In this podcast, Ashley Hamilton-Claxton, Head of Responsible Investment at Royal London Asset Management, shares her:

• views on how pension schemes and asset managers are responding to recent legal and regulatory changes relating to pensions and ESG

Clare Moffat, Head of Intermediary Development and Technical, debates the key findings from our new research report, Feeling the benefit of financial advice, with Paul McCabe at Astute Financial, Rob Harvey at Drewberry Insurance and Tim Fassam at PIMFA. Our findings reveal that financial advice helps to improve the emotional wellbeing of customers by making them feel better about their money, and themselves.

In this podcast, Ryan Radford, Managing Director of Zebra Mortgage Centre, talks to us about his experience of a client’s Free Cover claim, and the importance of having the protection conversation early when arranging a mortgage.

Ryan Medlock, Senior Investment Development and technical manager joins David Thorpe, Special Project Editor at FT Adviser and Minesh Patel, Adviser at EA Financial Solutions to explore the vast range of responsible investment funds available to advisers and the considerations an adviser should have when selecting these funds for their clients.

Ryan Medlock, Senior Investment Development and technical manager joins David Thorpe, Special Project Editor at FT Adviser and Steve Kenny, Commercial Director at consultancy Square Mile to discuss how changes introduced in recent years are placing environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds at the centre of the advice process and how these changes will help keep sustainable investing front of mind for advisers.

Lorna Blyth, Head of Investment Solutions joins David Thorpe, Special Project Editor at FT Adviser and Adrian Lowcock, Head of Personal Investing at Willis Owen to discuss why Responsible Investment funds outperformed in the three months since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Hear Clare and Justin discuss the ban on contingent charging that will take effect from 1 October 2020, as well as other significant changes and what this means for advisers.