Simoney Kyriakou
@moorgatemermaid.bsky.social
Editor of FT Adviser, near-veteran journalist, author, public speaker, possibly funny. Leftist softy. God-botherer. Cat-stroker. All views my own. UK/CAN
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We love to hear about advice firms doing things well and getting accolades such as this! What a positive news story from Paradigm Norton. www.ftadviser.com/content/5804...
Advice firm wins King’s Award for sustainability
An employee-owned financial planning firm has won the King’s Award for Enterprise for its achievements in sustainability.
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FT Adviser readers claim state pension proposals are ‘asking for trouble’ https://www.ftadviser.com/content/59a1bd31-8cf7-4eac-91ca-299a77f792f9
FT Adviser readers claim state pension proposals are ‘asking for trouble’
FT Adviser readers have slammed a “flawed set of proposals” put forward to transform the state pension from a think tank run by former prime minister Tony Blair.
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cinco de mayo landing on a taco tuesday this year is the new singularity
Wealth managers and RIAs have taken easy diversification through major indexes for granted, relying on steady growth without needing to focus heavily on forecasting the geopolitical stage. www.ftadviser.com/content/4763...
Passive strategies now riskier than ever
A passive ‘set and forget’ investing strategy through indexes has become the traditional route to strong returns over the past few decades. Wealth managers and RIAs have taken easy diversification thr...
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Complaints made against the insurance and pure protection sector increased by 10.1 per cent in the latter half of 2025, data from the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed. www.ftadviser.com/content/1172...
FCA: Protection and insurance complaints up 10% in H2 2025
Complaints made against the insurance and pure protection sector increased by 10.1 per cent in the latter half of 2025, data from the
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I have been having fun with my series of Podcasts on RISK - various risks that affect us all: AI risk Cyber Crime Hacking Data protection Here's my latest one on how businesses REALLY need to work harder to prove they know who their clients are, and why: www.ftadviser.com/content/e0c0...
‘If you don’t know your customer well, you’re going to get punished’
The more research you do on prospective clients beforehand, the less chance of a fine.
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‘Without commodities there is no renewable energy, no data centres’ https://www.ftadviser.com/content/3e9c3df8-c762-46bd-abd4-5fd007aa09fa
‘Without commodities there is no renewable energy, no data centres’
Gold and copper are the two largest exposures in the £1.8bn BlackRock World Mining investment trust, with long-serving fund manager Evy Hambro saying the fundamentals of both assets remain strong,
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Geordie Shore influencer slapped by financial regulator for illegal promotions on social media. www.ftadviser.com/content/bc2b...
FCA finfluencer action sees guilty plea from Geordie Shore’s Aaron Chalmers
The
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BREAKING! The Lords have just voted to remove the power to mandate the asset allocation of pension schemes from the Pension Schemes Bill. The Bill will soon return to the Commons for MPs to reconsider the wide-reaching nature of these powers. More on @ftadviser.com
UK financial regulation is not working as well as it should, largely due to the disconnect between policymakers in Whitehall and the people that financial regulation is designed to protect. I took our readers' voices to parliament. This is what I said: www.ftadviser.com/content/ffc9...
I took your voices to Parliament: this is what I told MPs and Peers
UK financial regulation is not working as well as it should, and largely this is due to the disconnect between policymakers in Whitehall and the people that financial regulation is designed to protect...
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Stocks and shares Isas outperform cash Isas for third year https://www.ftadviser.com/content/9b2343e6-f9f5-4f6b-b137-8dd371d08341
Stocks and shares Isas outperform cash Isas for third year
The average stocks and shares Isa grew by around 11 per cent in the past year, compared with a 3.4 per cent return from cash Isas, figures from Moneyfacts show.
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www.ftadviser.com/budget/2025/... Article by me for @ftadviser.com @moorgatemermaid.bsky.social - Chancellor -don't just 'firefight' but plan for the years, decades and even the century ahead - pensions is an 80 year project-not 'a back of an envelope' Budget gimmick.
Long-term thinking needed for any Budget reforms
Government borrowing is the highest since 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Op-ed: There is a world of difference between AI that is designed for mental health care, and that which is not. For @ftadviser.com www.ftadviser.com/artificial-i...
Is there a future for AI in mental health solutions?
The headlines are stark: ‘There are no guardrails.’
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CFA: AI decision-making must be transparent https://www.ftadviser.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/9/15/cfa-ai-decision-making-must-be-transparent/
CFA: AI decision-making must be transparent
The lack of artificial intelligence explainability can lead to misinformed decisions and financial losses, according to a CFA Institute report.
