Bareksa Officially Launches "BaTaRA" Robo Advisor Licensed by OJK

Bareksa, a mutual fund investment marketplace platform, officially launches BaTaRA robo advisor (Bareksa Tactical Robo Advisor) after obtaining an "Investment Advisor" license from OJK dated April 21, 2021. The trial has been conducted for nine months, since August 2020, attended by 1000 customers .

In an official statement, Robo Advisor Bareksa provides guidance and tactical assistance for investors based on algorithms and artificial intelligence features. This is combined with the investment strategy formulated by Bareksa's team of analysts with expertise in the subject.

"We are very grateful and appreciate the support of OJK to grant permission for the first investment advisor to robo advisors in Indonesia. God willing, we will protect this mandate as well, therefore, Bareksa's Robo Advisor will likely to be safe, more reliable, independent, and can provide maximum investment results to the wider community," Bareksa's Co-Founder & CEO, Karaniya Dharmasaputra said, Monday (5/24).

During the trial, Bareksa's analyst team keep testing the real performance and compare it to other robo advisors. It is said that the investment returns based on BaTaRA's recommendations are more optimal, and can even outperform the Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG).

He ensured that BaTaRA was fully independent and in favor of customers' interests. The methodology applied is made transparent, independent, and regularly reported to OJK as required by existing regulations. "We ensure that the investment recommendation from Bareksa's Robo Advisor is not based on any promotional and marketing interests."

BaTaRA recommendations are personalized based on the customer's risk profile, formulating investment strategies and recommendations not only statically based on a risk profile, but also providing recommendations on the allocation of mutual funds needed to maximize investment returns.