The Top Class Wednesday Update has got deja vu
Last Friday it was the turn of Platform CEOs to have their weekend ruined, with the now traditional Friday afternoon publication of a Dear CEO letter.
The Top Class Wednesday Update: Kilted and booted edition
Mark reflects on the awards season and a fun session with Many Australians on a study tour, and how our regulatory regime compares to theirs.
The Top Class Wednesday Update prepares hatches for battening
SJP and 1825 have both been in the news this week with chunky value write downs. Is that cold east wind starting to blow?
The Top Class Wednesday Update has re-entry issues
Consumer Duty day is coming. Meantime mucking around with pension death benefits is going on again and Space Karen has gone X.
“Perception is reality”: The provider view on service
In the final part of our mini-series on service and what it really means, we hear from abrdn chief commercial and strategy officer Jonny Black.
“It’s really hard to know the truth”: The paraplanner view on service
Continuing our mini-series on what service really means, next up we hear from Siân Davies Cole from Plan Works.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is blowing out a candle
Our senior public affairs consultant, Alison Gay, reflects on her first year at the lang cat and how regulation has developed in that time.
Are we ready? Yes – and no
Is the industry ready for Consumer Duty? Alison Gay looks at the results of an FCA survey of smaller firms in the industry.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is always obliging
There’s a clear two-speed market developing around the provision of VFM assessments, target market stuff and other Consumer Dutery data.
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.
