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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-a-… #extremerunning #inspirational

In the latest Financial Services Unplugged #podcat, Tom McPhail is joined by Nathan Long of Hargreaves Lansdown 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-cornucopia…

Our very own Natalie Holt 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/m0…

In the latest Financial Services Unplugged Tom McPhail 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-round-u…

Pensions to be subject to IHT, least surprising pension tax change ever

Budget 2024: CGT higher rate increased to 24% on.ft.com/3Ah9geo

Budget 2024: Pensions move into scope of IHT from 2027 on.ft.com/3AkJ0je

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

Our Director of public affairs Tom McPhail gives his immediate take on the announcement in today's #Budget that pensions will be brought into IHT from 2027. #IHT #pensions

In this week’s #Update, Mark Polson 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-class-…

In the latest Financial Services Unplugged #podcat, Tom McPhail 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-model-po…

In today's #Update, Mark Polson 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

Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail 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/EpisodeDo…

In this week’s #Update, Mark Polson reflects on the pitfalls of being a sleb’s PR person and, more importantly, our new report with the lovely folk at Parmenion on platform service. Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

Platform innovation: Terry Huddart on Quilter's CashHub incm.pub/4g6QmGy

It’s the last #Update of 2024 but Mark Polson hasn’t quite managed to avoid all business chat. Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

We're back to it with Mark Polson'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

Kicking off our more personal blogs for 2025 is this story from Rich Mayor. 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-van/