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If there was anyone who thought the FCA's Consumer Duty drive may lack the teeth to make change, they will have sat up and taken notice of the flurry of activity from Stratford over the last few months.

It’s all well and good telling firms they will need to take more risks but the ‘regulatory family’ will need to accept some risks too and support firms innovating in good faith.

The strategic nature of financial planning means we get to deep dive into the lives of our clients, their dreams and aspirations.

There’s one group which is successfully repackaging the concept of retirement. Members of the Financial Independence Retire Early (Fire) movement are saving aggressively, investing early and adopting a frugal lifestyle to achieve financial independence at a relatively young age.

Every time the financial world changes or a new economic cycle begins, the old habits need to be challenged

Readers — particularly those with a long memory — will hold their own opinion as to the success of regulation

Rugby – U/16 Leinster Cup q/f Naas 31 Portlaoise 3 A WEEK on from their North Midlands League final success over the same opposition…

I don’t know if this will resonate with people or not but I wanted to write this as an anti-social media call. Humans are social animals and hopefully always will be. Get out there and meet people, tell your stories, be authentic, be real, in real life.   

The FCA estimates a very low proportion of advice firms - around 2% - will have to retain additional capital under new polluter pays rules.

As the chapter looks to be closing on “the great resignation”, let’s make our next chapter “the great reinvention” of all that we do help those we serve. It could be a great read.