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Why people feel less safe than in 1994 (and what to do about it)
FTAdviser Podcast - June 28, 2024 08:58 - 30 minutesThe Doomsday clock, which was created in 1945 by Einstein and Oppenheimer, and is run by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said the world was at 90 seconds to midnight. This indicates how vulnerable we are globally to man-made threats. This year, as tensions rise, the world goes to the poll...
What the UK and Australia can learn from each other on retirement income advice
FTAdviser Podcast - June 21, 2024 09:53 - 38 minutesAnne Fuchs, executive general manager at the Australian Retirement Trust and Jonathan Hawkins, propositions lead at Bravura solutions discussed what the UK and Australia can learn from each other when it comes to retirement income advice. As well as what providers should be doing to help more s...
Meet the woman who wants to own a share in every UK listed company
FTAdviser Podcast - June 19, 2024 06:47 - 33 minutesThe Engagement Appeal's founder, Sheryl Cuisa, has a plan to follow in the footsteps of Wilma Soss and the other so-called Corporate Gadflies, who were pioneers in corporate activism in the 1940s. These women used shareholder meetings as platforms to advocate for gender equality and transparenc...
What to expect from the general election
FTAdviser Podcast - June 14, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutesWith the UK general election mere weeks away, FT Adviser's senior reporter Alina Khan speaks to Simon Harrington, head of public affairs at Pimfa, Ollie Saiman, co-founder of advice firm Six Degrees, and Tom Selby, head of public policy at AJ Bell, about the main parties' manifestos and what the ...
What you need to know about doing a podcast
FTAdviser Podcast - June 12, 2024 10:40 - 34 minutesPodcasts have become a great way to communicate with clients, peers and colleagues, but when it comes to delivering great content, you really need to have a plan in place. In this editor's podcast from FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou, production specialist and seasoned broadcaster Tariq Aziz p...
Diversifying equities in the current market
FTAdviser Podcast - June 07, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutesEquity market returns are starting to broaden out beyond the large US technology companies, but how can managers take full advantage? FT Adviser's investment editor David Thorpe speaks to Fahad Hassan, chief investment officer at Albemarle Street Partners, Matthew Yeates, deputy chief investment...
Backing Britain - how does that work for investors?
FTAdviser Podcast - May 31, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutesWe have all been urged to back British businesses by various chancellors recently, but this goes much further than simply shopping locally. We need to look at our investment strategies, too. In this podcast, FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou speaks with Modwenna Rees-Mogg, founder of the Angel ...
How to advise sports people
FTAdviser Podcast - May 24, 2024 09:53 - 32 minutesIt can be a challenge to get sports people to think long term about their financial futures. But doing so is important for a number of reasons. FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan speaks to Mark Tueart, managing director at LIFT-Sport, and Conrad Balatoni, associate partner practice at St Jam...
How to understand the economy of nature
FTAdviser Podcast - May 17, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutesIn 2020, the former BoE governor Mark Carney said the bank's objective was that "every professional financial decision will need to take climate change into account". Since then we have seen regulatory action on removing greenwashing from the investment process, a consumer duty obligation to h...
Investing in a world of lower interest rates
FTAdviser Podcast - May 10, 2024 10:24 - 28 minutesThe latest edition of the FT Adviser podcast discusses the topic of investing in a world of lower interest rates. The guests, James Klempster, deputy head of multi-asset at Liontrust, Tim Foster, bond fund manager at Fidelity, and Dean Cook, multi-asset investor at Aviva Investors, discuss the i...
Mortgage prisoners: 'There but for the grace of God go I'
FTAdviser Podcast - May 03, 2024 07:13 - 31 minutesIn this Editor's Podcast, FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou talks to Scottish National Party politician Martin Docherty-Hughes about the issue of mortgage prisoners in the UK. Martin has been the Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire since 2015, and has been campaigning for fairness acro...
'Why we created a conversational AI'
FTAdviser Podcast - May 02, 2024 06:26 - 27 minutesCould, or should, AI be used to take part in long conversations with clients? In this editor's podcast, Simoney Kyriakou talks to GENE, a very intelligent chatbot created by the Boston Consulting Group, and fellow guest Paul Michelman, editor-in-chief at the Boston Consulting Group. The guests d...
What does the FCA's retirement data tell us?
FTAdviser Podcast - April 26, 2024 10:35 - 23 minutesThe regulator's latest data on the retirement income market showed there continues to be a trend of less people taking advice when entering drawdown. There was also less people taking guidance when buying annuities or entering their pots in general. Joining FT Adviser news editor Amy Austin to ...
'Talent is everywhere; opportunity is not'
FTAdviser Podcast - April 22, 2024 12:23 - 25 minutesThe latest episode of the FT Adviser Editor's Podcast focuses on a few words: Talent is everywhere, opportunities are not. This is wording taken from the mission statement of youth empowerment charity Urban Synergy. Founded in 2007, the charity has helped more than 20,000 young people aged betw...
Should investors care about elections?
FTAdviser Podcast - April 19, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutesMuch of the world's population will be going to the polls for elections in the coming years. But should advisers or their clients react to the politics, either by viewing it as a chance for profit or a threat requiring evasive action. Joining FT Adviser investment editor David Thorpe to discuss...
