After each Meeting Owen James publish 'The Findings', a document that encapsulates and shares the key issues and topics discussed on the day.
Each section below summarises the different roundtable sessions and covers an array of industry driven topics.
The Findings are listed in Event date order, but don't just look for an event you attended, explore the research facility that gives you access to topics addressed at all our other Meetings – past and present.
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Solution Approach. From inflation surprise to structural opportunity
Expert: Nicholas Bratt - Lazard Facilitator: Ben Wright
24 November 2022A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - November 2022
Financial adviserFinancial AdvisoryGoals-based planningInflationInsightsTrends
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AI - is it you or the algorithm?
Artificial intelligence is making rapid inroads into financial services. We are already seeing algorithms taking over the more basic levels of financial advice and they will increasingly be moving up the food-chain, from specific tasks, such as asset allocation, to fully-fledged turnkey solutions. How should client-facing firms adapt to the new model?
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
Artificial IntelligenceBehavioursBrandDigitalEngagementExperienceFinancial AdvisoryOutsourcingSegementationTrainingTrends
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Behavioural finance- at look at investor decision making suitability and planning under stress
Behavioural finance- at look at investor decision making suitability and planning under stress
A Meeting of Minds - Winning Advisers North - 8 October 2020
BehavioursClient ExperienceCOVIDFinancial adviserFinancial AdvisoryHumanJourneyRiskTrendsYour clients
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Behavioural Finance- at look at investor decision making suitability and planning under stress (s)
A Meeting of Minds - Winning Advisers South - 15 October 2020
BehavioursClient ExperienceCOVIDFinancial adviserFinancial AdvisoryHumanJourneyRiskTrendsYour clients
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Direct Lending and Peer to Peer
Why is it the fastest growing asset class in the world right now?
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
AlternativesFinancial AdvisoryMacro TrendsRiskTrends
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In a world of vertical integration, where does value sit in the value chain and how will this change?
A look at the different parts of the value chain to understand: Who will be the winners and losers? What are the evolving risk and pricing models? What will the impact of sub-advisory, commoditisation and competition be? How you demonstrate value? Where are the gaps and what needs are not currently being met?
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
Artificial IntelligenceBack OfficeExperienceFinancial AdvisoryFintechManagement InformationSecurityTrends
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Intergenerational Wealth Planning
Many reasons such as DB transfers, property and longer life expectancy, mean that £5.5 trillion* will move hands in the UK between now and 2055. Savvy advisers need to start thinking today about how this shift in assets will affect their clients and their bottom line.
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
AlternativesBehavioursEngagementEquitiesExperienceFinancial AdvisoryReputationalTrends
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Powering Your Business – placing the adviser at the heart of the value chain
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that most of our delegates (71% in fact) use an in-house CIP approach for their investment portfolios; followed by 38% using a third party CIP approach, but maybe it is time to have a good look at all the options out there.
A Meeting of Minds Winning Advisers - October 2018
Advisory investment servicesArtificial IntelligenceData ScienceEngagementExperienceFinancial AdvisoryManagement InformationRiskTrends
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Preparing for growth: What can we learn from global high growth advisory firms?
The Advisor Benchmark study aims to understand global best practices in financial advice around the world, to help firms deliver better services and outcomes for clients. Leveraging data from the 2018 Benchmark study of over 1,300 advisory firms, this session discussed findings that relate to the characteristics of higher growth firms, relative to their lower growth peers.
A Meeting of Minds Winning Advisers - October 2018
AdviceAdvisory investment servicesCultureExperienceFinancial AdvisoryManagement InformationRetentionRiskTrainingTrends
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Residential property as a wealth planning vehicle
Direct property investing is hugely popular in the UK, Whether people buying a home to live in, or as part of a Buy-to-Let portfolio. The average house price in England and Wales has risen by over 300% since 1996.There is £1 trillion housing equity held by the over 65s however, recent changes to taxes, notably increased stamp duty as well as more stringent taxation on property income for Buy-To-Let investments made such investments less attractive for some investors. These changes, coupled with other trends such as online investing, and the emergence of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending, has led to a flurry of new players in the market offering “Alternative options to invest in residential property”. While direct property investment is a market most advisers don’t get involved with, there are a lot of new opportunities for investors. Shouldn’t you be helping your clients navigate through this new landscape. Equity Release as a brand has a poor historical reputation due to the way it has been sold and who it has been sold to. But given a lot of wealth is locked up in residential property, how can adviser help clients assess Equity Release as an option for cash flow and financial planning ? What will Brexit mean for UK residential property?
A Meeting of Minds Winning Advisers - October 2018
AdviceEmerging MarketsEngagementFinancial AdvisoryJourneyReal EstateRiskTrends
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The future of pensions
Few prepare for the unexpected but experience shows perhaps we should... Yesterday’s promises are increasingly expensive: the National Insurance Fund is predicted to breach its funding solution by 2032, but reforms have tended to be piecemeal and lacking in a clearly agreed long term objective. Customer experience in current retirement solutions is neither easy nor convenient and does not engage customers or equip them to make informed decisions. From buy outs and longevity, to member options and super funds, we look at how the pension landscape is changing. Technology in the retirement industry lags behind other sectors and the pressure to keep up with ongoing regulatory change has constrained innovation to create more affordable and sustainable solutions. What will pensions and savings policy look like for future generations? Will pensions even exist? “Doing nothing” is no longer an option and eventual collapse is inevitable without major reform.* *(Source: EY report – The future of retirement – A vision for pensions delivery.)
A Meeting of Minds Winning Advisers - October 2018
Advisory investment servicesAlternativesBehavioursDataEmerging MarketsFinancial AdvisoryTrends
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The Future of Platforms
With platforms being a market that has seen significant growth in the last five years, doubling from £250bn to £500bn assets under administration (AUA), with more customers than ever deciding to use a platform to manage their money, what do we think about the FCA's proposed remedies to improve competition? Is it encouraging that the FCA has recognised the important role of platforms in the value chain? How can the market truly deliver the benefits it is intended to provide? What do you want from a platform – a transactional hands-off relationship or a long-term, deeper relationship with a business that can offer practice management support for the growth of your business for the benefit of your client? Platforms hold a huge amount of data on fund flows, contribution levels, withdrawals, dividend reinvestment, cash management etc – and are uniquely placed to see trends across clients at an aggregate level across all advisers within your business, all advisers in your region and across all advisers using the platform –in total – what value might this platform insight be of to you as a business owner and for your advisers and paraplanners?
A Meeting of Minds Winning Advisers - October 2018
AdviceAdvisory investment servicesArtificial IntelligenceDigitalEngagementExperienceFinancial AdvisoryMobileTrends