The Top Class Wednesday Update got good odds on July 5th

Before he disappears off for his holiday, Mark’s reflecting on our Catwalk event which took place in London last week.
The Top Class Wednesday Update has four words for you
Mark ponders the FCA’s data request on vulnerability and the standard it shows advice firms are now held to on data, controls and business MI.
The Top Class Wednesday Update accepts no garbage in or out
Technical glitches and AI are on Mark’s manflu addled mind this week.
The Top Class Wednesday Update has a bold plan to boldly update you in a boldly top class manner

In which Mark doesn’t hold back on the ‘triple lock plus’ as an example of Selbstschlagenwirtschädlichreparatur. And yes he did just make that word up.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is experimenting

Mark argues that ‘adviser rented platforms’ would be a much better name for the model currently known as ‘adviser as platform’.
The Top Class Wednesday Update deplores unsatisfactory graphs
Mark has been analysing numbers this week and takes a look at the financial challenges faced by at least one well known advice consolidator.
The Top Class Wednesday Update says look closer
Mark Polson dives into the FCA’s retirement income market data, as well as lamenting the fact he is now dad to two teenagers…
The Top Class Wednesday Update knows kung-fu
This week Mark has been doing some platform market analysis.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is haring about the place
The end of the tax year, reanimation of pension dashboards and finfluencers are on Mark’s mind this week.
The Top Class Wednesday Update likes it like this
Mark looks at the flurry of releases from the FCA, including his top 6 reactions to the results of the retirement income review.