The Top Class Wednesday Update has no truck with dry anything
In which Mark considers Intelligent Money’s decision to reverse its SIPP pricing change and what price pressure means for the year ahead.
The lang cat’s albums of 2023
The annual roundup literally no-one has been waiting for. Here are Mark’s – and no-one else’s – ten best records of the year.
The Top Class Wednesday Update wishes you all the things
The last Top Class Wednesday Update for 2023 in which Mark highlights the three themes he thinks we’ll be talking about for most of 2024.
The Top Class Wednesday Update has literally never dipped
Mark’s updating this week and looking at cash balances on platforms and a now more muscular regulator…
The Top Class Wednesday Update has been eating mince pies since October and will not be accepting criticism
Ben counts down to Christmas, looks back at last year’s CII / PFS ‘Christmas Coup’ and isn’t convinced we’ll see a big name platform go out of business anytime soon.
Introducing our new website – and the thinking behind it
While the old site did the job just fine, we’ve been aware that there was a room for improvement, and that’s why we’ve overhauled the website.
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.
Pensions, politics and priorities
Our Director of Public Affairs, Tom McPhail, reflects on the Autumn Statement and its headline proposal around the idea of a pension pot for life.
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 Autumn Statement papers to keep an eye on
The policy papers, proposals and consultations from the Autumn Statement that are worth flagging.
