FTAdviser Podcast

Last week's Autumn Statement saw a whole host of tax thresholds either frozen or cut as chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempted to plug a fiscal black hole of about £55bn - but the triple lock was maintained, leading to the state pension's biggest ever increase.FTAdviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Laura Suter, head of personal finance at AJ Bell, Tim Morris, independent financial adviser Russell & Co, and Alex Shields, chartered financial planner at The Private Office, to discuss the financial planning implications.They discuss how the frozen tax thresholds give plenty of food for thought to those in retirement, how the cost of living is affecting financial planning and they discuss whether there was any good news in last week's Autumn Statement.The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Hunt announced a raft of tax measures and spending cuts in his first Autumn Statement. This CPD podcast explores what the new government's Autumn Statement will mean for property sales, mortgage rates, and the advisers helping their clients secure a deal. It features mortgage advisers Aaron Forster, director at Create Finance, Riz Malik, director at R3 Mortgages, and Sofia Jones, managing director of Penny House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been said there is no perfect inflation-proofing when it comes to portfolios, but what sort of measures can advisers and their clients take to help make sure the end goals can still be met despite all this certain uncertainty? Moreover, multi-asset managers have long extolled the virtues of diversification across geographies, asset classes and style exposures, but what sort of strategies can multi-asset managers and investment analysts put in place to help mitigate the effect of all this market movement? On this podcast, Sheldon MacDonald, chief investment officer of multi-asset for Malborough; Alena Kosava, head of investment research at AJ Bell; and Paras Anand, chief investment officer for Artemis, provide their top tips for advisers and their clients amid this economic uncertainty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special edition of the FTAdviser Podcast, sponsored by Artemis, contributing editor David Thorpe is joined by Stephen Snowden, head of fixed income at Artemis, and Darius McDermott, investment adviser to the Chelsea range of multi-manager funds.They discuss the effects of quantitative tightening, the role of government bonds amid volatility and the outlook for inflation.They also discuss the importance of taking some risk to earn some yield, such as duration risk or interest rate risk.The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bank of England has recently increased interest rates to 3 per cent, taking them to their highest level since 2008 in a bid to tame inflation. But how high will rates end up going?This week David Thorpe, FTAdviser's contributing editor, is joined by Gavyn Davies, chairman at Fulcrum Asset Management and a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, Stephen Bell, chief economist at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and Ed Smith, chief investment officer at Rathbones, to find out.They also discuss the impact of fiscal policy, with a potential return to austerity, and the impact of the labour market on UK inflation.The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the talking points of 2022 was whether the rotation away from growth stocks and towards value stocks was finally taking place.In this special edition of the FTAdviser podcast, sponsored by Vanguard, FTAdviser contributing editor David Thorpe is joined by Andrew Surrey, senior national development manager at Vanguard, and Charlie Parker, managing director at Albemarle Street Partners, to discuss the thorny issue of trying to time rotations in equity markets.This podcast is part of our Vantage Point Investing for Alpha series, and is sponsored by Vanguard. The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silvia and Alison Taylor of NYU Stern School of Business look into the language of sustainability and find it still has a pretty loose grammar and highly convoluted syntax. Most native speakers do not even agree on a common interpretation of environmental, social and governance factors. The good news is: more of us are trying to learn this language. And Alison shares a few tips on how she teaches it too. In the show, Alison mentions a piece she’s written for Sustainable Views. You can find it here https://www.sustainableviews.com/incentivising-esg-what-does-it-really-take/To read more of our articles on ESG policy and regulation, you can register for a free trial here https://survey.ft.com/jfe/form/SV_9RGu5ktcIREwMLA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can we make sense of the mortgage market right now? With a 0.9 percentage point decrease in house prices month on month, according to the latest Nationwide Price index, it might have seemed house prices are becoming more affordable. Yet with bank base rate rises still on the table, and the cost of living crisis still hurting consumers, affordability is still very much an issue. Is it good news or bad news for consumers? Or the veritable curate’s egg? This FTAdviser In Focus podcast, seeks to understand why the mortgage market is seeing such weekly see-saws in sentiment and pricing. Joining this podcasts are guests Jane King, independent mortgage adviser at Ash-Ridge; Lewis Shaw, independent mortgage adviser at Riverside Mortgages; and Rob Sinclair, chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s edition of the FTAdviser podcast, senior reporter Ruby Hinchliffe talks to Robert Sinclair, chief executive at the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, and Kate Davies, executive director at the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association about the impact of a 47-page report which exposed the mistreatment of women, people of colour and gay people by those employed across the mortgage industry.They discuss how mortgage industry events laced with alcohol and illegal substances are still happening too often, which is one of the reasons why women have fallen victim to sexist behaviour.The FTAdviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FTAdviser. Each week, FTAdviser is joined by guests from the industry to discuss the week in news and pressing industry issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The current political and financial climate has made fixed income markets volatile and uncertain around the world. However, taking an active approach may help build resilience to potential headwinds while gaining greater exposure to the opportunities that arise.Listen to this podcast to gain insight from Gordon Harding, PIMCO fixed income strategist, on the current climate and what to potentially expect in the coming months.This content was paid for by PIMCO and produced in partnership with the Financial Times Commercial departmentFor professional use onlyThe services and products described in this communication are only available to professional clients as defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Handbook. This communication is not a public offer and individual investors should not rely on this document. Opinion and estimates offered constitute our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions. We believe the information provided here is reliable, but do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.