The Top Class Wednesday Update is a strict zero “mind the gap” pun space
Greetings – Mike here. Today is launch day for our 2025 Advice Gap report, so, fresh from the glittering launch event in London earlier this morning, here are a few highlights… First up, the important business of where you can actually read the report. This year we’ve created a brand-new website, www.theadvicegap.co.uk. Thanks to the […]
Measuring the value of advice
Finally, a positive news story on advice – with the numbers to back it up on the value of advice.
The Top Class Wednesday Update always provides good value
Mike Barrett takes over today’s #Update to share some insights from the second annual ‘Meaning of Value’ report, commissioned by Royal London and launched earlier in the week.
‘The 91%’: Where the advice gap meets reality
Why are more people falling into the advice gap? And could targeted support help bridge the gap? Our latest report looks for answers.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is haring about the place
The end of the tax year, reanimation of pension dashboards and finfluencers are on Mark’s mind this week.
SJP and the ongoing advice saga
Beyond what’s happening at SJP, there are bigger, tougher questions for the advice profession to answer on ongoing advice and fair value.
The Top Class Wednesday Update still doesn’t understand the rules of Pointless
Mike covers the challenge of defining what customers value and why being able to do so matters for Consumer Duty compliance.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is going to the (science fiction) double feature
So it’s always good to open oneself to new experiences, as Brad and Janet found out. Just the other week, for example, Mark Locke spent a whole hour without a mobile phone to his ear, and he’s the happier for it. And it is in that spirit that we’re going to try something completely new […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update has never been to Peppa Pig World
There’s something about public speaking that gives people a peek behind the psychological curtain – especially speeches which are, or are meant to appear, informal and off-the-cuff. They’re hard to do in their own way – though I much prefer informal talks to reading stuff off a sheet; you might as well just distribute the […]
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE STILL HASN’T GOT OVER IT
A brilliant tournament. A truly fantastic final taken all the way to extra time. And, after a day of incredible tension, the result we all wanted. Can it really be two years to the day since the Cricket World Cup final? Good times never seemed so good. Anyway, a lot has happened since the summer […]
