The Top Class Wednesday Update elects to keep calm and carry on

Tom McPhail is in the Update Seat this week and gives his take on the recent election.
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.
The Top Class Wednesday Update might make you want to dance

Nicola is on Update duty this week and chats about International Womens’ Day and how it can start conversations industry-wide.
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.
FCA: The way forward for advice and guidance

FCA head of consumer investments Kate Blatchford-Hick on the regulator’s ideas to get advice and guidance to more people.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is being written by the newbie

New boy Ben Hammond covers simplified advice being given the boot and some recent impacts of private equity ownership of platforms.
Tackling the advice gap: One solution at a time

Understanding the advice gap comes down to two important questions: what is stopping most people from seeking advice, and what do we do about it?
The Top Class Wednesday Update said ‘Cha! Cha! Cha!’

Mark looks at the role of adviser as manufacturer, or at least our evolving understanding of who does what and what regulations they labour under.
The Top Class Wednesday Update has the occasional existential crisis

You do realise Steve that all we do in this sector is make rich people a bit richer? This, clearly, is an offensively reductive view of the world.
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 […]