The Top Class Wednesday Update ponders about porridge
There’s change in the air as Hannah Godfrey makes her TCWU debut…
The path to the lang cat: Alison’s story
Alison on life at the lang cat versus life at the regulator, with some European public affairs and philosophy thrown in for good measure.
TCWU hasn’t declined over the last three years, or has it?
Mark Polson looks at the declining number of advice firms and registered individuals – maybe the young people we have coming to HomeGame 5 will help with that…
The FCA’s plans to bridge the advice gap
Targeted support will be one of a range of services aimed at getting financial support to more people. How these are communicated will be key.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is exploring new boundaries
Kate Ogilvie takes the reins this week and confesses that the advice gap report is her favourite…
The sunlit uplands of FS policy – and the looming storm clouds
The growth agenda marches on with a new agreement on where pension funds should invest. But ominous policy clouds remain on the horizon.
We divided and conquered…
We have completed #langcatlive but there’s a lot more to come…
Divide and Conquer – In the blue corner…
Hear what the FCA and Quilter CEO Steven Levin have to say on advice and guidance, VI and the relationship between regulator and regulated.
The Top Class Wednesday Update has too many exclamation marks
In the first proper full week of 2025 Mark’s all about punctuation, #langcatlive, the vagaries of statistics, and ideas to stimulate economic growth. For socks.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is all socks, no stock
Mark’s not doing a look back at 2024 or predictions for 2025, but has commented on the ‘massive trolling exercise’ by the government on the FCA and other regulators.
