I meet and talk to online many Financial Planners during the course of a typical month. I’m always impressed by their enthusiasm and enjoyment for what they do and also their long-term confidence that they are in the right profession at the right time.

Conferences and in-person events have become more important in these post-pandemic times and this week’s CISI Annual Financial Planning Conference was no exception.

Investors in St James’s Place can be forgiven for reaching for a stiff Scotch this evening - it’s been one hell of a day.

The latest FCA data on complaints does not make comfortable reading for advisers and providers, particularly those involved in giving advice on pension decumulation and annuities.

Regulation is expensive and getting more expensive, as most of you can attest.

This week's Personal Finance Society Annual Conference was a triumph over adversity, in more ways than one.

The Consumer Duty is just over three months old and it’s already developing muscle to push through reform of the wealth management and Financial Planning sectors, particularly on fees.

There is no doubt that hanging up your jacket and finally retiring to a life of blissful days and ignoring the morning alarm clock has become more difficult over the last few years.

There is no doubt that the Treasury-backed Women in Finance Charter campaign has been a powerful engine of change when it comes to giving women better representation in senior management roles in financial services.

The Chancellor has inadvertently gifted Financial Planners an almost unending stream of frazzled new clients by freezing the tax thresholds, if the latest HMRC data and some fresh predictions on the number of higher rate taxpayers are anything to go by.