I had an especially stupid email recently. Yes – from a product provider – how did you guess? I’ll protect the guilty and not name them here. But the email was a ‘Vendor Assessment’, asking about our ‘Distribution Strategy’ and if we have ever broken our own rules.

Platform and investment provider Fidelity International is believed to be considering up to 1,000 job cuts as the firm re-evaluates its cost base, according to reports.

Aviva’s wealth division has reported a 9% drop in net flows (year-on-year) for the first three quarters of the year.