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FTAdviser Podcast

FTAdviser is the Financial Times’ specialist title dedicated to the UK financial advice profession. Each week one of our reporters will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss issues such how the latest regulatory developments will impact advice firms, how advised clients will be affected by the latest developments in pensions, investing, mortgages and tax, and how the financial advice profession will develop and grow. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range

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21:16

Industry has moved on from replatforming issues

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/20

Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser speaks to Ben Hammond, consulting director at the Lang Cat and Verona Kenny, Managing Director of Intermediary at 7IM, about the FCA's letter to platform CEOs.They discuss the FCA's issues around fees, unstable technology and long transfer times.The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on

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22:03

Could a "pot for life" solve the issue of small...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/13

Earlier this year the Department for Work and Pensions said it will work to encourage consolidation to solve the problem of small pension pots. But pensions minister Laura Trott said the longer-term solution to this issue would be to move to an Australian-style "pot for life" system.Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser speaks to Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell and Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon, about the small pots issue, what government could do to resolve it and whether a

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34:11

Making homes greener

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/09

On this episode of the FTAdviser In Focus podcast we speak to mortgage advisers about whether or not it makes sense to invest in green home improvements. They all agree the idea of greener homes is a great one but there are various issues in the way they are currently funded that raise concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:26

Has the landscape for sellers changed?

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/06

Over the previous years and during lockdown, we saw a flurry of activity and a surge in the number of start-up consolidators popping up, as well as a lot of private equity deals.But this last year it has felt like a bit more of a slow down.This week, FTAdviser's deputy news editor Sonia Rach talks toLouise Jeffreys, managing director at Gunner and Co and Paul Morrish, founder at Succession Wealth, on the state of the seller market.They discuss everything from what has been driving the business of

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23:21

CISI conference: Client discovery meetings done right

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/04

FTAdviser speaks toBrendan Frazier, founder of Wired Planning, psychologist Dr Moira Somers, and Kusal Ariyawansa, adviser at Appleton Gerrard, about the best way to holdclient discovery meetings, after their panel discussionat today's CISI conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:17

CISI conference: Future of adviser technology

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/10/04

FTAdviser speaks to Josh Butten, director of financial planning firm Boosst, and Jon Doyle, founder of Juniper Wealth Management,about the future of adviser technology, straight after their session with Ian McKenna at today's CISI conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:05

Does the model for equity release advice need to change?

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/09/29

Earlier this month the Financial Conduct Authority published the results of its review into lifetime mortgage advice, concluding it was "disappointed" by what it found.One of the overarching conclusions the FCA reached is that there were many examples of advisers steering outcomes in favour of a lifetime mortgage and failing to discuss alternatives. In short, if you went to an adviser to ask about a lifetime mortgage, you were likely to end up being recommended a lifetime mortgage regardless of your

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26:36

Is there merit in separating financial advice and...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/09/22

It has been argued that financial planning and financial advice could be split so that planning on its own could allow financial planners to focus on less wealthy and younger clients who are happy to DIY invest.Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser speaks to Steve Conley, founder of the Academy of Life Planning and Sam Tate, co-founder & director of New World Financial Group about the pros and cons of doing so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:51

‘The regulator wants fewer firms to manage’

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/09/15

Last month, Tenet announced it will close its network, with its appointed representatives moving to The Openwork Partnership as part of an exclusive agreement with the company.The agreement will provide Tenet's firms and advisers the choice of retaining their independent status through Openwork's IFA business 2plan Wealth Management or becoming part of the restricted Openwork proposition.This came as the Financial Conduct Authority’sannual report and accounts for 2022-23 revealed that there has been

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26:06

How to help clients navigate the mortgage market

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/09/08

The mortgage market has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year.Since former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-budget in 2022, combined with rampant inflation and subsequent base rate rises, lenders, brokers and would-be borrowers alike have been trying to keep up with the fast-paced changes to products.How are we to make sense of what is happening in the mortgage market right now? In thislatest FTAdviser podcast, editor Simoney Kyriakou is joined by Mike Cook, chief mortgage officer

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28:32

Understanding how to build a thematic investment...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/08/30

