Welcome back to the 268th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Patti Brennan. Patti is the CEO of Key Financial, an independent RIA based in the Greater Philadelphia area that oversees more than $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 800 client households. What’s unique about Patti, […]
Archives for February 2022
PIMFA calls for extension of Consumer Duty implementation
Wealth management trade association PIMFA has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to extend the proposed implementation period for the new Consumer Duty proposals. The proposed implementation period is nine months. PIMFA says the period is insufficient and does not reflect the importance the FCA has place on the Consumer Duty’s wider impact on […]
NS&I doubles Green Savings Bond rate
NS&I has launched a new issue of its Green Savings Bonds at 1.3%. The bonds will be fixed for three years. The bond is available today. The minimum investment is £100 and maximum is £100,000. The first issue of the Green Bonds in October saw a rate of 0.65%. Any money invested into the Green […]
Goldman Sachs revamps family office to keep partner wealth in-house
Financial Advisor Office Hours: A Step-By-Step Guide To Maximizing Your Time
For financial advisors in the early phases of starting their own practice, especially in the fee-only part of the industry, being successful often comes down to the resources and advice available to the advisor. A call with a mentor or peer to ask something as simple as, “Was this hard for you, too?” or “Is […]
Financial Advisor Office Hours: A Step-By-Step Guide To Maximizing Your Time
For financial advisors in the early phases of starting their own practice, especially in the fee-only part of the industry, being successful often comes down to the resources and advice available to the advisor. A call with a mentor or peer to ask something as simple as, “Was this hard for you, too?” or “Is […]
Lloyds-acquired Embark teams up with LV=
LV= and Embark Group have teamed up to launch a service enabling advisers to trade the LV= Smoothed Managed Investment Fund range on Embark’s platform. The new service is expected to launch in the second half of this year. It will be accessible through an upgraded online adviser portal, which will be integrated into one […]
Lloyds-acquired Embark teams up with LV=
LV= and Embark Group have teamed up to launch a service enabling advisers to trade the LV= Smoothed Managed Investment Fund range on Embark’s platform. The new service is expected to launch in the second half of this year. It will be accessible through an upgraded online adviser portal, which will be integrated into one […]
Editor’s Column: A profession transformed
If there is one ‘engine’ which has transformed the financial advice profession over the past 10 years it is the professional bodies. The 30th anniversary celebrations this week for the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment reminded me of the incredible transformation of the sector in recent years and how much of that is due to the professional […]
Editor’s Column: A profession transformed
If there is one ‘engine’ which has transformed the financial advice profession over the past 10 years it is the professional bodies. The 30th anniversary celebrations this week for the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment reminded me of the incredible transformation of the sector in recent years and how much of that is due to the professional […]