Under penalty of death
(Mark writes: this is Terry’s very first blog as a feline at the lang cat – we’re chuffed to have him here. You can email him at terry@langcatfinancial.com) After last week, we’ve now had two budgets in a row, and a not really in autumn statement in between, that have changed the savings landscape forever. […]
Gordon Bennett, that was poor
Confucius say, “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Having ignored these wise words; Natalie Bennett, leader of the Greens, has no doubt crawled into a hole to hide for a while and lick her wounds. This morning she was quizzed on the radio about some figures […]
D2C Platforms – the lang cat heatmaps
If you’ve come to this page looking for the latest lang cat D2C pricing tables, then you’ve hit an extraordinary stroke of luck. (Or just followed a link sent by us. Whatever) Attached below are 2 files showing the most up to date lang cat #heatmaps for D2C investment, one for ISA and one for […]
It’s all getting real – Hargreaves puts its vest(ing) on
I’ve always liked those moments when big, abstract concepts become real and commercial. A-Day was like that – it was fun debating what was going to happen, but much more fun when you started to see how providers, advisers and clients were going to relate to it in real life. An important step towards this […]
It’s all getting real – Hargreaves puts its vest(ing) on
I’ve always liked those moments when big, abstract concepts become real and commercial. A-Day was like that – it was fun debating what was going to happen, but much more fun when you started to see how providers, advisers and clients were going to relate to it in real life. An important step towards this […]
THE LANG CAT WILL SOON NEED A BIGGER BASKET
Worldwide press release. 9 February 2015. The lang cat, (probably) Leith’s leading independent platform, pensions and investment consultancy is delighted “no, scrub that” tumescent to announce three new additions of financial services misfits to its burgeoning ranks. Terry Huddart will join the lang cat Market Intelligentsia team on 16 March. He will be tasked with […]
THE LANG CAT WILL SOON NEED A BIGGER BASKET
Worldwide press release. 9 February 2015. The lang cat, (probably) Leith’s leading independent platform, pensions and investment consultancy is delighted “no, scrub that” tumescent to announce three new additions of financial services misfits to its burgeoning ranks. Terry Huddart will join the lang cat Market Intelligentsia team on 16 March. He will be tasked with […]
Life is harder now (in investment outsourcing, anyway)
Earlier this week the lang cat and CWC Research launched Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, a new, in-depth study of the outsourced centralised investment proposition (CIP) marketplace. The report is made up of qualitative adviser and industry interviews by CWC Research, alongside quantitative analysis by the lang cat of a range of discretionary […]
Life is harder now (in investment outsourcing, anyway)
Earlier this week the lang cat and CWC Research launched Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, a new, in-depth study of the outsourced centralised investment proposition (CIP) marketplace. The report is made up of qualitative adviser and industry interviews by CWC Research, alongside quantitative analysis by the lang cat of a range of discretionary […]
Nothing to do with buses
Hello again. You know what they say; platform pricing changes are like buses. You wait ages for one to come along and then! Actually, no-one says that. It’s a rubbish analogy. And the buses around here are pretty good. Anyway. Yes, only a week ago we were digesting the pricing changes made by Ascentric, and […]
