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.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 26 May
Elevating summer reading lists, the march of AI and the Pensions Commission report on a future framework for pensions.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 11 May
Is ‘corporate consumer’ a thing? Plus the FCA on ongoing service, the adviser test on Standard Life/ Aegon, and reaction to Aviva’s platform cash move.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 27 April
The arrival of Savvy the Squirrel, AI and the FCA and advisers’ rising earnings.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is unlocking next phases
Steve steadies himself with the findings of our latest report about the MPS on-platform experience.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 20 April
Saxophones, the growing MPS market and the FCA on level 2 advisers among the highlights.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 16 March
Buildings that make up a sense of place, CGT forcing a rethink on planning and the emerging ‘honesty gap’ between advisers and clients.
The Top Class Wednesday Update says yeahhhh boyyyyy
Mark is back in the TCWU chair to chat new ranges and the complex fractured space that is the MPS market.
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.
A ‘third way’ approach on DFMs
Ben Peele at PortfolioMetrix notes a shift in the way advice firms are working with DFMs away from the usual bespoke service.
