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  ‘Manual pension transfers are slow, costly and prone to error’ 31.07.2026 19分

  Pathfinder is a master-trust-led steering group set up to explore ways to improve pension transfers for savers and support a more scalable transfer process across the workplace pensions market.Speaking with two members of Pathfinder, Sue Whittington, chief operating officer at Smart Pension, and Angela Staral, chief operating officer at People’s Pension, FT Adviser's Sonia Rach dives into the current issues facing pension transfers and how the Pathfinder initiative hopes to modernise the process.FT Adviser is currently running its Tidy Up Transfers campaign in a push to clean up pension transfer processes.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Risk-reward balance: investors now battling with multiple uncertainties 30.07.2026 23分

  FT Adviser’s Simoney Kyriakou speaks to Violeta Todorova, senior research analyst at Leverage Shares, about the risk-reward balance. Tune in to hear more about the importance of a long-term perspective and the potential for continued growth in equity markets.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  What will Burnham's government mean for taxes? 24.07.2026 26分

  In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast Antonia Medlicott, founder of Investing Insiders and The Times columnist, and Harry Woolman, global capital markets associate at Validus, join reporter Hereward Mills to discuss tax speculation, fiscal headroom and the pressures facing new prime minister Andy Burnham.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  New property opportunities enable investors to target growth as well as income 17.07.2026 31分

  When allocating to property funds, investors have typically focused on the income potential, but the evolution of the asset class means growth potential increasingly exists, according to the guests on the latest FT Adviser podcast.Marcus Phayre-Mudge, head of property investment at Columbia Threadneedle; Guy Foster, chief strategist at RBC Brewin Dolphin; and George Fox, who is part of the Merlin multi-manager team at Jupiter, speak with FT Adviser's senior investment editor David Thorpe on the role property can play in client portfolios.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Advice gap is widening because there’s too much for IFAs to do 10.07.2026 18分

  Nearly 40 years since Big Bang, almost 2 decades since the Retail Distribution Review and 10 years since the Brexit vote, and we have a problem: the advice gap is only getting bigger. As Britons increasingly sit on valuable property wealth, grapple with inheritance tax and worry about funding their later lives, we all feel the need for professional advice has never been clearer. But what is the data telling us? In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast, Lorna Whalley, director – adviser platform, wealth from Aviva talks about the findings of their latest adviser research.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Can we define quality stocks in an era of change? 03.07.2026 31分

  How investors think about a quality company in an era of rapid technological and geopolitical change varies. But can we define quality? This was among the topics discussed on this episode of the FT Adviser podcast.The guests, Columbia Threadneedle's Keith Balmer, Evelyn Partners' James Burns and Aviva Investors' Richard Saldanha, also discussed the challenge of building diversification within an equity allocation and whether there is value in UK equities right now.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Leaving Russia: How waging its war has undone years of reforms 26.06.2026 30分

  On this episode of Margin Notes, author and financial journalist Jason Corcoran talks to editor Simoney Kyriakou about the risk of having invested in Russia - and the risk to Russia itself as a result of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. Corcoran, a former FT Adviser colleague, joined Financial News as head of asset management before being sent to Moscow as their correspondent in 2006, before working for Bloomberg and others in the Russian capital. That is, until the war in Ukraine forced him and his family to move to Ireland. His new book, Leaving Russia: howPutin forced a nation’s future to flee, is out now.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Exclusive: Why now is the right time for FCA's mortgage review 19.06.2026 19分

  The FCA is looking to widen mortgage access for the self-employed, older borrowers, and those who may be paid in other currencies. But why now? We sat down with the FCA's director of retail banking Emad Aladhal, who shared the regulator's thinking behind the latest mortgage review.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Is there a risk of buyer's remorse with AI? 12.06.2026 34分

  A hype has built up around AI in advice businesses and with that comes the risk of buyer's remorse. FT Adviser reporter Hereward Mills chats to Damian Davies, head of engagement at The Timebank, and Peter McGahan, chief executive of Worldwide Financial Planning, about the risks around AI and how to ensure the technology fits your business.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Why are transfers still broken in 2026? 05.06.2026 22分

