Ken Davy, the founder and Chairman of The SimplyBiz Group is a true industry heavyweight and is greatly respected by across the financial services sector, and by other business leaders. Ken regularly shares his views on some of the pertinent issues shaping our landscape and provides a unique insight into some of the issues of the past and the future in the press. Read his most recent columns below:
Why intergenerational advice may be so vital to the future of your firm
Ken discusses why SMCR will make it tougher for wrongdoers to avoid the blame game.
Ken Davy talks about the importance of relationships in the advice process
Why Ken Davy believes that access to information is just as vital as access to advice
Ken Davy’s latest column examines why a holistic view is necessary for approaching the pensions and savings gaps
The full extent of repercussions from pension freedom are still not fully revealed
Ken Davy muses on the importance of taking time out to recharge your batteries
It was not many years ago when it became virtually impossible for anyone to obtain PI cover at a reasonable premium. Such was the crisis that the then regulator, the FSA, turned a blind eye to the fact that over a thousand firms were trading without PI insurance.
I am sure you will have been delighted to note that, at long last, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going to formally regulate the ambulance chasers.
There is a massive issue facing our clients, which is often referred to as a generational time bomb, that has the potential to destroy inheritances and cause misery to millions of elderly people.
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Why intergenerational advice may be so vital to the future of your firm
Ken discusses why SMCR will make it tougher for wrongdoers to avoid the blame game.
Ken Davy talks about the importance of relationships in the advice process
Why Ken Davy believes that access to information is just as vital as access to advice
Ken Davy’s latest column examines why a holistic view is necessary for approaching the pensions and savings gaps
The full extent of repercussions from pension freedom are still not fully revealed
Ken Davy muses on the importance of taking time out to recharge your batteries
It was not many years ago when it became virtually impossible for anyone to obtain PI cover at a reasonable premium. Such was the crisis that the then regulator, the FSA, turned a blind eye to the fact that over a thousand firms were trading without PI insurance.
I am sure you will have been delighted to note that, at long last, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going to formally regulate the ambulance chasers.
There is a massive issue facing our clients, which is often referred to as a generational time bomb, that has the potential to destroy inheritances and cause misery to millions of elderly people.