Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 27 April
The arrival of Savvy the Squirrel, AI and the FCA and advisers’ rising earnings.
Emerging warning signs on the rise of D2C
The latest edition of State of the Platform Nation is out – and there’s some worrying red flags for advice firms and platforms.
The latest from the FCA on Consumer Duty board reports
The regulator has updated its good and poor practice guide with specific examples to help smaller firms tackle their reports.
Catwalk 2026: Time to find your next tech partner
Catwalk returns to help bridge the gap between busy advice firms and the tech start-ups hoping to make your life easier.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 2 March
AI doomsday reports, gender and advice and carers’ retirement shortfalls among the highlights.
Heading for a capacity crunch? SOTAN in four charts
Numbers-wise, the advice profession is in rude health. But look more closely and there are signs it is dangerously close to capacity.
New Blood: A view ‘from the floor’
Financial Life Planning’s Joe Jacob shares his experience – from watching his bosses in action to being in the comedians’ firing line.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 16 February
What Shakespeare tells us about financial education. Other highlights include the latest platform market stats and Steve on all things paraplanners.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 9 February
Coverage from our New Blood event and the launch of SOTAN Wave 8, plus musings on whisky and news of a social network for AI agents.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is fearing and loathing falling into financial services
Sean pens his first TCWU with a look at different routes into advice through the lens of one family – his own.
