Who is the ACD and why do they matter to retail investors?
If you are investing in a pension or hold a stocks and shares ISA the…
Author Julia Kirkland
Julia Kirkland
Julia Kirkland JRK Consulting Experienced Regulatory & Strategy Consultant
When a PROD in the right direction is required
I heard a very interesting anecdote a couple of weeks ago about a large asset…
How do we measure ‘value for money’?
I expect when all of us buy something, we ask ourselves “does this represent value…
Learning the lessons of history
I watched the film “The Big Short” again in the run up to the festive…
Am I an information giver?
Imagine you are sitting in a large auditorium waiting for a Portfolio Manager from a…
When two “I”s are better than one?
I like to leave the writing of this article to the last minute, a little…
Unintended consequences
In February the European Commission issued a number of public notices and letters to UK…
Something of nothing – or a radical shift in product development?
The run up to the 3rd January deadline for MiFID II felt less like a…
To charge or not to charge? – that is the question
Is the panic starting to set in with the deadline for MiFID II looming on…
How often do we hear “I’m not sure I can cope with any more!”?
Normally in this article I focus on a topical issue for our institutional colleagues in…