FT Adviser

UK equities will always be a material part of an income portfolio, but valuations are not quite as cheap as they were. FT Adviser senior investments editor David Thorpe chats with Nick Stanhope, senior portfolio manager at Morningstar, Hillary Blandy who runs the Jupiter Monthly Income Bond fund, and Stuart Rhodes, manager of the M&G Global Dividend fund, about constructing income portfol...

In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast reporter Hereward Mills and senior investment editor David Thorpe chat to international adviser Jeremy Harding, head of wealth management at Norman K. London, about the rise of international advice and what impact geopolitical events like the conflict in the Middle East are having on the market. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advi...

On the latest episode of Margin Notes, Simoney Kyriakou, editor of FT Adviser, speaks with Steve Lamb, chief executive of Kyckr, about the problems UK companies face when it comes to really knowing your clients, and how to avoid ever-more punitive fines. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments , pensions , regulation and other ke...

On this episode of Margin Notes, Radu Tunaru, professor of finance and risk management at Henley Business School, tells FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou that we could see highly impactful errors due to an over-reliance on AI modelling, and regulators might not be ready to act. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments , pensions...

Cyber warfare is very real, and far more prevalent than you might think. In this podcast, a specialist talks about how to protect everything from your phone apps to your client’s data. On this episode of Margin Notes, Heligan Group's Adam Irwin talks to FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou about how to prevent digital attacks on your business and on your clients. This podcast qualifies for 40 minute...

Financial services companies are sitting on legacy technology and not doing anything with it, says Tata Consultancy Services’ Shankar Narayanan. But while now may not be the best time to implement a big technological strategy, as tech changes rapidly, companies cannot afford to stand still. Adopting a “no-regrets” architecture could be the answer. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regula...

Join us this week as Jenny Davidson, Scottish Widows’ intermediary wealth director, and Holly Mackay, founder and chief executive of Boring Money, discuss the persistent issue of the gender retirement gap and how the industry can continue to tackle it; how simplified advice might help; and what advisers can do to boost client confidence and engagement, with deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot....

Is UK financial regulation about to get tougher and faster? In this special edition of FT Adviser Briefing, Amy Austin speaks with Kate Blatchford-Hick, head of consumer investments policy and market analysis at the Financial Conduct Authority about its push to make regulation “faster, sharper and harder to evade”, and what that means for firms, advisers and consumers. As the regulator faces press...

FT Adviser senior investment editor David Thorpe chats with Nick Kirrage, global equity manager at Brown Advisory, Hugh Gimber, market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management and Paul O'Neill, chief investment officer at Bentley Reid, about the outlook for US equities after a period of underperformance for the asset class. The panel discussed diversification, the significance of the dollar on equ...

In January 2026, the FCA announced the launch of the Mills Review. This is a major consultation examining how advanced AI will reshape retail financial services by 2030 and beyond. But what are the dangers if people get it wrong when it comes to making financial decisions? Joining FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou on this episode of Margin Notes is Greg Davies. He is head of behavioural finance a...

In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast senior investment editor David Thorpe chats with Gerard Lyons, chief economic strategist at Netwealth, Charlie Lloyd, head of investments at Shackleton, and Premier Miton fund manager Gervais Williams, about the outlook for the UK economy and stock market in light of a revised interest rate cycle. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK ad...

On this episode of the FT Adviser podcast senior reporter Tara O'Connor speaks to workplace culture expert Jenny Segal and Parmenion’s chief customer officer Sarah Lyons about persistent issues with female representation in financial services, why these are hard to shift, and why existing data should not be ignored. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range...

The Treasury published a consultation earlier this month looking to make a number of changes to the AR regime to tighten it up. This included bringing ARs under the Financial Ombudsman Service ’s remit for complaints as well as making principal firms hold a special FCA permission in order to appoint an AR. FT Adviser's Amy Austin speaks to Simon Morris, a financial services partner with CMS, and D...

In this CPD-qualifying podcast, Roy McLoughlin, member of the Protection Distributors Group, speaks with editor Simoney Kyriakou ahead of Business Protection Focus Week to discuss what to expect from next week’s many initiatives, what to make of the FCA’s latest work in the protection space and what protection could look like in a world of targeted support. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inf...

In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast chief reporter Tara O'Connor chats to Oliver Bedford, lead manager on the Hargreave Hale VCT, and Diana French, chief commercial officer of retail distribution at Triple Point, about the impact the chancellor's cuts to VCT income tax relief will have on the industry and clients' financial planning. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK a...

With National Apprenticeship Week fast approaching, multimedia editor Carmen Reichman chats to Sally Plant, relationship director at LIBF, about how apprenticeships can work for advice businesses, how they differ from more traditional routes into advice and why, despite their many benefits, they are not suitable for everyone. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a r...

The Advice Guidance Boundary Review is a response to a growing concern that most consumers in the UK are not getting the financial help they need, but whether or not there is demand for simplified advice in particular is still unclear. On this episode of the FT Adviser podcast deputy news editor Sonia Rach speaks to Clive Gordon, consumer investments practice lead at Sicsic Advisory and Edward Gra...

On this episode of the FT Adviser podcast news editor Amy Austin chats with Seán Standerwick, director at MLP Wealth, and Toby Bentley, director at Bentley Wealth Partners, about their expectations for the year ahead and how culture in advice businesses has already shifted. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments , pensions...

When it comes to bereavement, how well equipped are we personally to manage our own grief, let alone truly comfort those who are bereaved? And what happens to companies when they fail to deliver the right support and show empathy to clients who call up at their darkest hour? On this episode of the Margin Notes podcast, which qualifies for CPD, Simoney Kyriakou editor of FT Adviser, speaks wit...

On this edition of the FT Adviser podcast, senior investment editor David Thorpe discusses the outlook for equities in 2026 with Fahad Kamal, chief investment officer at Coutts, James Burns, who runs the managed portfolio service at Evelyn Partners, and Martin Connaghan, who runs the Murray International investment trust. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range...

FT Adviser's senior investment editor David Thorpe discusses the outlook for UK inflation and interest rates in 2026 with Bryn Jones, head of fixed income at Rathbones, Dean Cook, multi-asset investor at Aviva Investors, and Peder Beck-Friis, senior economist and vice-president at Pimco. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments ,...

Sunil Krishnan, head of multi-asset at Aviva Investors, and Stuart Clark, portfolio manager at Quilter WealthSelect, discuss the outlook for multi-asset investing in 2026, inflation risks, drawdown portfolios and managing volatility with FT Adviser's deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments...

In this final episode of the FT Adviser Margin Notes podcast of 2025, FT Adviser's editor Simoney Kyriakou chats with news editor Amy Austin and deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot about the stories that made the headlines and those that deserved deeper digging over the course of the year. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investme...

In this episode of the FT Adviser podcast, senior features reporter Chloe Cheung chats to Mark Spiers, managing partner at Ocorian, and Donald Reid, co-founder of Solve Partners, about the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings in its latest consolidation review, where culture was high up on the agenda. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, coverin...

There is a widespread belief that there will no longer be a state pension in the future, which has emerged among young people. This is one of the beliefs that Young Money blog founder Iona Bain has noticed developing among generation Z and millennials, as she tells FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering i...