  The challenge of managing multiple pension pots is becoming increasingly common. Lisa Picardo, chief business officer at PensionBee, and Andrew Marker, chair of the cross-industry initiative Star, join deputy news editor Sonia Rach to discuss why pension transfers remain a critical part of improving engagement with retirement savings — and where the system is still falling short.The group also look at the current problems facing pension transfers and the barriers that can prevent savers from consolidating their pensions. Read more on the topic through FT Adviser's campaign: Tidy Up Transfers. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Why the FCA is looking at bereavement now 29.05.2026 24分

  Delays to transfers and confusing correspondence are just some of the reasons why the Financial Conduct Authority has turned its attention to bereaved clients.The FCA is reviewing how advisers and platforms handle bereaved customers, looking at service levels, fees and support offered.In an exclusive interview with FT Adviser, Kate Tuckley, head of department, consumer investments at the FCA, said the regulator was looking at processes from end to end in this space to improve client outcomes.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How fragile are our economic systems? 22.05.2026 25分

  The strength of the international supply chain is “impressive”, but a crisis in any region can ripple down through to what we see on the shelves — and what we can afford. With us to discuss what overlapping climate, geopolitical and social risks can mean for investors is Trisha Mani, senior project manager within the ILG, at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Fixed mortgage rates are on the up - what comes next? 15.05.2026 28分

  Fixed mortgage rates have already risen since July and now the Bank of England has drawn up three scenarios for the future of the base rate as the war in Iran rages on. FT Adviser senior reporter Tom Dunstan chats with John Charcol's Raymond Bulger and Openwork's Scott Taylor-Barr about the impact of the Iran conflict on mortgages in the UK and what lies ahead.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How European ESG investors helped Putin fund his war on Ukraine 11.05.2026 28分

  On this episode of Margin Notes, FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou speaks with Sergei Cristo, author of new research from the University of Buckingham, which has revealed more than 400 SFDR-badged funds were deliberately investing in Russia right up to the February 2022 invasion, even as tanks were rolling to the border. This was not an inadvertent allocation: data shows these ESG funds deliberately added more exposure to Russian bonds and Russian companies to capitalise on rising yields and stock prices weeks after Putin had declared his intention to invade.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK equity valuations no longer as compelling for income investors 08.05.2026 31分

  UK equities will always be a material part of an income portfolio, but valuations are not quite as cheap as they were. FT Adviser senior investments editor David Thorpe chats with Nick Stanhope, senior portfolio manager at Morningstar, Hillary Blandy who runs the Jupiter Monthly Income Bond fund, and Stuart Rhodes, manager of the M&G Global Dividend fund, about constructing income portfolios in the current climateThe FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  What impact do geopolitical events have on international advice? 01.05.2026 21分

  In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast reporter Hereward Mills and senior investment editor David Thorpe chat to international adviser Jeremy Harding, head of wealth management at Norman K. London, about the rise of international advice and what impact geopolitical events like the conflict in the Middle East are having on the market.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  ‘If you don’t do know your customer well, you’re going to get punished’ 24.04.2026 24分

  On the latest episode of Margin Notes, Simoney Kyriakou, editor of FT Adviser, speaks with Steve Lamb, chief executive of Kyckr, about the problems UK companies face when it comes to really knowing your clients, and how to avoid ever-more punitive fines.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How AI could see mistakes affect stock markets a million times faster 17.04.2026 27分

  On this episode of Margin Notes, Radu Tunaru, professor of finance and risk management at Henley Business School, tells FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou that we could see highly impactful errors due to an over-reliance on AI modelling, and regulators might not be ready to act.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How hostile actors can steal your clients’ data, and how to stop it 14.04.2026 35分

  Cyber warfare is very real, and far more prevalent than you might think. In this podcast, a specialist talks about how to protect everything from your phone apps to your client’s data. On this episode of Margin Notes, Heligan Group's Adam Irwin talks to FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou about how to prevent digital attacks on your business and on your clients.This podcast qualifies for 40 minutes’ of CPD, bank your answers online at ftadviser.comThe FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Unlocking value in times of digital transformation 10.04.2026 29分

  Financial services companies are sitting on legacy technology and not doing anything with it, says Tata Consultancy Services’ Shankar Narayanan. But while now may not be the best time to implement a big technological strategy, as tech changes rapidly, companies cannot afford to stand still. Adopting a “no-regrets” architecture could be the answer.The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.