FTAdviser Podcast

In her maiden Budget, Rachel Reeves announced she would not be extending stamp duty thresholds for first time buyers nor did she increase the Lifetime Isa cap.FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan speaks to Brian Byrnes, head of personal finance at Moneybox, Ray Boulger, senior mortgage technical manager at John Charcoal, and Danny Norris, mortgage and protection specialist at Premier Property Solutions, to find out how first time buyers will be impacted and what can be done to get more people on the property ladder.

In this edition of the editor’s podcast, which qualifies for 30 minutes of CPD, Simoney Kyriakou speaks to Gary Shaughnessy, former chief executive of Zurich’s European Business, about the challenges and myths around Parkinson’s disease.Shaughnessy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015 and has since been a voracious campaigner for Parkinson’s UK, earning a CBE for his work on its board and chairing the charitable Z Zurich foundation. 

Financial services companies are an extremely mixed bunch when it comes to service. Provider service levels have been exceptionally high for some, and abysmal for others, across all sectors: platforms, pensions, investments, mortgages and everything in between. Here to join us to discuss all things service is Steve Nelson, insight director for the Lang Cat consultancy, which has just released its own research into provider service (November 29).

The latest FT Adviser podcast, hosted by Ima Jackson-Obot, deputy features editor, delves into the future of US equities as Donald Trump's administration prepares to take office. Joined by Kevin Boscher, managing director – Jersey and chief operating officer of Ravenscroft, and Blair Couper, investment director at Abrdn, the discussion explores market reactions, policy impacts, and sector-specific challenges. Topics include trade tariffs, deregulation, portfolio diversification, and the role of geopolitics. With insights into tech, renewables, and nearshoring trends, this episode provides valuable perspectives for investors and advisers alike.

One of the places advisers and brokers love to discuss the big issues that are affecting them and their clients is on the Cherry Forum. Joining FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou on the latest Editor's Podcast, Silas Lees, founder of WiggyWam and sales director for the Cherry Forum, talks about service, technology and mental health: three huge topics advisers have been discussing over 2024.

It's been two weeks since Rachel Reeves's first Budget as Chancellor and already financial advisers are adapting their strategies. Carmen Reichman speaks to advisers Ollie Saiman, lain McLeod and lan Cook about how they are responding to Labour's many tax changes.

The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing consolidation in the financial advice market and has sent a portfolio letter to advisers. But what could the consolidation review entail, when will we see the outcomes of the FCA's ongoing advice review, and how can the FCA work better with advisers in these areas?Amy Austin, news editor at FT Adviser, discusses the regulator's latest push with Rachel Harte, co-founder and director of Money First Aid, and Simon Harrington, head of public affairs at Pimfa.

Labour's first Budget in 14 years was “long” and “targeted”, according to this week's guests Caroline Le Jeune, private client tax partner at RSM UK, and Claire Trott, divisional director for retirement and holistic planning at SJP. They discuss the impact the budget would have on people's finances and why the government might have failed to consider 'behavioural change'.

The latest edition of the FT Adviser podcast explores the case for investing in technology stocks right now, and whether the best way to do this is via a dedicated technology fund.Joining FT Adviser senior investment editor David Thorpe to discuss the topic are Mark Hawtin, who runs the Liontrust Global Alpha fund, Fahad Hassan, chief investment officer at Albemarle Street Partners, and Alex Illingworth founder and fund manager at Goshawk Asset Management.