the lang cat

@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-class-…

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-van/

@langcatoli is taking the reins for this week's #Update to share a personal tale about his recent frustrating pension transfer experience. Read his full story here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

@theactualpolson is feeling Grumpy in this week’s #Update, but what has brightened his mood (slightly) is the many humorous responses to the challenge he posed in last week’s #Update. Read it in full here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

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-class-…

@theactualpolson is looking forward to the office Christmas party in this week’s #Update whilst also mulling over the flurry of activity from the FCA in recent days. Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

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

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-class-…

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/EpisodeDo…

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

@langcatben was on @BBCRadio4's Moneybox at the weekend, discussing Consumer Duty, the FCA’s probe into larger advice firms about their ongoing advice service and how it could become an issue for the wider financial services industry. Listen again here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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-model-po…

You can download a free copy of the ‘Meaning of Value’ report from the Royal London website: adviser.royallondon.com/campaigns/peop…

@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-class-…

@richlangcat, currently sporting a ‘dodgy’ Movember moustache, takes over this week’s #Update with some interesting findings in the third quarter platform numbers. Read the full #Update here: thelangcat.co.uk/the-top-class-…

@langcatnat debates whether we are in a two-tier advice market in this article featured in @_moneymarketing: moneymarketing.co.uk/opinion/natali…

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-class-…

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