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Retirement Archives - space
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The best financial firms have been working on the FAMR for years. They just didn’t know it. There is an argument to say that advisers and providers were already doing sterling work on the Financial Advice Market Review before it existed. Certainly the team at Space have spent a great deal of time and thought working with our clients on this type of challenge – if not quite in the exact terms […]. Article by Marilyn Cole. Why this is a good long-term budget for the FS industry. Article by Marilyn Cole.
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User Experience Archives - space
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Agile project management: why User Stories make for faster, more efficient web development. As its name suggests, Agile is the project management methodology that allows a web development team to break the process into small, easy-to-manage chunks that have shorter timescales and tightly-focused, user-orientated objectives. And at its heart is the concept of User Stories. But first, let’s remind ourselves how a traditional ‘waterfall’ software development workflow […]. Article by Colin Franks. Sometimes ...
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Why this is a good long-term budget for the FS industry - space
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Why this is a good long-term budget for the FS industry. Budgets come and budgets go and you can look at them from many perspectives. Financial Services specialists tend to look at them first through the lens of their customers, then at what opportunities they might create, and finally how they might impact personally. It’s all sensible stuff, but it’s all a bit short-term. But let’s get back to the ‘saving classes’. Or more importantly the ‘not yet saving classes’. Apart from raising awareness o...Of co...
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Investments Archives - space
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Not as much help to buy as we thought? Financial services firms have learned through hard won experience not to promise more than they can deliver to customers and clients. Yet the news this summer suggests an important segment of new customers may be about to get rather annoyed, although perhaps they should be directing their ire at the government this time. The Telegraph […]. Article by Paul Lindsell. The answer is 42%. Now what’s the question? Article by Marilyn Cole. Article by Marilyn Cole. There is...
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Brand Archives - space
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Seven digital trends for 2015 in tech, web design, and much more. In our last post, we looked at the trends in regulation and the FS market. Our second post examines the trends in digital marketing and communications. Some of the following story telling for example – may already be incorporated in our work; others are definitely ones to watch in coming years. We hope that […]. Article by Paul Lindsell. Reaping the benefits of doing what it says on the tin. Article by Marilyn Cole. Article by Marilyn Cole.
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Don’t look forwards or backwards; just look upwards - space
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Don’t look forwards or backwards; just look upwards. Anyone worth their salt in the Protection Industry knows that historically, consumers generally buy financial protection when triggered by one of the following life events:. 8211; Buying a home – Having a child – Establishing a business. But times are changing. So advisers are facing the emergence of ‘Generation Rent’. More British families than ever before will be forced to stay renting for longer, and more people may continue to rent for a lifetime.
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Social Media Archives - space
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Seven digital trends for 2015 in tech, web design, and much more. In our last post, we looked at the trends in regulation and the FS market. Our second post examines the trends in digital marketing and communications. Some of the following story telling for example – may already be incorporated in our work; others are definitely ones to watch in coming years. We hope that […]. Article by Paul Lindsell. Billy No-Mates don’t do social media. Article by Marilyn Cole. Our thoughts in your inbox.
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Insurance Archives - space
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When the fairer sex becomes the richer sex. In December 2012, the European Court of Justice imposed equality on insurance; meaning that men and women would have to pay the same for their insurance premiums. Fast forward nearly 12 months and the reality is that genuine income equality is still a long way off. Many more women are taking responsibility as the main […]. Article by Liz Sands. Could the Insurance Industry give the NHS the injection it needs? Article by Marilyn Cole. Article by Marilyn Cole.
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The best of pension times, the worst of pension times?
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Click here to visit the Protection Review website. The best of pension times, the worst of pension times? It is still relatively early days in terms of the pension reforms, but it feels as IFAs have a decent grip on things, partly because their clients have already developed good money habits. The problem unsurprisingly is likely to rest with those who don't seek or want advice. But what can the pension industry do asks John Lappin. Pensioner scamming - old fashioned style. In these instances, advisers a...
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The national print and online media will have a massive impact on public thinking about the pension
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Click here to visit the Protection Review website. The national print and online media will have a massive impact on public thinking about the pension. Retirement Review's John Lappin gives his view on his peers in the media and the influence they may on the British public's retirement decisions. Despite falling circulations, and in some cases tarnished reputations, it is very likely that the British press will have an unprecedented impact on the pension income reforms. Of course, the national print pres...
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