London-based PR Director for @thelangcat, an independent consultancy specialising in platforms, pensions, investments and fintech, and home to @LangCatAnalyser
In the #Update this week, @theactualpolson is talking sheet butter, #HomeGame4 and consolidators, following the FCA announcement of an advice market consolidation review. Read all about it over on our website.
https://t.co/sn7Tl05t6L
There's only one day left before our favourite event of the year, HomeGame! If you haven't got your streaming tickets yet - be quick as they will be closing at 7pm tonight...
https://t.co/ETahFZdGqB
See you all tomorrow!
With @theactualpolson still away, @langcatmike is in charge of the #Update, celebrating the imminent first birthday of #ConsumerDuty. Our #AdviceGap2024 research tells us advisers are broadly supportive of the rules, but some areas still need improving.
https://t.co/A8iVZBV31w
It's 80 days until our next #langcatlive - HomeGame 4 at Patina in Edinburgh on October 3!
Agenda details coming soon, but in the meantime we'd like to say thank you to our sponsors: @FNZ_Group, @MStarWealthEMEA, @FundmentHQ, @abrdnAdv_UK and @Avivaplc
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The Advice Gap 2024 report is now available!
This report is free to download from our website thanks to the generosity of our sponsors @Quilter, @RoyalLondon , and supporting sponsors @abrdn_UK and @Fidelity_UK.
You can download it here: https://t.co/TCxaJusHjB
All agree that addressing the advice gap requires multiple problems to be solved. While no single organisation can fix it alone, there’s a clear consensus among advisers that primary responsibility lies right at the very top, with regulation and the government.
#AdviceGap2024
But the good news is that 91% of those who took advice found it very or fairly helpful, an increase of 14 percentage points over the past two years of our research. #AdviceGap2024
A stark finding in our #AdviceGap2024 research is that the advice gap has increased in the last year, with the percentage of people taking advice falling from 11% to 9%. Consumer Duty appears to be a major contributing factor.
It's time to reveal the high inquisitor panel that will be grilling the tech demonstrators at AdviceTech Catwalk on 20 June in London...
Head over to our event page to find out more: https://t.co/OqKbphAy1X
#AdviceTech#Catwalk
Last call for entries for the AdviceTech Catwalk! Don't leave us on an odd number - is your firm number 20, or do you someone who should be? You've got til tomorrow to get that application in...
Apply here: https://t.co/ypGODDZHPr
#AdviceTech#Catwalk
Subscribers to Analyser get access to the lang cat's State of the Platform Nation, for free.
That's a whole report - packed full of analysis and insight - to keep you in touch and ahead of #platform market developments https://t.co/wAhcnnhLsH
#duediligence#financialplanning
We're spoiling you today, with two @TheFCA blogs. Our Consulting Director @langcatmike gives a cautious thumbs up to the retirement income thematic review https://t.co/heV0Gcww7n
This week, Nicola Cannings pens the #Update, talking about her first six months at the lang cat, Kylie and what the recent abundance of International Women's Day stories means for the financial services sector.
https://t.co/m7fWlTqGkl
#TCWU
The wait is over.
All sessions from #langcatlive REGENERATE on 8 February are now available on our website and our YouTube channel.
Catch up now: https://t.co/BGKiKUk3ew
We launched our biggest report of the year last week: State of the Advice Nation. It includes tonnes of data on the advice profession and in our latest blog, @langcatsteve and @richlangcat talk about three findings that took them by surprise.
https://t.co/CMMtKt5Kms
#SOTAN
New pensions report launches today from @PensionsMonkey (Tom McPhail) with the support of @PplsPartnership.
We spoke to 24 recognised pension policy / technical experts - the outcome was an informed view of the likely outlook for DC pensions. More here:
https://t.co/TWG5Mz5tqp