FTAdviser Podcast

Many companies are well aware of the importance of working towards a net-zero economy. But as Karen Ellis, chief economist for the WWF, tells this episode of Margin Notes, few of them are equipped to tackle the challenges that come with the transition. A survey earlier this year from WWF and supported by KPMG showed few businesses were equipped to manage the social impacts in order to ensure the benefits are shared fairly, and to ensure the future growth and resilience of their business models. This podcast explains how climate and nature risks are already creating physical and operational pressures to which businesses need to adapt.

Private credit has grown rapidly over the past decade, attracting investors seeking higher yields and diversification. But as more retail investors gain access to private markets, are the potential returns worth the risks?In this episode of FT Adviser's Margin Notes, editor Simoney Kyriakou speaks to Aaron Hussein, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, about the opportunities and challenges of investing in private credit and direct lending.They examine how private credit differs from traditional fixed income, why the market has expanded so quickly and what financial advisers should consider before recommending it to clients.The discussion explores default rates, liquidity constraints, loan valuations and the impact of interest rates on investment returns. They also consider the role of private credit in diversified portfolios, the growing interest from pension funds and whether the asset class can offer protection against inflation.With private credit becoming increasingly accessible to retail investors, what are the risks advisers and their clients need to understand?

On this week's episode of the FT Adviser podcast our guests Ian Lance, fund manager at Redwheel, Mark Preskett, multi-asset manager at Morningstar, and James Thomson, lead manager of the Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund, discuss how higher yields may be reversing a decade-long trend in equity markets.

Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget was certainly not one that rocked the boat but instead tinkered around the edges with some welcome changes. Guests on this CPD Budget edition of the FT Adviser podcast discussed the effect these changes may have on people’s finances and financial planning.We are joined by Alan Barral, financial planner at Quilter; Caroline Le Jeune, private client tax partner at RSM; John Phillips, chief executive of Spicerhaart and Just Mortgages; and Rachel Vahey, head of public policy at AJ Bell.

This week we are joined by Tom Hegarty, chief executive of SimplyBiz, and Seán Standerwick, chief executive and chartered financial planner at MLP Wealth, to discuss the different ways to train advisers and what needs to change to boost adviser numbers. Read more about adviser academies at: www.ftadviser.com/ft-adviser-academy-survey/

The recent rise in bond yields means clients are now being paid to take fixed income risk, according to the guests on the latest FT Adviser Vantage Point podcast.JPMorgan Asset Management’s Iain Stealey and Quilter Cheviot’s Richard Carter discuss the current outlook for bonds on this Vantage Point edition of the FT Adviser podcast, with Tara O'Connor, chief reporter at FT Adviser.

IThe UK financial advisory profession is at a crossroads, according to a White Paper from Triple Point. Shared exclusively with FT Adviser, the paper discusses how advisers can recognise some of the issues facing their business models today, and how these can be turned into great opportunities for growth. In this episode, Rosalind Hudson, retail strategy director of Triple Point, talks through the main themes of the paper.

With an ageing population and higher than ever levels of working age people not in employment, the welfare and pension bills are putting enormous pressure on the nation’s coffers. Millions of people are underfunding their own retirements and hoping that the state pension safety net will remain as it is, in place, for them in 20, 30 or 40 years' time. This is very unlikely. So can international experience and behavioural finance help improve retirement outcomes in the UK? On this podcast episode Dr Seda Peksevim, founder and managing director of Pensión Research and Consulting, discusses the challenges and opportunities.

Many investors assume ESG-labelled funds automatically exclude companies connected to genocide, apartheid, war crimes or crimes against humanity. However, a 2025 OECD review of more than 2,000 ESG metrics across eight major rating products found human rights indicators were absent from some products, while 68 per cent of metrics relied on company self-reporting. Joining this episode of FT Adviser Margin Notes to unpick some of this tangled sustainable mess is Mike Head. He was one of the first ethical financial planners, and is now senior adviser at The Justice Company.