FTAdviser Podcast

US equities have been in the wars so far in 2025, but it has not made it a cheap stock market, according to the guests on the latest edition of the FT Adviser podcast.Talib Sheikh, multi-asset investors at Fidelity, Hugh Gimber, market strategist at JPMorgan, and James Thomson, who runs the Rathbones Global Opportunities fund, discussed the outlook for US equities at a time when share prices have fallen, but so have earnings expectations. 

There are a number of reasons why workplace culture can fail in advice businesses, but the causes are often rooted in leadership and the way people rise through the ranks.On this episode of the FT Adviser Better Business podcast multimedia editor Carmen Reichman speaks to workplace culture expert Jenny Segal and behavioural economist Mark Pittaccio about the fundamentals of good workplace culture in advice firms.

Carmen Reichman, multi-media editor at FT Adviser, is joined by Claire Trott, divisional director of retirement and holistic planning at St James’s Place, and Shaun Moore, tax and financial planning expert at Quilter, to discuss the changes the chancellor might make in the next Budget, the changes advisers would like to see, and how advisers can prepare their clients for the next fiscal event in these turbulent times.

In 2024, Britain’s faming communities marched to Westminster in protest against changes in the Autumn Budget to agricultural relief, which has been dubbed the 'family farm tax' or the 'tractor tax'.In a bid to bring more tax into the nation's coffers, chancellor Rachel Reeves’ cut to APR will mean that from April 2026, a tax of 20 per cent will apply to agricultural assets over £1mn. Campaigners say this risks ringing the death knell for local farmers and the small businesses who rely on them. So, how can financial advisers help all those affected when it comes to tax planning? Joining FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou is Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers' Union and an arable farmer himself.

In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast we examine the outlook for UK equities, an unloved asset class in recent times, but one where the tide of sentiment may be about to turn as investors become concerned about the prospects for the US economy and markets.Joining the discussion, chaired by FT Adviser's David Thorpe, were Richard Penny, UK equity fund manager at Oberon, Ian Rees, head of the multi-manager team at Premier Miton, and Adrian Gosden, UK equity income fund manager at Jupiter.

FT Adviser's Alina Khan is joined by Rachel Vahey, head of public policy at AJ Bell, Charlie Barnes, head of employment legal services at RSM UK, and Stephanie Court, private client tax director at RSM UK, who discussed the recent Spring Statement, the lack of tax announcements this time round and the anticipated potential tax rises in the autumn Budget.

In this episode of the FT Adviser Editor's Podcast, we examined the problem of, and solutions for, deforestation. We have all seen reports of devastation caused by widescale, and often illegal, deforestation around the globe. We know it can cause many problems, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, and soil erosion. But there are ways that financial services companies and your investing clients can help to provide and support those solutions. Joining editor Simoney Kyriakou on this episode is Louise Heffernan, who leads the finance and investor work at The Nature Conservancy, and FT Adviser intern Tinuke Akinbulumo.

When whistleblowers feel confident about reporting what they have seen and heard and know to be immoral or illegal, far-reaching changes can be made. With major changes to UK fraud laws taking effect this year, the government has made it clear that enforcement is ramping up. Joining FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou on this episode of the Editor's Podcast is Peter Tutton, a financial investigator and forensic accountant. He is an expert in effective whistleblowing frameworks and investigations into wrongdoing, a champion for consumers with vulnerable characteristics, and associate managing director at Nardello & Co. 

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, this week’s podcast guests discuss how advisers need to adapt their advice and processes to accommodate women's needs.Amy Austin, news editor at FT Adviser, speaks to Samantha Secomb, chartered financial planner at Women’s Wealth, Sarah Lyons, chief customer officer at Parmenion, and Laura Ripley, chartered financial planner at BRI Wealth Management, about how the industry can better encourage women to seek advice.