The Top Class Wednesday Update is not green or scaly

The government is proposing a 10-year long-stop on FOS complaints, marking a shift in the direction of regulatory clarity.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 16 March

Buildings that make up a sense of place, CGT forcing a rethink on planning and the emerging ‘honesty gap’ between advisers and clients.
The latest from the FCA on Consumer Duty board reports

The regulator has updated its good and poor practice guide with specific examples to help smaller firms tackle their reports.
The Top Class Wednesday Update moves beyond the obvious

Mark reflects on Aviva’s position on platform cash, pricing and how more than one thing can be true at the same time.
Catwalk 2026: Time to find your next tech partner

Catwalk returns to help bridge the gap between busy advice firms and the tech start-ups hoping to make your life easier.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 9 March

Transfers are harder than you think, whether that’s music or pensions. Plus, PE risers and fallers and Consumer Duty board reports.
The Top Class Wednesday Update embraces both features and bugs

In this week’s TCWU Mark explores why advice complexity persists – and why it may be a feature, not a flaw.
The opportunity advice has been waiting for

Three things are happening this year that could help propel the profile of advice and planning. But only if firms seize the opportunity.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 2 March

AI doomsday reports, gender and advice and carers’ retirement shortfalls among the highlights.
The Top Class Wednesday Update says yeahhhh boyyyyy

Mark is back in the TCWU chair to chat new ranges and the complex fractured space that is the MPS market.