First things first – you’re not expected to read this (though it’s obviously lovely if you do). I’ve done a roundup of my albums of the year every year since we started – so this is the tenth one – […]
Category Archives: little things to make your life better
29
Oct
Oct
During the 2010s, several commentators were fond of sayings things like ‘within five years, there will only be four or five adviser platforms’. Their fantasy was that the behemoths would hoover up the smaller, generally start-up-based, platforms, thus preserving the […]
industry, little things to make your life better, Top Class Wednesday Update
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE IS BACK TO LIFE
12
Feb
Feb
So, after last week’s intermission, normal service is resumed for TCWU. Or at least it would be if it wasn’t half term in Scotland. Boss man is on holiday in a top-secret location up North so for one week only, […]
little things to make your life better, regulation, Top Class Wednesday Update
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE HAS BEEN HIJACKED
05
Feb
Feb
Hello. This is a very different kind of Update to normal. We’ll eschew the usual industry news, whimsy, tittle and tattle, and instead I’m going to give this whole Update over to a new thing that we’re launching at the […]
Events, industry, little things to make your life better
SAVE THE DATE: THE LANG CAT’S HOME GAME #2 IS ON 28 MAY 2020
16
Jan
Jan
CALEDONIA, YOU’RE CALLING US AND NOW WE’RE STAYING HOME (AGAIN) After a brilliant day at our inaugural Scottish Home Game conference last year, we are feeling emboldened and right up for doing it all again. So I’m pleased to be […]
08
Jan
Jan
Bit late posting this one this year, but I’ve done one of these posts every year since we started, and it would be a crime not to do one for 2019. So here we go, with the usual caveats that […]
little things to make your life better, Top Class Wednesday Update
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE NEVER CHECKS ITS FACTS
20
Nov
Nov
**STOP PRESS – EMBARK TAKES ZURICH – more in the links section below** “Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings […]
general, industry, little things to make your life better, Platforms
TEN THINGS WE LEARNED FROM STATE OF THE ADVISER NATION 2018. NUMBER 7 WILL DRIVE YOU WILD!
24
Oct
Oct
So, it’s my second to last working day before paternity leave starts and I’m ticking off items on the to-do list faster than an [insert witty metaphor here that I’m too busy to think of]. Our second annual State of […]
little things to make your life better
Mental health awareness is for life, not just for #WorldMentalHealthDay
10
Oct
Oct
Regular visitors to the lang cat will know that we are keen to encourage people to talk about mental health. Many would agree that working in financial services can be stressful. The competitive environment and performance expectations can lead to […]
10
Sep
Sep
Some of you might already know that I’ve been out and about this year on the conference circuit doing my bit to try and change the way we talk about mental health in the context of the financial services sector, […]