FTAdviser Podcast

From lessons in team management to strategies for overcoming adversity, an awareness of sports psychology can be beneficial when running an advice business, says behavioural scientist Mark Pittaccio. In this episode of the FT Adviser better business podcast he explains what advisers can learn from the field of sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rules around advising on sustainable investments are changing as the FCA is introducing its SDR regulation. But how do advisers tackle the topics of sustainability and ESG investing with their clients? FT Adviser's Amy Austin speaks to Toby Band, financial planning director at First Sentinel Wealth, and Kate Elliot, head of ethical, sustainable and impact research at Greenbank Investments, to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advisers are often portrayed as foot-in-the-door insurance salesmen. But this is misleading, says behavioural scientist Mark Pittaccio, who led a study into the personality traits of advisers. What he found raised some eyebrows at the university. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced a review into the protection market, which will examine how products are sold and the use of commission arrangements. This podcast hears from industry experts Ian McKenna and Alan Lakey about what the industry must do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A number of mega tech stocks earlier this year announced their first ever dividend payouts, joining a growing number of smaller tech stocks. What will this mean for income investing strategies?In this latest Talking Point podcast, FT Adviser deputy features editor Ima Jackson-Obot is joined by Joris Franssen, head of the dividend and value team at Van Lanschot Kempen and Daniel Haydon, manager – research analyst at Morningstar.The FT Adviser podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, FT Adviser 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 FT Adviser podcast looks at the challenges and opportunities associated with creating an income portfolio for clients in today's market conditions. Joining FT Adviser senior investment editor David Thorpe to discuss the topic are Mark Jackson, investment specialist in the multi-asset team at JP Morgan Asset Management, Guy Foster, chief strategist at RBC Brewin Dolphin, and Simon Adler, global equity income fund manager at Schroders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This FT Adviser better business podcast looks at the role behavioural economics plays in financial decision making. Behavioural economist Mark Pittaccio and financial adviser Ollie Saiman share their ideas around behavioural biases and how to challenge them. The podcast qualifies for 30 mins CPD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social care seems to be slipping further down the government’s agenda as it looks to ‘fix the foundation of the economy, in the words of chancellor Rachel Reeves. But why does social care need to be at the forefront of the discussion and how could the scrapping of the funding deal impact adviser’s conversations with their clients. In this podcast, Alina Khan, senior reporter for FT Adviser, discusses the need for joined-up thinking on social care with Steven Cameron, pensions director at Aegon; Jacqueline Berry, managing director of My Care Consultant ;and Robin Melley, managing director at Matrix Capital Financial Planning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 16 years at the helm of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, Rob Sinclair is set to step down. The man who - by his own admission - is partly responsible for the introduction of the retail distribution review has been a familiar figure for advisers for many years. He talks to FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou about advocating for mortgage advisers post-credit crunch, why it is important to create a working climate where you can "debate things" and argue in a powerful and constructive way, and to have a clear, sharp focus on what the outcomes should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Money worries go hand-in-hand with housing vulnerability. And with housing vulnerability often comes difficulty in obtaining meaningful employment - thus perpetuating the vicious cycle. In this podcast, FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou talks about the ongoing problems faced by over a million UK households with Maxine Pritchard MBE. Pritchard led the No Fixed Address campaign at HSBC UK, which will be having its five-year anniversary in November this year. Also on this podcast, FT Adviser intern Fardeen Anan provides a short report outlining the issues facing homeless Britons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.