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@theactualpolson is back for today’s #Update and he’s gearing up for next week’s #langcatlive event in London while also taking a look at the latest addition to the world of platforms: the newly launched LV= platform.
Read the full #Update on our website: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-cla…
Kicking off our more personal blogs for 2025 is this story from @richlangcat.
Take a trip back to the summer of 2019, when Rich and his band, Captain Trips, made their way across Europe, bringing their music to gigs and festivals along the way:
thelangcat.co.uk/get-in-the-…
We're back to it with @theactualpolson's first proper #Update of the year and, as usual, he's shunning the January trend of making 2025 predictions. Instead, he's offering you the chance to win a pair of stylish lang cat socks (in support of @Samaritans). buff.ly/3Pq2VB4
It’s the last #Update of 2024 but @theactualpolson hasn’t quite managed to avoid all business chat.
Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-cla…
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Platform innovation: Terry Huddart on Quilter's CashHub
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In this week’s #Update, @theactualpolson reflects on the pitfalls of being a sleb’s PR person and, more importantly, our new report with the lovely folk at @parmenionuk on platform service.
Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-cla…
Financial Services Unplugged with @PensionsMonkey celebrated its third birthday this week! To celebrate here’s a few facts about our favourite financial services podcast.
Tom's latest podcast is available now on Podbean or your usual podcast platform: podbean.com/site/EpisodeDown…
In today's #Update, @theactualpolson talks about how Kenny Anderson's (aka King Creosote) handling of a disrupted gig should be a lesson for us all in looking after customers.
Read Mark's thoughts over on our website: buff.ly/49bXfnj
In the latest Financial Services Unplugged #podcat, @PensionsMonkey is joined by Alex Funk of @PortfolioMetrix to discuss the world of DFMs and MPS, the Budget and the US Trumpquake.
Available now on Podbean or your usual podcast platform: tomgh.podbean.com/e/the-mode…
@langcatmike takes over today’s #Update to share some insights from the second annual ‘Meaning of Value’ report, commissioned by @RoyalLondon and launched earlier in the week.
Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-cla…
You can download a free copy of the ‘Meaning of Value’ report from the Royal London website: adviser.royallondon.com/camp…
In this week’s #Update, @theactualpolson is considering what a change in pension withdrawal strategies following last week’s Budget announcement could mean for advisers going forward.
Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-cla…
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These new pension IHT rules make a strong case for consolidating you pensions and not having multiple pensions on death otherwise it's just more of an admin headache for your beneficiaries/personal representatives
Technical notes are here
gov.uk/government/consultati…
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Budget 2024: CGT higher rate increased to 24% on.ft.com/3Ah9geo
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Budget 2024: Pensions move into scope of IHT from 2027 on.ft.com/3AkJ0je
Our Director of public affairs @PensionsMonkey gives his immediate take on the announcement in today's #Budget that pensions will be brought into IHT from 2027.
#IHT #pensions
In the latest Financial Services Unplugged @PensionsMonkey is joined by IFA Nicola Ellis of Wellington Wealth, with a quick round up of the current retail financial services policy initiatives.
Available now on Podbean or your usual podcast platform: tomgh.podbean.com/e/news-rou…
Our very own @langcatnat was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Moneybox at the weekend, discussing the FCA’s recent crackdown on ‘finfluencers’ and how you can spot the good ones from the bad.
You can listen to the full episode here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0024c…
In the latest Financial Services Unplugged #podcat, @PensionsMonkey is joined by Nathan Long of @HLInvest for a rich feast of pension news, including the Value for Money framework.
Available now on Podbean or your usual podcast platform: tomgh.podbean.com/e/a-cornuc…
The lang cat’s @langcatalison tells us about turning a mid-life crisis (her words) into something inspiring – taking part in an extreme running event in the Namib Desert! Read Alison’s story here: thelangcat.co.uk/how-to-have…
#extremerunning #inspirational
