Develop a deeper understanding Centralised Retirement Propositions (CRPs).
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- What is a CRP – is it a CIP with a different name?
- Who is it right for?
- Building a process and strategy
- Tools and stress testing
- Reviews
A review of the different approaches taken by platforms to showing charges
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- The key points from the lang cat research of what the main platforms are doing – which you can read here (and we really recommend you read it before the Howwow)
- Discuss the level of control for adviser/paraplanner to determine when statements are run and sent
- What content is in them and how is it presented (we’ll be looking at some real examples)
- What happens if a client has assets on different platforms
- Impact on client relationships
- What the press are likely to say about it
A deep dive into the suitability requirements introduced by MiFID II
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Changes in the nature and timing of suitability reports
- When they’re needed (not just with a new product)
- Periodic assessment of suitability
- Replacement business and costs
- Client understanding vs risk warnings
- Use of appendices and enclosures
A chat with some of the Australian paraplanning community. We’ll be looking at the state of paraplanning in each country and what we can learn from each other.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- What does being a paraplanner mean in both countries
- Professional bodies, exams, CPD, awards and minimum standards
- Software and report production
- Supply and demand (inc outsourcing)
- Why the Powwow was set up and is there anything like it in Australia?
- Offshoring, AI and the ‘threat’ of robo-paraplanners
- What we think the future looks like
Understand the quirks of the Residence Nil Rate Band that can catch an unwitting paraplanner out.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- What does it apply to?
- Who does it apply to?
- Limits on the relief
- How the relief is applied
- The impact of trusts
- Downsizing rules
- Transferability
- Planning opportunities.
Sharing practical tips and experience on how to build and run a paraplannning team.
Learning Objectives
In this session we covered…
- Career development path
- Balancing technical skills within a team
- Relationship management and development (between adviser, director, paraplanner, administrator, client – contracting)
- Dealing with tricky customers, advisers, team members
- Workflow management
- Developing your own skills as a team leader
- Getting buy in from the business owners/advisers and the other paraplanners for your role
Cash flow planning from a paraplanner’s perspective.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- How to research and do due diligence on a tool
- How to review it’s continued suitability
- Different tools and their uses
- Things that can go wrong
- What the FCA think
Looking at DB transfers in light of the recent FCA Policy Statement PS18/6 and Consultation Paper CP18/7. We talk through the application of these papers and their potential to improve the quality of pension transfer advice to clients.
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Is the new Appropriate Pensions Transfer Analysis with the Transfer Value Comparator an improvement over the current TVAS?
- Would the development of a standardised data request to trustees from advisers be a helpful development?
- Contingent charging
- Investment risk vs transfer risk
- The FCA’s investigation into unsuitable pension transfer advice
Word experts, Quietroom help us run an hour-long report writing surgery.
Learning Objectives
In this session we covered…
- Writing and communication techniques
- Language usage that resonates with clients
- How to proofread like a boss
A deep dive on risk profiling
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- The concerns about risk profiling that the FCA have flagged twice this year. What are firms still getting wrong?
- What are the main findings from Rory’s recent research paper into risk profiling tools