The Top Class Wednesday Update won’t charge you to leave
Well, the good news is I’ve been allowed access to the TCWU keyboard again to write another one of these, so I must have done something right last time.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is going to have a sunburned nose and she’s not happy about it
Alison Gay looks at how The Financial Services and Markets Act replaces retained EU law with a ‘Smarter Regulatory Framework’. We’ll see.
The Top Class Wednesday Update doesn’t do unsubstantiated attention seeking headlines
Tom McPhail takes us through the Mansion House Reforms and a blizzard of policy papers on pension schemes, retail disclosures and investment pathways.
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 traverses filaments of light
This week we’re talking about one of the few remaining truly opaque areas in this business we call show, and that’s the perennial issue of cash on platforms.
The Top Class Wednesday Update only likes the right sort of friction
My mind has gone to places it shouldn’t thanks to the latest on the advice / guidance boundary review. It seems the game’s a bogey and it’s back to the drawing board.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is £1,000 short
Right, let’s spoil the party with some new Consumer Duty stuff. The topic of value for money is going to be a battleground. And we need to talk about due diligence.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is easily distracted by squirrels
What’s exciting in the world of regulation this week? From my position behind the bird feeder it’s come from the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is deliberate, not careless
I mean we’ve all done it, right? You’re filling out your tax return, the Deliveroo guy comes to the door with your bao order and you miss out your £27 million offshore trust.
