Darius McQuaid

“We are in the middle of an ESG backlash – that being said, there has been a backlash to the backlash.” That was the assessment from Fidelity International chief sustainability officer Jenn-Hui Tan, speaking at the TISA Big Picture Conference 2025 today (10 June).

The vast majority (86%) of financial advisers expect to increase their client base over the next 12 months.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has collaborated with Nvidia to launch a “supercharged” sandbox to help firms experiment safely with artificial intelligence to support innovation.

It would be a “major handicap” if financial advisers stopped fundraising for Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Monday 9 June 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Network evolution Industry commentators have, repeatedly over the past few decades, suggested that the network model will become obsolete because of regulatory and compliance pressures. Now

Foster Denovo has launched MyAdvicePlace (MAP) to make financial advice more accessible to people regardless of their income.

The key to success is “light touch, innovative regulation”, as the message from financial advisers is clear, “let us get on with it”, Conservative MP for Havant Alan Mak has said.

Phoenix Group’s think tank, Phoenix Insights, has rebranded as the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement.

Schroders has announced four new senior appointments, “which will be focused on enhancing its client-first proposition and driving deeper client relationships.”

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Monday 16 June 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Advisers tell MP ‘let us get on with it’ The key to success is “light touch, innovative regulation”, as the message from financial advisers is clear, “let us get on with it”, Conservative MP