The Top Class Wednesday Update is on shifting sands
Nat covers recent comments from the FCA on targeted support and the risks of AI in advice.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 14 September
Typewriters, and what we lose if AI solves everything. In the news: Aviva’s streamlined advice service, Standard Life and IHT and more on AI.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 1 September
Biblical rain, Woody Guthrie and Dolly Parton. Plus advisers on agentic AI and fraudsters trying to enter advice via acquisitions.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is sending butterflies
Mark looks at a shift in the platform market: the D2C/advised split moving from a longstanding 66/34 to 74/26 in a single quarter.
The FCA’s uphill battle on disclosure
Various initiatives have tried and failed to help explain to people what they’re buying. With multiple competing interests, it’s no wonder.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is far from a fickle pickle
Mark looks at cash interest retention disclosure, and the FCA’s Consumer Duty requirements.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 29 June
The connection between Scotland’s World Cup competition and Tennyson’s Ulysses. Plus, the result from Catwalk and the rise of philosophy in AI labs.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 22 June
Data protection and targeted support, agentic AI in advice and Lidl’s first pub.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 15 June
This week’s highlights include a heady mix of combine harvesters, scrutiny of MPS in-house funds and news from intelliflo’s conference.
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.
