekeying, no chasing incomplete forms — new clients are system-ready from day one.

60 min 40 sec

per new client form

SOA & ROA Document Population

Pull client data from your CRM or Xplan and auto-populate your SOA and ROA templates. The advice sections stay with you — we just handle the data transfer and document assembly.

Data Entry & Platform Sync

Eliminate double-entry between Xplan, Salesforce, Xero, and your other platforms. Data flows automatically — entered once, updated everywhere.

Compliance Documentation

Auto-generate compliance records, create audit trails for every client interaction, and ensure every process follows the same documented steps — making ASIC reviews far less stressful.

Investment, Super & Insurance Application Forms

Automate investment, super, and insurance application forms instantly from Xplan data. Stop spending hours filling out long forms — instead spend less than 45 seconds.

Hours 45 sec

per application form

Review Scheduling & Follow-ups

Trigger automated review invitations, pre-meeting questionnaires, and follow-up sequences based on your client review calendar. Nothing falls through the cracks.

✦ Xplan    ✦ Xero    ✦ Salesforce    ✦ HubSpot    ✦ AdviserLogic    ✦ Midwinter    ✦ MYOB    ✦ DocuSign    ✦ Microsoft 365    ✦ SharePoint    ✦ Google Workspace    ✦ Make    ✦ n8n    ✦ Xplan    ✦ Xero    ✦ Salesforce    ✦ HubSpot    ✦ AdviserLogic    ✦ Midwinter    ✦ MYOB    ✦ DocuSign    ✦ Microsoft 365    ✦ SharePoint    ✦ Google Workspace    ✦ Make    ✦ n8n   

Heard from a financial adviser.

Get the same results →
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Alex Barr

Morgan Wealth Management

★★★★★

"Had a great experience with these guys. Raghave automated forms we used to manually fill out for every new client. His AI automations work like a charm — great handover documentation too, which is rare, and the automations now trigger follow-up actions across other systems. Makes things so easy."

40 min → 35 sec

per new client form — admin only, advice unaffected

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Adriana Grant

Newhaven Group

★★★★★

"We love working with Raghave. He is incredibly responsive, works at speed, and always gets the job done. His solutions are efficient, reliable, and have made a real difference to our workflows. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for reliable automation solutions."

60 min → 40 sec

per application form

FAQ

Common questions from
financial advisors.

Can AI automate financial advice?
No — and we don't try to. Financial advice requires human judgement, an AFSL, and deep client understanding. That's irreplaceable. What AI can automate is everything around the advice: collecting client data, populating document templates from your CRM, generating compliance records, scheduling reviews, and processing paperwork. The advice stays entirely with you.
What admin tasks can be automated for financial advisors?
The highest-impact tasks we automate include: client onboarding and fact-finding data collection, SOA and ROA template population from CRM data, compliance documentation and audit trails, data entry between Xplan, Xero, and your CRM, performance report generation, client review scheduling and follow-up sequences, dealer statement processing, and invoice and billing workflows.
Which financial planning platforms do you integrate with?
We work with the platforms Australian advisors already use — including Xplan, Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, HubSpot, Xero, MYOB, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, DocuSign, AdviserLogic, and Midwinter. We build around your existing stack — no rip-and-replace required.
How does automation help with compliance for financial advisors?
Automation reduces human error in compliance documentation, creates automatic audit trails, and ensures every client interaction follows the same documented process. Far from creating compliance risk, well-built automation makes it easier to demonstrate to ASIC that your processes are consistent and defensible. Every action is logged, timestamped, and traceable.
Will automation replace my staff?
No. Our automations eliminate the repetitive admin that consumes your team's time — not the people themselves. Your staff shift from doing data entry and chasing paperwork to doing higher-value work: client relationships, advice quality, and business development. In smaller firms, this often means not needing to hire a paraplanner just to handle the volume.
How long does implementation take?
Most financial advisor firms are live with their first automations within 3 weeks. We start with a 60-minute admin audit to identify the highest-ROI tasks, build and test thoroughly, then hand over with full documentation. More complex multi-platform integrations (e.g. Xplan + Xero + Salesforce) typically take 4–6 weeks.
Can you automate Xplan application forms?
Yes. We have worked with clients to automate application forms from their Xplan data — including Latrobe, Trilogy, Macquarie, HUB24, and Expand. We have the capability to automate every PDF application form, completing them in under 45 seconds. See the full Xplan automation page →
Is our clients' financial data secure?
Yes. We build using enterprise-grade platforms with SOC 2 compliance, encrypted data transfer, and strict access controls. We follow the Privacy Act and Australian data handling requirements. Client data is never stored beyond what the workflow requires, and we can build automations that keep data entirely within your existing systems with no third-party exposure.