The Top Class Wednesday Update says here we go

Mark on Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech, changes to the triple lock and the intersection with the advice gap.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 14 September

Typewriters, and what we lose if AI solves everything. In the news: Aviva’s streamlined advice service, Standard Life and IHT and more on AI.
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.
The Top Class Wednesday Update broadly approves

Mark looks at Standard life’s £2bn acquisition of Aegon UK.
Sean McKinven’s Newsround: 20 April

Saxophones, the growing MPS market and the FCA on level 2 advisers among the highlights.
The Top Class Wednesday Update would like more sauce

Rich talks platform integrations and friction, and the sticking point of getting data back out in a way that works.
The Top Class Wednesday Update squares a circle, or circles a square

Mark on Standard Life’s new £1k fixed fee advice service and how it links with training and the advice gap.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is relaxing with loud noises

Rich is in the Update hot seat this week.
The Top Class Wednesday Update still has a little wind in its sails

Mark chats about new retirement investment developments.
The Top Class Wednesday Update doesn’t want to hear it

Oh in the name of the wee man, here we go again. Last time – 2014 if you please – some wag dubbed the Scottish independence referendum ‘the neverendum’ (actually it was first used for one of the Quebecois referenda) and that resonated with a lot of people on both sides. We now face another […]