Are we an industry or a profession?
25th May 2018
Industry and profession; two small words, often used lazily and interchangeably.
Michael helps Beaufort Group colleagues raise money for Dreams Come True with a ‘No Peaks’ Challenge!
24th May 2018
Michael Cox, Professional Standards Manager at Beaufort Financial, has a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa which means that he currently retains…
Finding the right fit; looking for the right DFM
18th April 2018
Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) now play an important part in advice firms' propositions. Click here to read the New Model Adviser Outsourcing…
Six things you need to grow your financial planning practice
2nd March 2018
Can you write a piece about business development? they said. Sure, no problem. If you could focus on the most important things you need to grow a…
Why advisers shouldn’t write off social media
1st February 2018
As anyone who knows me will attest, writing a blog on how to use social media is well outside of my comfort zone. However, I'm becoming increasingly…
A year on, and I’m still worried about DB transfers
1st January 2018
It's a year since I first wrote about Final Salary and Defined Benefit transfers. Plenty of water has flowed under the bridge since then. However,…
The problem with DFMs: Who is the client?
1st December 2017
In my experience, an ever-greater number of advisers and planners are choosing to outsource investment management, allowing them to focus on what…
Investment management: delegation without abdication?
1st November 2017
I recently read an article by Chris Gilchrist in Money Marketing. I'm perfectly willing to concede a degree of confirmation bias is at play here, as…
Beaufort Securities
10th October 2017
There have been a number of extremely negative trade press stories recently regarding an investment company called Beaufort Securities. Formerly a…
Change, or we die
1st October 2017
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F Kennedy. I'm a great believer in the…