The lang cat’s albums of 2022
I’m very far from organised for Christmas this year, but I’ve just written the last Update, the wine bottle hasn’t given out yet, and although I could be wrapping some stuff up I thought I’d get the annual music blog done. You don’t even read this, and I don’t even care because I’ve done one […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update gives out more energy than it takes in
Nearly there, everyone, nearly there. It’s dark and it’s cold and there’s as much as three inches of snow in parts of England so obviously it’s snowmageddon. I was reminded recently when daydreaming of escaping to Finland of this rundown of what proper Finnish weather is: +15°C / 59°F – This is as warm as […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update would have settled for a card
I just spotted this, right, and I don’t want to shock anyone but it’s distressingly near Christmas and no-one mentioned anything and now there’s quite a lot to do, so you’d better all get on with it. And by “you” what I mean is “me” so if we could all keep everything on the down-low […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update sheds tiers
Afternoon everyone and a happy Wednesday to those who celebrate. Where I am the temperature has plummeted faster than in a meeting of the Commuters Association when Mick Lynch walks into the room and it feels like we are now on the run-out from 2022, for which I suspect many will be grateful right up […]
Duty bound: The link between suitability and Consumer Duty
A lot of what the Consumer Duty is about is ensuring that clients are empowered to make better financial decisions. There’s a fundamental tenet here – it’s not enough that they have you as their advice professional. They have to understand things for themselves. They don’t need to understand Markovitz and modern portfolio theory. They […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is 200, sort of
Well now, it seems like forever since I’ve had my hands dirty with the Update, ably assisted as I am by Rich, Old Tom (as opposed to Young Tom) and diverse others these days. In fact it’s only been three weeks, but as we all know a lot can happen in such a short time […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is glad everything’s completely normal
Day five million in the Big Brother house, and the contestants have started to eat each other. “This is normal,” says Suella, gnawing on a thigh bone. “I’m struck by how well everything is working,” says Dominic, popping a juicy eyeball into his dry, blackened mouth. I’ve been looking for a long time for a […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update will look after you
Hello hello, me again after a week’s break from Updating at a keyboard in favour of Updating anyone who cared to drop by at HomeGame 2 last week. Thanks to everyone who came along – just under 170 in the room and nearly 300 online – and I hope you had a nice time. I […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is on the edge
Hello again, welcome to your autumn but go easy on the heating. I have a couple of announcements this week, but the main one is that the Update is now denominated in dollars and so will cost you just a little more each month, but that’s a small price to pay for growth, amirite? Almost […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is living in a fragmented world
And so it came to pass that the Platform of the Year Awards were held on a Tuesday night, and Mark had not lined anyone else up to write the Update and lo, he looked and he found that it was really not good. But given that the damage was self-inflicted he had no choice […]