MSCI describes thematic investing as a top-down investment approach that relies on research to explore macroeconomic, geopolitical and technological trends.These trends encompass long-term, structural shifts arising from new business models, disruptive technologies and changing consumer tastes and behaviors – megatrends that have the potential to change whole industries and shape the way we will live, work, travel and treat disease in the future.Thematic investing is intentionally future-focused

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29:39

Exiting an advice business

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/08/07

It is no secret that the adviser population is maturing. But what do advisers need to know about passing on their business in the current market?We speak to Victoria Hicks, managing director of The Exit Partnership, and Kanishk Swarup, founder of Compound Wealth Planning, to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:25

How do private assets fit into an investment portfolio?

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/08/02

A recent study by global consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that nearly half of the private banks and wealth managers indicate that a lack of liquidity, high fees, and clients’ risk aversion are the top concerns preventing them from increasing private investments within their clients’ portfolios.The democratization of private assets faces several challenges. Are there ways to address these?On this latest podcast, FTAdviser deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot is joined by Nick Hyett,

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28:58

How much longer can financial advice consolidation go...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/07/28

It seems the pace of consolidation has continued apace despite the changing economic circumstances, but has anything changed?This week, in the last FTAdviser Podcast before a summer break, deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Albertha Charles, UK asset and wealth management lead at PwC, and Louise Jeffries, managing director of Gunnar & Co, to find out.They discuss what is driving consolidation now, the role of private equity, the profile of companies which are likely to be snapped up and

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22:19

Savers must understand risks of chancellor’s pension...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/07/21

In his Mansion House speech earlier this month, Jeremy Hunt said some of the UK’s largest defined contribution pension schemes had agreed to commit 5 per cent of their default funds to unlisted equities by 2030.Hunt said his aim was to enable the UK’s financial services sector to increase returns for pensioners, improve outcomes for investors and unlock capital for UK growth businesses but what are the risks and will schemes jump on board?This week Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser speaks to Mark

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29:35

What is fair value?

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/07/19

This FTAdviser In Focus CPD podcast looks at the meaning of fair value under the incoming consumer duty. What is fair value and how can advisers prove they are providing it? Consultants Mel Holman and Bradley Northrop, alongside adviser Kusal Ariyawansa and Quilter's Paul Young share their views Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:25

‘Consumer duty is a flagship piece of regulation’

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/07/14

Firms are frantically preparing as the deadline is fast approaching at the end of this month.Given the imminent timescale, it is encouraging to note that a survey by Schroders revealed that 19% of advisers said they are fully prepared for consumer duty and 77% said that their preparations are in progress and that they should be ready for the end of July.However, 4% had said that they had not yet started to prepare.This week FTAdviser deputy news editor Sonia Rach talks Gillian Hepburn, head of UK

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23:37

‘Collaboration’ is key to closing the financial...

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/07/07

The advice gap is ever-growing and as a profession, financial advisers have a role to play. But is it solely up to the financial services industry?A recently conducted poll on Twitter asked financial advisers what their views were on financial education in schools and whether it should be a collective effort by the advice / financial services industry or whether the onus should be on schools and the government. More than half of the advisers said schools need to do more, around 32% said advisers

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37:22

What will rising interest rates mean for tech investing?

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/06/30

Investors have done very well in previous years by investing in technology and innovation but rising interest rates has put some of this to an end.This week FTAdviser investment editor David Thorpe is joined by Kamal Warriach, head of equity fund research at Canaccord Genuity, Ian Mortimer, who runs the Guinness Global Innovators fund, and Paul Major, who runs the Bellevue Healthcare investment trust.They discuss distinguishing between an innovative company and a good investment, how diversification

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25:02

How to promote financial advice as a profession

FTAdviser Podcast ·

2023/06/23

As a profession, financial advice has often been associated with middle aged men and, while this has changed a little bit, the average age of a financial adviser remains in the late 50s.Many of the larger financial advice businesses are now setting up academies to encourage school and university leavers to join the profession but what more can be done to promote financial advice as a profession?This week FTAdviser deputy editor Damian Fantato talks to Sheena Gillett, communications and PR director

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