How retirement advice became a key focus 10 years on from pension freedoms
FTAdviser Podcast - April 12, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutesIt's been a decade since the world of pensions was turned on its head by the then government. People were given more freedom and choice to use their pension funds as they please. But what is the lasting impact of the reforms and why is the regulator now concerned about retirement advice? Amy Au...
From Nasa to Income Protection: what lessons can we learn from AI advances
FTAdviser Podcast - April 10, 2024 14:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode of the Editor's Podcast, Simoney Kyriakou, editor of FT Adviser, talks about artificial intelligence - two words one can hardly escape hearing or reading, it seems. But the speed at which this so-called Fifth Industrial Revolution is taking place makes it impossible to ignore. She...
What would abolishing NI mean for pensions?
FTAdviser Podcast - April 05, 2024 09:56 - 30 minutesIt is the current government's long-term ambition to abolish National Insurance, after two consecutive cuts in the past two fiscal events. But what would a world without NI look like, and what impact would it have on pensions? FT Adviser's Alina Khan is joined by Ian Cook, chartered financial pl...
How to help the sticky middle
FTAdviser Podcast - March 25, 2024 13:30 - 26 minutesOn this episode of the Editor's Podcast, brought to you by FT Adviser, Simoney Kyriakou speaks to Anna Sofat, chairperson of workplace gender equality champion One Loud Voice, and Lizzie Holliday, director of policy and public affairs for NOW: Pension. We discuss why gender disparity prevails in ...
Achieving diversification from global equity income
FTAdviser Podcast - March 22, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutesThe latest edition of the FT Adviser podcast discusses the challenges and approaches to building a diversified global equity income allocation in a world of higher, but perhaps peaking, interest rates. Investment editor David Thorpe is joined by Will McIntosh-Whyte, multi-asset investor at Rath...
Is the profession in trouble as young adviser numbers fall?
FTAdviser Podcast - March 15, 2024 08:20 - 24 minutesA recent Freedom of Information request by FT Adviser revealed the number of firms authorised to provide retail investment advice has fallen from 6,240 in August 2022 to 5,805 as at February 2024. Taking a closer look at the adviser numbers, FT Adviser found the number of young advisers has dim...
Government debt could impact long-term volatility
FTAdviser Podcast - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutesIn this sponsored edition of the FT Adviser podcast we look at what changed for fixed income in 2023. Could it all change again in 2024? And are central banks really on top of inflation? Amanda Stitt, portfolio specialist in the fixed income division at T Rowe Price, discusses the topic with in...
Do Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts stack up?
FTAdviser Podcast - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutesThis week chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Budget, which included a 2 per cent cut in national insurance. He presented himself and his party as tax cutters but does this stack up? FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Matthew Todd, associate director at RSM, Eleanor Ingilby, ...
How can the advice profession attract more women?
FTAdviser Podcast - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutesMaking the advice industry more inclusive and attractive to female investors has long been on the agenda. So, how has the profession evolved over time and what needs to happen next? FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan speaks to Dynamic Planner's Yasmina Siadatan and Katherine Waller, co-founde...
Editor's podcast: Why the Lord Mayor views London as the world's coffee house
FTAdviser Podcast - February 29, 2024 08:25 - 35 minutesWelcome to this new conversational series from FT Adviser, in which the editor talks to people from outside of financial services to get a fresh perspective on global and national developments that may affect aspects of the profession in the future. This podcast, the first in our series, featu...
What's in store for mortgage rates?
FTAdviser Podcast - February 23, 2024 11:20 - 16 minutesMortgage rates have been turbulent over the past 18 months. And after decreasing amid falling inflation, they are currently creeping back up. What will happen to mortgage rates in the near future? FT Adviser's senior reporter Tom Dunstan chats to Hodge retail managing director Christie Cook, As...
Diversification in a higher inflation world
FTAdviser Podcast - February 16, 2024 11:09 - 29 minutesThis edition of the FT Adviser podcast explores the options for advisers and their clients seeking to diversify their portfolios. Can investors rely on bonds and equities to be inversely correlated in future, as they have been in the past, or is a more sophisticated approach needed? Discussing ...
How to benefit from the great wealth transfer
FTAdviser Podcast - February 09, 2024 10:22 - 25 minutesAttracting the next generation of clients is vital for the financial advice industry. But what's an effective way to do it? Thinking about technology seems a good starting point... In this week's podcast FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan is joined by Ben Barratt from First Sentinel Wealth a...
There’s a fine line between educating and giving advice on social media
FTAdviser Podcast - February 02, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutesMortgage brokers and financial advisers have hopped onto social media and are increasingly doing live streams on the platforms such as TikTok to answer any questions people may have about their finances. But this raises the question of does this blend advice and guidance? Amy Austin, news edit...
What should the FCA's ESG advice working group look at?
FTAdviser Podcast - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutesLate last year the Financial Conduct Authority announced it would be forming a working group to look at how its SDR rules on greenwashing would affect advisers rather than publishing rules on the issue. In this week's podcast FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Matthew Connell,...
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