Exploring everything paraplanners need to know about cash management.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Overview of the cash market
- What are challenger banks and what’s their impact been?
- Why advisers do and don’t advise on cash
- Some common planning scenarios
- What is Octopus cash, who uses it and why
A follow up session to our personal development skills day.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Personal development books and recommendations
- Action plans
DFM due diligence is a core task for many paraplanners and we explore that task here.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- FCA and regulatory expectations
- Agent as client and the implications
- The difference between “research” and “due diligence” – and why it matters
- The various types of DFM service
- How these fit different PROD customer segments
- Establishing what’s important to the adviser and the client, and the questions you should ask
- Undertaking DFM due diligence
- The DD|hub approach Evidencing assessments and ongoing review under PROD
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at FOS and how it affects you and your role? We’re joined by FOS veteran, Chris Wells who now runs his own consultancy IFAs Included, to make sense of it all.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Learning points from FOS decisions
- Client and FOS friendly versus compliance and FCA friendly
- The importance of soft facts in a file and suitability report
- Challenging advisers where there’s insufficient soft facts for the paraplanner to do their job well
- Why next of kin often complain to FOS
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at FOS and how it affects you and your role? We’re joined by FOS veteran, Chris Wells who now runs his own consultancy IFAs Included, to make sense of it all.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Learning points from FOS decisions
- Client and FOS friendly versus compliance and FCA friendly
- The importance of soft facts in a file and suitability report
- Challenging advisers where there’s insufficient soft facts for the paraplanner to do their job well
- Why next of kin often complain to FOS
FE Analytics is one of the most popular tools in the paraplanning community, so we are happy to be joined one of the FE team to explore some of its features.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- How to build a portfolio
- The importance of setting portfolio weighting dates
- Aligning portfolio asset mix to suggested allocation
- Representing cash in analysis and portfolios
- Ex-ante costs and charges calculator
- Account admin
Explore the latest financial planning issues that paraplanners should be considering with regards to later life planning. We’ll also share some of the useful resources the Powwow community have uncovered on care fees planning and support.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Later life planning
- Useful resources
The ins and outs of investment research
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- How to read a long scan from FE Analytics. We’ve all looked at them but what does it all mean and what can we do with it?
- How to research a fund
- How to start building an investment policy statement
Protection sits at the heart of many financial plans and we explore the basics.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Why is it needed
- What are the solutions
- Practical insight into policy set up
- What happens when a claim is made
Paraplanners discussing anything what we’ve got on, what we’re thinking about, what’s worrying us.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- What’s the trickiest case you’ve worked on recently and how did you deal with it?
- How do you manage your workflow?
- What’s the best source for CPD?
- What top trick/tip can you share?