The Top Class Wednesday Update knows what it means to be innovative

ello, it’s Nat here, taking a turn on the TCWU Wheel of Fortune. Hope all is good in your world. Away from the impending World Cup, Wimbledon and various other summer delights, we find ourselves in the middle of industry awards season. (Yes, I just lumped in financial services awards with one of the world’s biggest and most expensive football tournaments. What of it?) A lot of […]
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 1 June

The playwright Peter McDougall and lessons for recruitment. Plus, the gender money gap and targeted support entrants.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is taps-aff

Mike examines the FCA’s latest review of the MPS market, where Consumer Duty, governance and due diligence are firmly under the spotlight.
The wait is over: Announcing the AdviceTech Catwalk final five

Find out the diverse range of start-ups set to grace the Catwalk stage…
The Top Class Wednesday Update is spreading the disease

Mark debates the question of platforms as the new life cos, and why the real issue is a sense of entitlement.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is nice and encouraging

Mark reflects on a positive development for a change – how personal finance is finding its way into the school system.
Catwalk: “You get to hear the beginning of solutions”

AI and tech in advice is moving at pace. Five firms share their approach, and how attending Catwalk fits in with their decision-making.
The Top Class Wednesday Update shouldn’t be this hard

Rich tackles cash on platforms, and its journey from operational necessity to strategic decision.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is carrying on regardless

Mark on what our platform stats for 2025 tell us about how money is moving around (and what the stats can’t tell us).
The Top Class Wednesday Update doesn’t suffer fools at all

Mark ponders Fools, AI and the big questions to ask yourself on the tech you use in your business.