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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,...
What's in store for investments in 2024?
FTAdviser Podcast - January 22, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutesIn this episode of the FT Adviser In Focus podcast, we look at the year ahead for investments. We speak to three fund managers about their views on inflationary pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and the effect any upcoming elections might have on equity and bond markets. Hosted on Acast. See ...
'Duration will help you this year': the outlook for fixed income
FTAdviser Podcast - January 19, 2024 10:29 - 30 minutesThe latest eposide of the FT Adviser podcast brings together a trio of fixed income investors to discuss the outlook for bonds in 2024 and beyond. After two volatile years, will the bulk of the returns come from income or capital growth in this part of the investment universe, and what role do go...
What does 2024 have in store for advisers?
FTAdviser Podcast - January 12, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes2023 saw plenty of upheaval in the financial advice sector, with consolidation continuing and with regulatory changes from the consumer duty to simplified advice. It was also a year of rising interest rates. This week FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by news editor Amy Austin, ...
What do the FCA's simplified advice proposals mean?
FTAdviser Podcast - December 22, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutesEarlier this month the FCA published proposals aimed at widening access to financial advice. They included plans for "targeted support" and a new form of simplified advice. This week, in the final FT Adviser podcast of 2023, deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Rachel Vahey, head of public...
What does true diversification look like right now for multi-asset investors?
FTAdviser Podcast - December 20, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutesIn a world that is experiencing sudden shifts between different economic scenarios, building an investment portfolio has arguably become more challenging. And even for those multi-asset investors, whose strategies are meant to offer flexibility to meet investment goals with broad options for inv...
'The year of recession which never happened': 2023 in review
FTAdviser Podcast - December 15, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutesThe past year has seen an AI-driven tech surge and rising bond yields as markets grapple with rising rates, high inflation and geopolitics. This week David Thorpe, investment editor on FTAdviser, is joined by Richard Saldanha, global equity fund manager at Aviva Investors, Mark Preskett, portfo...
Why mental health matters
FTAdviser Podcast - December 11, 2023 09:21 - 36 minutesLooking after a client's mental wellbeing is as much part of a financial adviser's job as making sure staff and they themselves are happy and content. In this episode of the FTAdviser In Focus podcast we hear from three advisers about working with vulnerability both in the workplace and with clie...
What does 2024's slowing mortgage market have in store?
FTAdviser Podcast - December 08, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutesThe Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted that in 2024 house prices will go down by about 5 per cent, with transactions falling by 7 per cent. On this week's podcast FTAdviser reporter Tom Dunstan talks to Martin Stewart, director of London Money, and Tony Hall, head of business develo...
2023 Recap: Lessons and Opportunities in the Aftershock Economy
FTAdviser Podcast - December 06, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutesAfter a 2-year post-pandemic inflation surge, the global economy eases from extensive fiscal and monetary interventions. Central banks reassess recession risks, signalling potential investment opportunities as volatility reawakens. This content was paid for by PIMCO and produced in partnership wi...
The race is on: preparing for the end of the lifetime allowance
FTAdviser Podcast - December 01, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutesAt the Autumn Statement the government confirmed that it would be scrapping the lifetime allowance from early April, ignoring pleas from the industry for more time to prepare. So what do advisers, pension providers and platforms have to do now to prepare? This week FTAdviser news editor Amy Au...
Building a responsible bond portfolio
FTAdviser Podcast - November 29, 2023 15:48 - 19 minutesIn this podcast, sponsored by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, FTAdviser's investment editor David Thorpe talks to Tammie Tang, the lead manager of the CT UK Social Bond fund. They discuss how a bond fund manager can deliver an impact, and why Tang takes a regional and a demographic focus. T...
Did the Autumn Statement change anything?
FTAdviser Podcast - November 24, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutesJeremy Hunt touted this week's Autumn Statement, which included a 2 percentage point cut in national insurance contributions, as the beginning of his plans to cut taxes for businesses and individuals and as a return to growth. But did the chancellor of exchequer's actions match his words? This...
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