
FTAdviser Podcast
FTAdviser 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 FTAdviser 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.
Latest episodes

Mar 13, 2024 • 20min
Government debt could impact long-term volatility
In this sponsored edition of the FT Adviser podcast we look at what changed for fixed income in 2023. Could it all change again in 2024? And are central banks really on top of inflation?Amanda Stitt, portfolio specialist in the fixed income division at T Rowe Price, discusses the topic with investment reporter Tara O’Connor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2024 • 20min
Do Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts stack up?
This week chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Budget, which included a 2 per cent cut in national insurance. He presented himself and his party as tax cutters but does this stack up?FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Matthew Todd, associate director at RSM, Eleanor Ingilby, head of high net worth at Atomos, and Claire Trott, director at Technical Connection, to find out.They discuss the continued freeze on tax thresholds, the impact on inheritance tax of the decision to scrap non-dom status, the pensions impact of Hunt's decision to scrap the furnished holiday letting regime and the birth of the British Isa.The FT Adviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, we are 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.

Mar 1, 2024 • 33min
How can the advice profession attract more women?
Making the advice industry more inclusive and attractive to female investors has long been on the agenda. So, how has the profession evolved over time and what needs to happen next? FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan speaks to Dynamic Planner's Yasmina Siadatan and Katherine Waller, co-founder of SixDegrees, to find out.The FT Adviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, we are 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.

Feb 29, 2024 • 36min
Editor's podcast: Why the Lord Mayor views London as the world's coffee house
Welcome to this new conversational series from FT Adviser, in which the editor talks to people from outside of financial services to get a fresh perspective on global and national developments that may affect aspects of the profession in the future. This podcast, the first in our series, features the the Lord Mayor of London, Michael Mainelli. We visited him at Mansion House to ask what he has been doing in his first few months in office, and to discuss the variety of initiatives he has launched, which ranges from re-pollinating the City of London to his Connect to Prosper initiative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 2024 • 16min
What's in store for mortgage rates?
Mortgage rates have been turbulent over the past 18 months. And after decreasing amid falling inflation, they are currently creeping back up. What will happen to mortgage rates in the near future?FT Adviser's senior reporter Tom Dunstan chats to Hodge retail managing director Christie Cook, Ash Ridge equity release adviser Jane King, and London Money director Martin Stewart about what lies ahead.The FT Adviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, we are 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.

Feb 16, 2024 • 30min
Diversification in a higher inflation world
Nathan Sweeney, Chief Investment Officer for Multi-Asset at Marlborough, Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood, and Hugh Gimber, Market Strategist at JP Morgan discuss diversification in a higher inflation world. They explore the impact of quantitative easing and interest rates on bonds and equities, the importance of geographical diversification, the question of US exceptionalism, implementing a tactical asset allocation view, and the role of alternative investments in portfolio diversification.

Feb 9, 2024 • 26min
How to benefit from the great wealth transfer
Attracting the next generation of clients is vital for the financial advice industry. But what's an effective way to do it? Thinking about technology seems a good starting point...In this week's podcast FT Adviser senior reporter Alina Khan is joined by Ben Barratt from First Sentinel Wealth and Benchmark's Gillian Hepburn to discuss the great wealth transfer.The FT Adviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, we are 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.

Feb 2, 2024 • 22min
There’s a fine line between educating and giving advice on social media
Mortgage brokers and financial advisers have hopped onto social media and are increasingly doing live streams on the platforms such as TikTok to answer any questions people may have about their finances.But this raises the question of does this blend advice and guidance?Amy Austin, news editor at FTAdviser speaks to financial coach Philly Ponniah and Stephen Perkins at YellowBrick Mortgages about the emergence of advisers on social media and what this could mean for the advice/guidance boundary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 2024 • 17min
What should the FCA's ESG advice working group look at?
Late last year the Financial Conduct Authority announced it would be forming a working group to look at how its SDR rules on greenwashing would affect advisers rather than publishing rules on the issue.In this week's podcast FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, and Luke Murray, consultant at Bovill, to discuss what the rules on ESG are for advisers at the moment, what gaps there are in those rules and what the advice working group might focus on.The FT Adviser Podcast is the podcast for financial advisers, brought to you by FT Adviser. Each week, we are 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.

Jan 22, 2024 • 18min
What's in store for investments in 2024?
In this episode of the FT Adviser In Focus podcast, we look at the year ahead for investments. We speak to three fund managers about their views on inflationary pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and the effect any upcoming elections might have on equity and bond markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.