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Podcast #80: Why MPS providers aren’t all the same – putting the client and adviser outcomes first with 8AM’s Paul Hogg
For advisers and paraplanners there’s a plethora of Model Portfolio providers and solutions out there to choose from. When you’re doing due diligence, it can sometimes be quite hard to spot the differences between them all. Then there’s the added complexity of knowing...
Podcast #79: Is it time to rethink property funds? With Gravis’ Matthew Norris
Property funds have certainly had more than their fair share of bad press over the years, like most asset classes. But with so much uncertainty and volatility in markets these days and the need for portfolio diversification, we thought it was time to look again at...
Podcast #78: Is now the time for more defensive assets within an investment strategy? with Ninety One’s Jason Borbora-Sheen
With the UK FTSE 100 hitting new highs this week and concerns about risks to the downside with many global markets especially the US, many investors are looking at more defensive positions – including Fixed Income - when it comes to their investment strategy and asset...
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Podcast #80: Why MPS providers aren’t all the same – putting the client and adviser outcomes first with 8AM’s Paul Hogg
For advisers and paraplanners there’s a plethora of Model Portfolio providers and solutions out there to choose from. When you’re doing...
Podcast #79: Is it time to rethink property funds? With Gravis’ Matthew Norris
Property funds have certainly had more than their fair share of bad press over the years, like most asset classes. But with so much...
M&P Podcast #8: The importance of having a survey when buying property with Matthew Cumber
Buying a property involves so many complexities and costs as advisers and brokers will know only too well. However, awareness and...
Podcast #78: Is now the time for more defensive assets within an investment strategy? with Ninety One’s Jason Borbora-Sheen
With the UK FTSE 100 hitting new highs this week and concerns about risks to the downside with many global markets especially the US, many...
I&P Podcast #3: Family Income Benefit – an under-advised protection product with Shelley Read, Royal London
This week we will be taking a look at a much under-advised protection product, Family Income Benefit (FIB). Protection planning, can at...
M&P Podcast #7: Why the green agenda is important to the housing market with Coventry’s Jonathan Stinton
On this week’s IFA Talk Mortgage and Property Special, we’re got net zero on our minds and we’re pleased to say we’re getting all...
Podcast #77: Later-life finance options for clients. With Standard Life Home Finance’s Kay Westgarth
Helping older clients to raise finance is becoming an increasingly important part of the advice process. Our guest on IFA Talk today...
M&P Podcast #6 Sustainability special: How can retrofitting shake up the mortgage market? With Mike Lindsay-Bailey and Thomas Farquhar
In this eco-friendly edition of our IFA Talk Mortgage and Property special podcast, Sue and Brandon have two great guests to share their...
I&P Podcast #2: What’s going on in protection and why does it matter? With MetLife’s Rich Horner
Supporting advisers to deliver more efficient and effective protection solutions for clients is an area not always given much attention in...
Podcast #76: SDR labels – the future of the UK sustainability-labelled funds landscape. With Morningstar’s Hortense Bioy
Sustainability is back under the microscope after the FCA recently unveiled its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and...
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Britain’s Retirement Crisis: Rising Numbers Forced to Structure Home Loans Extending into Retirement
Rise in retirement-extending loans increases from 31% to 42% last year alone Rudy Khaitan, Managing Partner of Senior Capital, hig...
What advantages do Multi-Asset funds offer?
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Multi-Asset funds can range from more aggressive asset allocation strategies with a higher allocation to equities, to more conservatively po...
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New research has revealed the European countries using electric vehicles the least, with Bosnia and Herzegovina coming out on top. The...
Three big questions for multi-asset investors: US equities, bond performance and ESG
Analysis from Shane O’Brien, Senior Investment Director & Head of Multi-asset & Macro Investment Specialists at Aviva Investors Thre...