The Bank of England's Summer Rate Gap: What Seven Quiet Weeks Mean for Advisers
No MPC meeting in August 2026: after 30 July the next rate decision is 17 September. How UK advisers should handle client conversations across the gap.
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No MPC meeting in August 2026: after 30 July the next rate decision is 17 September. How UK advisers should handle client conversations across the gap.
Agent as client vs reliance on others: how the two DFM structures allocate responsibility, FOS access and Consumer Duty obligations for UK advisers.
Centralised investment management for advisers: run portfolios in-house or outsource to a DFM or MPS? Costs, permissions, Consumer Duty and how to decide.
How discretionary investment management is regulated in the UK: FCA permissions, COBS suitability, client agreements, reporting and best execution for advisers.
How wealth advisers should guide a client through a sudden windfall, from inheritance to a business sale. A practical framework for sudden wealth management.
Where AI genuinely saves UK financial advisers time: meeting notes, suitability reports, client comms, and the Consumer Duty guardrails that keep it safe.
How advisers and HNW clients can vet a wealth manager's stewardship and governance credentials: the questions and evidence that separate substance from spin.
How UK advice firms should run an investment committee under Consumer Duty: charter, cadence, MI pack, decision rights, and what minutes must record.
DFM minimum investment levels for UK advisers in 2026: MPS, bespoke, and segregated mandate thresholds, why they exist, and how to use them in segmentation.