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In this episode of The Advice Show, intermediary distribution director at Scottish Widows, Ranila Ravi-Burslem, talks about the trend of advice firms ‘white-labelling’ their platforms. Ravi-Burslem ponders why the trend has slowed in the advice market over the past year, the challenges facing advice firms – and why she believes the regulatory focus on platforms ‘double dipping’ will die down.
Following the ombudsman recommendation that Waspi women should receive compensation, Becky O’Connor from PensionBee explores the gender pension gap, whether this would have happened in 2024 , and what the government could have done differently.
In our latest monthly roundup, NMA reporters discuss the biggest stories from the past (two) month(s), including St James’s Place’s back-book review of ongoing advice servicing, platforms’ cash interest changes and what the FCA revealed in its sector-wide review of retirement income advice.
Royal London’s Clare Moffat joins this episode of The Advice Show to answer advisers’ burning questions about the abolition of the lifetime allowance. Moffat discusses how different clients will be impacted, the impact on death benefits, and more.
In this episode of The Advice Show, reporters Nicola Blackburn and Zach Sharif break down the key announcements in last week’s Spring Budget with Matthew Pescott Frost, owner of Suffolk-based advice firm Matthew Douglas.
Helena Wardle, CEO of Money Means, gives Citywire's Victoria Bell her take on simplified advice, SJP's fee fiasco and double dipping
How did financial planning save a monkey gone rogue in the Highlands? Lifestyle planner David Lamb tells all—and why he wants his clients to spend their money while they can.
In this episode of The Advice Show, Fundscape CEO Bella Caridade-Ferreira joins NMA’s reporters for a wide-reaching discussion about the future of platforms, the sector’s recovery after a difficult 2023 – and why she thinks Nucleus’ replatforming could take longer than the business anticipates. Plus, Caridade-Ferreira reveals which platforms she predicts will top the growth charts in 2024.
Citywire New Model Adviser has previously reported on providers’ data leaks, including Scottish Widows recently leaking confidential client information to the wrong advice firm.
This incident was not an isolated one. In this episode of The Advice Show, reporters Zach Sharif and Nicola Blackburn speak to Kate Shaw, financial planner at Financial Life Planning and Rob Lewis, director at Celtic Financial Planning, who have encountered provider errors that resulted in major client data breaches in recent months.
In this episode of The Advice Show, NMA reporters discuss some of the biggest stories from the past month, including what £150m in promised cost cuts means for Abrdn and the ongoing administration of Hartley Pensions that has left £1.3bn in client Sipp assets trapped.
The IFA market is packed with acquisitions, private equity money and consolidation. But how does the actual sale process break down?
Joining us this week is Debbie Dry, acquisitions director at Loyal North, to walk us through the process, and tell selling firms what they should watch out for.
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