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FT Adviser
by FTAdviser · English
FT Adviser is the Financial Times’ specialist title dedicated to the UK financial advice profession. Each week one of our reporters will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss issues such how the latest regulatory developments will impact advice firms, how advised clients will be affected by the latest developments in pensions, investing, mortgages and tax, and how the financial advice profession will develop and grow. The FT Adviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments, pensions, regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why the WWF is right to warn about challenges facing firms as they move to net zero
WWF/KPMG report “The Path to Resilience” on how firms should manage risks and social impacts when transitioning to a net zero, nature-positive economy.
13 Nov 2026 · 17m · 5 chaptersPrivate credit explained: The risks and opportunities for investors
Explains private credit/direct lending for investors, focusing on risks (perceived vs real) and opportunities (income, floating-rate yields, inflation shock performance), plus liquidity, valuation,…
12 Nov 2026 · 24m · 12 chaptersHow higher bond yields are impacting equity portfolios
How higher bond yields and a more “normal” interest-rate environment are changing equity portfolio construction, valuation, and factor leadership (value vs growth), plus where investors see…
6 Nov 2026 · 32m · 12 chaptersWhat does Healey’s first Budget mean for advisers and their clients?
FT Advisor CPD episode on Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget 2026 and how it affects pensions, ISAs, CGT/business reliefs, inheritance tax planning, and mortgages.
30 Oct 2026 · 32m · 15 chaptersAwareness, training and support: is this how we tackle the adviser shortage?
The UK adviser shortage and how to train and support new financial advisers, focusing on awareness, entry barriers, and “academy” style training for both small and larger firms.
23 Oct 2026 · 26m · 11 chapters'Clients are now being paid to take fixed income risk'
Fixed income outlook in a higher-yield, volatile-rate world—arguing investors are now “compensated for fixed income risk,” with value in duration and investment-grade credit despite tight spreads and…
22 Oct 2026 · 18m · 8 chapters
Why is the UK financial advisory profession at a crossroads?
The UK financial advisory profession is at a crossroads due to overlapping risks and changes: demographics (more late-50s needing income for longer), a major wealth transfer (~£5.5 trillion),…
16 Oct 2026 · 27m · 11 chapters
What can help improve people's pensions in the UK?
How the UK can improve retirement resilience and pension outcomes amid underfunding, an ageing population, and high numbers of working-age people not in employment—using international lessons,…
9 Oct 2026 · 24m · 8 chapters
Are your investments linked to serious human rights violations?
The episode questions whether ESG-labelled funds in the UK/EU truly screen out companies linked to serious human rights abuses, corruption, and crimes against humanity, arguing that ESG data gaps and…
2 Oct 2026 · 26m · 8 chaptersWhat matters most when selecting pension providers?
What matters most when selecting workplace pension providers, focusing on “value add” beyond compliance after auto-enrolment, and how advisors should assess value across the pension lifecycle…
25 Sep 2026 · 32m · 16 chapters
Why getting data right matters as much to journalists as to you
Why accurate, clean, well-governed data is crucial for journalists and financial services—affecting trust, accessibility, costs, and legal risk.
18 Sep 2026 · 17m · 8 chapters
The double risk facing young people in Britain
“The double risk facing young people in Britain” argues young people face two overlapping problems: rising youth unemployment and low financial resilience, which together damage career prospects.
11 Sep 2026 · 22m · 11 chapters
How authoritarian regimes are exploiting the UN SDGs
How authoritarian regimes exploit the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through selective participation, self-reporting, propaganda, and international legitimization—undermining genuine…
8 Sep 2026 · 33m · 16 chapters
What happens to your business when the money runs out?
What happens to UK businesses when cash runs out, how distress escalates (CCJs and winding-up petitions), and what insolvency/rescue options exist besides liquidation.
4 Sep 2026 · 23m · 12 chapters
Here's how financial services can address the advice gap and help women join the profession
Hiring, retention, and improving diversity in financial advice, especially for women; also career pathways and outreach to schools/universities/returners.
18 Aug 2026 · 30m · 10 chapters‘Manual pension transfers are slow, costly and prone to error’
Pension transfers are slow, costly and error-prone; the episode discusses FT Advisor’s “Tidy Up Transfers” campaign and Pathfinder, an industry collaboration to modernise transfers using open…
31 Jul 2026 · 19m · 8 chapters
Risk-reward balance: investors now battling with multiple uncertainties
Explains “risk” in markets and why the risk-reward balance feels harder in 2026 amid multiple simultaneous uncertainties (geopolitical/oil shock, rising inflation, hawkish Fed rhetoric, concentrated…
30 Jul 2026 · 24m · 7 chaptersWhat will Burnham's government mean for taxes?
What Annie Burnham’s UK government will mean for taxes, investor reaction, and likely funding sources for cost-of-living support and higher defence spending.
24 Jul 2026 · 26m · 8 chaptersNew property opportunities enable investors to target growth as well as income
How commercial property can be used in client portfolios amid changing global interest-rate expectations, focusing on income vs growth, diversification across property sectors/geographies, and newer…
17 Jul 2026 · 31m · 14 chapters
Advice gap is widening because there’s too much for IFAs to do
The “advice gap” in UK financial advice is widening because IFAs face too much work from regulatory/tax change and rising client complexity (especially around inheritance tax and pensions).
10 Jul 2026 · 18m · 8 chaptersCan we define quality stocks in an era of change?
How to define “quality stocks” and diversify equity exposure amid market concentration, AI-driven capex, geopolitical risk, IPO supply, and shifting interest-rate expectations.
3 Jul 2026 · 32m · 13 chapters
Leaving Russia: How waging its war has undone years of reforms
How Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine caused a structural break that reversed years of financial and economic reforms, triggering capital flight, sanctions, index removals, and a long-term “brain…
26 Jun 2026 · 31m · 11 chaptersExclusive: Why now is the right time for FCA's mortgage review
The FCA’s “mortgage review” consultation on improving mortgage access for underserved groups, especially self-employed and variable-income borrowers, older borrowers (including retirement…
19 Jun 2026 · 19m · 8 chaptersIs there a risk of buyer's remorse with AI?
The episode discusses whether AI adoption in financial advice creates buyer’s remorse, separating hype from practical value.
12 Jun 2026 · 34m · 15 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy