The Top Class Wednesday Update goes a-crofting
Mark Polson talks pensions (and some platform pricing) in this week’s #Update, sparked by an unexpected state pension discussion onstage at a recent Fish gig.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is neither comfortable nor numb
Oliver Perrin is taking the reins for this week’s #Update to share a personal tale about his recent frustrating pension transfer experience.
The Top Class Wednesday Update wants more rehearsal time
Mark’s wishing he had more rehearsal time in today’s #Update, whilst also trying to figure out what changes will come down the tracks following this week’s Labour Party conference.
The Top Class Wednesday Update needed the camper van for work, alright?
Mark reflects on Citywire’s good look at the (34 they counted) major PE-backed advice firms in terms of their deal flow, their financial health and more.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is colder than a welldigger’s…
The tail end of last year wasn’t all that and a bag of chips, based on a couple of key platform results we’ve already had in. Is the cost of living crisis starting to bite?
The Top Class Wednesday Update gives out more energy than it takes in
Nearly there, everyone, nearly there. It’s dark and it’s cold and there’s as much as three inches of snow in parts of England so obviously it’s snowmageddon. I was reminded recently when daydreaming of escaping to Finland of this rundown of what proper Finnish weather is: +15°C / 59°F – This is as warm as […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update remembers Ian Taylor
Hi everyone, Mark here. Rich will be Updating you – albeit in a truncated form – in a moment, but first I think we need to take a moment to mark the end of an era with the desperately sad news of the passing of Ian Taylor, ex-CEO and co-founder of Transact, at only 58 […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is living in a fragmented world
And so it came to pass that the Platform of the Year Awards were held on a Tuesday night, and Mark had not lined anyone else up to write the Update and lo, he looked and he found that it was really not good. But given that the damage was self-inflicted he had no choice […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is burying its head in sweet, sweet data
Hi folks, it’s yours truly, Rich Mayor at the TCWU helm this week, which means it’s time to have a little look at how last quarter went and, hopefully, a brief distraction from just HOW DAMN HOT it is. We’re tantalisingly close to being able to share what’s happened on an individual basis at platforms […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is crocked
I keep telling you June is the month that keeps on giving. And what it’s given me now is a crocked Achilles tendon and gracious, doesn’t that just smart. Obviously, in common with all men, my ability to withstand pain without whining is unparalleled but even so: michty. Jings and crivvens and perhaps even help […]
