FTAdviser Podcast

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.

In this episode, news editor Amy Austin has a chat with Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell and Kate Smith, head of pensions at AegonThey talk about how successful auto-enrolment has been as a policy as it reaches it's ten-year anniversary but how the industry cannot stop here and should continue to fight for reforms to be put in place. For example, raising the minimum contribution levels, lowering the age threshold and trying to find a way to bring self-employed into auto-enrolment.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.

Confused about sustainability? You’re not alone. Environmental, social and governance factors, or ESG, are increasingly a headache for business, finance and world leaders alike. Now even policymakers are creating rules to govern this space. It’s hard to keep up and make sense of it all. So let us help you by sharing some of the most interesting views shaping this space. Join your host, Silvia Pavoni, as she talks to the people living and breathing sustainability – and a few critics too. (We can’t promise this will be a completely jargon-free space, but we shall try!)Want to talk to us directly? Email sustainable.views@ft.com. Want to find out more about Sustainable Views? Visit www.sustainableviews.com, and to subscribe to the podcast just search Sustainable Views in your usual podcast provider.Sustainable Views is an intelligence service by the Financial Times Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, senior reporter Ruby Hinchliffe sits down with the founder and co-founder of Money Means, Helena Wardle and Chanelle Pattinson. They talk about how financial planners can engage with the younger generation, an audience barely explored by the sector and which still doesn't understand the value of financial advice. Largely because the industry hasn't cracked how to explain it to them.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 latest edition of the FTAdviser podcast examines the energy security dilemma.There has been an accelerated push to transition to renewable energy since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has made the drive towards energy independence a priority for many governments. Soaring energy prices has also made the need to shift towards solar, wind and hydrogen power generation even more urgent.However, at the moment not enough structures have being built to emit the energy needed to herald in that independence, which has led to more countries considering scaling up their nuclear power technologies.Joining Ima Jackson-Obot, deputy features editor at FTAdviser, to discuss the topic are Felix Odey, portfolio manager – global resources equities at Schroders and Alena Kosava, head of investment research at AJ Bell.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 latest edition of the FTAdviser podcast examines the prospects for clients that have income as a priority, in a world of higher inflation.After a decade where most assets yielded very little, presenting a very particular challenge for income portfolio managers, 2022 has seen yields rise, but the capital values of many assets fall sharply, while inflation erodes the real value of the income generated.So how can investors with income as a priority construct a portfolio in this climate. And is it possible, for the first time in many years, to have a portfolio which generates both a positive capital return and a decent, and growing income yield?Joining David Thorpe, special projects editor at FTAdviser to discuss the topic are Robert Alster, chief investment officer at Close Brothers Asset Management, David Jane, multi-asset investor at Premier Miton, and Job Curtis, who runs the City of London investment trust.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.

Next year the onboarding process for the pension dashboard programme will kick off. The creation of a single dashboard where savers can see all their pension savings doesn't just pose questions for pension providers - it also raises questions for advisers.This week FTAdviser's news editor Amy Austin is joined by Jonathan Hawkins, consultant at Bravura, and Heather Hopkins, founder of NextWealth, to discuss some of the technology challenges which the looming arrival of the dashboard presents.They also discuss the potential impact on advisers and their clients, what the likely outcome will be of savers having access to increased amounts of information about their pensions, and why the advent of the pensions dashboard signals the end of clients simply outsourcing their life admin to advisers. 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.

After a rollercoaster week in gilt markets following last Friday's mini Budget, FTAdviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Oliver Jones, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones, and Robert White, portfolio manager at Momentum Global investors to discuss the fallout.Gilt yields surged and the pound plummeted after the government announced a spate of tax cuts - though they recovered later in the week after the Bank of England was forced to intervene to calm markets.They discuss the implications the events of the past week might have on asset allocations and whether investors should be making any changes as a result.After this, they discuss some of the broader trends around the world economy and why it's not just in the UK where things are looking troublesome at the moment. They also touch on the use of bonds and alternatives in a portfolio.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.

It is well known that the profession is getting to the stage where it will soon have a raft of advisers looking to retire and either sell up or pass on their businesses on, but there may not be enough young people coming into the profession to plug this gap. But why is this?This week Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser is joined by Derek Bradley, chief executive officer of Panacea Adviser, and Tim Morris, IFA at Russell & Co to discuss how the advice profession can attract young talent.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.

As the cost of living crisis bites, the challenge for the insurance industry is helping to keep families protected.This week FTAdviser editor Simoney Kyriakou is joined by Stuart Tragheim, chief executive of Holloway Friendly, Debbie Kennedy, chief executive of Lifesearch, and Alan Lakey, founder of CI Expert.They discuss how the protection industry can make sure their products are seen as essential, rather than non-essential, costs and how advisers can discuss these issues with their clients and keep them engaged with protection.They also discuss the benefits of payment holiday periods and the perils of clients becoming over-insured.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.