The Top Class Wednesday Update can remember what he was doing in 2013
Mike is back in the Update Hot Seat and is planning a party for one to celebrate Consumer Duty’s 1st birthday.
The Top Class Wednesday Update says it is time for a change
Mike is Updating this week and is fully focused on the launch of our latest Advice Gap report.
FCA’s review of retirement income advice gets cautious thumbs up
The FCA review of retirement income advice makes for a pleasant contrast with warnings to wealth managers, but there is more work to be done.
SJP and the ongoing advice saga
Beyond what’s happening at SJP, there are bigger, tougher questions for the advice profession to answer on ongoing advice and fair value.
The Top Class Wednesday Update still doesn’t understand the rules of Pointless
Mike covers the challenge of defining what customers value and why being able to do so matters for Consumer Duty compliance.
How do we deliver pension reform well?
It seemed there were actually some grown ups involved in the Autumn Statement this time round. But what will it take to make a success of their ideas in practice?
The Top Class Wednesday Update has got deja vu
Last Friday it was the turn of Platform CEOs to have their weekend ruined, with the now traditional Friday afternoon publication of a Dear CEO letter.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is worried about France in the quarter finals
Greetings. Hope you are all well. Mike here, keeping the TCWU wheel turning for another week. Big news from the FCA today, with the release of the snappily titled, “Broadening access to financial advice for mainstream investments” consultation paper. This is something that has been trailed for a while now, with Money Marketing reporting on […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update gets it and is listening
Good afternoon, Mike here. Right about now (assuming you are reading this on Wednesday lunchtime/afternoon) we will be smack in the middle of our second #langcatlive for 2022, the HomeGame in Edinburgh. If you’ve missed out you can catch up via the socials and we’ll also post the highlights on YouTube in the days to […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update always delivers a good outcome
Alistair Kettlewell. 1978-2022 Hey everyone, Mark here. Mike will take you through an important Update this week – the new Consumer Duty will affect us all. But before I hand over to him I would like to write a few words in memory of my friend and ex-colleague Alistair Kettlewell, who has died far, far […]
