The Top Class Wednesday Update delivers delivers delivers delivers
You know what? I can’t even. So here’s a joke instead. Why are ants always getting sick? Because they only have tiny antibodies. Thank you. I’m not here all week. Might take to my bed for the next two years. Quite tempted to leave the Update there. But I won’t. Instead, let’s have a think […]
How to survive Consumer Duty
Tom McPhail and Mike Barrett talk through the key issues from the 200-odd pages from the FCA’s Consumer Duty papers.
Consumer Duty: Cut out and keep guide
The FCA has published the final rules for the Consumer Duty, the implementation period has been confirmed, and it is over to you dear adviser/platform/asset manager/tech supplier (delete as appropriate) to make the necessary changes. The good news is, as you would expect, we’ve got your back. We’ve been busy with our own readiness program […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update says wan oot all oot
A shorter than usual Update this week, siblings, as many of you will have been plagued by us already with communications about the beta launch of MPS Analyser to sit alongside Platform Analyser. And we certainly don’t want to test the limits of your endurance, not least as many of you are about to head […]
TEN THINGS WE LEARNED FROM STATE OF THE ADVISER NATION 2018. NUMBER 7 WILL DRIVE YOU WILD!
So, it’s my second to last working day before paternity leave starts and I’m ticking off items on the to-do list faster than an [insert witty metaphor here that I’m too busy to think of]. Our second annual State of the Adviser Nation (SOTAN from hereon) research is in the field and Chester McSillypants here […]
CONSUMERS HAVE THEIR SAY ABOUT PLATFORMS
Weighing in at 91 pages and backed by a study of more than 3,000 platform users, the consumer research element of the FCA’s Investment Platforms Market Study (IPMS[1]) is a heavyweight. And while it doesn’t land many blows or produce anything particularly revelatory, NMG’s research provides a substantial body of qualitative and quantitative evidence around […]
Assess THIS: our thoughts on the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study paper PS18/08
Today is a significant day for asset management in the UK. The Asset Management Market Study has taken a big step towards its conclusion with the publication of the first set of final rules, addressing most of the main issues highlighted in the first report. The process started in Nov 2015 with the publication of […]
Assess THIS: our thoughts on the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study paper PS18/08
Today is a significant day for asset management in the UK. The Asset Management Market Study has taken a big step towards its conclusion with the publication of the first set of final rules, addressing most of the main issues highlighted in the first report. The process started in Nov 2015 with the publication of […]
THE DAY PENSIONS GOT EDGY
Yesterday, over 200 pension-world glitterati gathered at Peterborough Showground in front of a sterling cast to debate the big issue in pensions today: DB to DC transfers. It was absolutely roasting. There was energy in the room. There were arguments. People were wearing shorts. I wished I was wearing shorts. Before I go any further, […]
THE DAY PENSIONS GOT EDGY
Yesterday, over 200 pension-world glitterati gathered at Peterborough Showground in front of a sterling cast to debate the big issue in pensions today: DB to DC transfers. It was absolutely roasting. There was energy in the room. There were arguments. People were wearing shorts. I wished I was wearing shorts. Before I go any further, […]
