Insights
Our experts provide their insights on the latest industry developments and share tips on accountancy and business matters.
Simon Cavell
Consulting Director
08 January 2024
A Happy New Year? Supporting Customer VulnerabilityThe month of January brings fresh hope for the year ahead – resolutions made, dry January, booking a summer holiday. However, for many, the hangover from Christmas will include credit card bills, higher borrowing costs, and continuing Cost of Living pressure.
Rob Sargent
Financial Services Regulatory Senior Manager
13 December 2023
What can Wealth Managers do to stay off the FCA’s naughty list?In early December, the Financial Conduct Authority played Scrooge to Wealth Management and Stockbroking firms in the form of its Dear CEO letter. It left no-one in doubt about some of the frustrations that the FCA has about the sector, and that it is planning to really dial up its proactive and invasive supervisory action on these firms. Here. Rob Sargent breaks this message down, and explains what it all really means for those in the Wealth Management industry.
Tim Swinson
Consulting Manager
07 December 2023
Tunnel Vision: How Bernie (almost) broke Formula OneThe perennial powerhouses of Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull sat at the front of the grid for the final round of the 2016 season - the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sheikhs, sponsors, and billionaires watched on, as the pinnacle of open-wheeled racing reached its climax. The Drivers’ World Championship was on the line… it was exactly what Bernie Ecclestone wanted.
Simon Cavell
Consulting Director
21 November 2023
Consumer Duty: a matter of trustIn a speech by Nisha Arora (Director of Cross Cutting Policy and Strategy, FCA) on 1 November, the most illuminating comments related to what firms can expect from the regulator. Amongst references to Consumer Duty being a golden thread and how they would use this to intervene early, the FCA are clearly expecting the Duty to improve customer confidence and trust.
Necati Tosun
Consulting Manager
16 October 2023
Performance optimisation - push & pull!The many forces of change facing financial services provide both a push and a pull factor for firms to transform – to optimise performance and to reduce their cost to income ratio.
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