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Partners Wealth Management buys Surrey-based firm https://www.ftadviser.com/mergers-acquisitions/2025/7/8/partners-wealth-management-buys-surrey-based-firm/
Partners Wealth Management buys Surrey-based firm
Partners Wealth Management has bought Surrey-based Navigate Capital Management which will now form part of the PWM brand.
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Just read a press release that says: "1 in 5 people in Britain will die before retirement." Welp.
a woman sitting at a desk with the words it was all for nothing below her
ALT: a woman sitting at a desk with the words it was all for nothing below her
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What happens when you're a farmer making a claim for storm damages, and instead of getting the £55,000 the insurer says it's worth, you only get £18,000? Read our exclusive here from Chris McCulloch for @ftadviser.com www.ftadviser.com/protection/2...
NFU Mutual U-turns on farmer’s claim after MP intervenes
Northern Ireland dairy farmer Gary McConnell has said he is ‘done’ with specialist insurer
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Read our story quoting #PaulaRadcliffe here: The multiple gold-medal winner and record-setter in marathons across the globe, explains how she knows all too well the hard choices parents have to make in taking on additional caring responsibilities. www.ftadviser.com/critical-ill...
Paula Radcliffe: ‘Illness and accidents aren’t something we can prepare for’
Paula Radcliffe MBE has teamed up with MetLife to encourage UK parents to understand the importance of insuring themselves and their families.
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Fairstone CEO and founder to take step back https://www.ftadviser.com/fairstone-group-ltd-/2025/7/1/fairstone-ceo-and-founder-to-take-step-back/
Fairstone CEO and founder to take step back
Fairstone’s CEO Lee Hartley said it is “the right time” to take a step back, 18 years after founding the firm.
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Rather than waiting for things to go wrong and launching enforcement actions, section 166s can be used as a tool by the FCA to step in earlier. www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2...
What’s driving the rise in Section 166 reviews in consumer investments?
Section 166 reviews are becoming more common, not just in the consumer space but across the board.
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"It is really difficult to engage people on a digital journey, which will follow the processes to meet regulation unless you really focus on how to get people engaged with it" @alina_khan2001 for @FTAdviser www.ftadviser.com/advice-guida...
FT Adviser readers: ‘Overbearing’ regulation causing advice gap
‘Overbearing’ regulation has caused the advice gap, according to FT Adviser readers.
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The regulator said financial promotion rules would apply so consumers get information on the risks and would not be offered inappropriate incentives to invest, in the same way as if they bought cryptoassets directly. #crypto #investing www.ftadviser.com/cryptofinanc...
FCA to lift ban on offering crypto ETNs to retail investors
The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to lift the ban on offering crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) to retail investors.
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“It’s important for advisers to have empathy - with boundaries”, according to Belinda Parmar OBE Why is it so important? And what is meant by 'boundaries'? speaks with the @ftadviser.com #podcast about what #empathy really means (hint: it's not sympathy). www.ftadviser.com/vulnerable-c...?
How empathy can help advisers hold tough conversations with clients
“It’s important for advisers to have empathy - with boundaries”, according to corporate activist Belinda Parmar OBE.
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Financial adviser Rhiannon Gogh @PlanItFinancial has said the four Ps are core to ensuring a vulnerable client’s needs are fully met: provide, protect, prepare and put. Read @FTAdviser's report below: ⬇️ 👇 www.ftadviser.com/vulnerable-c...
‘Special needs financial planning isn’t a small, niche market’
Special needs planning is less niche than people think and there are specific ways to navigate the conversation in a sensitive manner, according to Rhiannon Gogh, director at Planlt Future Financial.
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The Women's Wealth Alliance, a working group of the Consumer Duty Alliance, has launched a wide-ranging study to understand the pathways, opportunities and barriers to #women in UK financial services. Take the YouGov survey - links in the copy. www.ftadviser.com/womens-wealt...
Calling advisers - the Women’s Wealth Alliance needs you!
Women in UK financial services - the newly formed Women’s Wealth Alliance needs you!
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There’s a ‘walk to school week’, an ‘idling #awareness day’ and others. It's also #Zombie Month! More important than most, as Peter Hamilton would argue, is this week’s #Dementia Action Week. Read his op-ed for @ftadviser.com here - see below ⬇️ 👇 for the link 🔗 : www.ftadviser.com/work-and-wel...
Dementia - what action can we take?
How aware are you of the different ‘awareness’ months in May?
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