What’s happening
Openwork triples number of protected individuals
Why you’re wrong to call Twitter a ‘social network’
If your job were to make Twitter bigger – “Head of Growth”, perhaps – you’d be forgiven for not being in a party mood this week as the network celebrates its 10th birthday.
The figures are well-reported but let’s remind ourselves: a net loss of £63m for the last three months of 2015 and user growth flat at 320 million monthly users. Investors are not impressed. There’s an atmosphere of decline. People are grumpy.
Advisers must introduce a culture of challenge for platform due diligence, urges Nucleus
Q&A with UKSCF ambassador Henry Fraser
MRM caught up with UKSCF ambassador, Henry Fraser, who supports the charity and work they do supporting paraplegics after suffering a spinal cord injury while on holiday with friends.
MRM’s charity of the year – UK Stem Cell Foundation
Read about why MRM has chosen to support UKSCF as our charity of the year.
CoCo bonds are not the ‘canary in the coalmine’ instruments regulators assume, says Kames Capital’s Turnbull-Schwartz
Sesame and PMS launch 85% LTV exclusive mortgage product via Skipton Building Society
UK investors most cautious in Europe, stashing more than a third in cash
Boost launches Volatility and Emerging Markets ETPs on Borsa Italiana
Auto enrolment and education: where does the buck stop?
With unprecedented numbers of employers set to enter auto enrolment this year, the need for effective education and communication has never been more important. But there seems to be genuine confusion about whose job it is to educate members about the pension scheme, as well as making sure they know how much they are contributing. This could prove damaging both financially and reputationally for those caught on the wrong side of it. So, is there an educational and engagement black hole? And where does the buck ultimately stop in ensuring members are engaged and supported not just as they enter auto enrolment but over the longer term?
Beer & Bytes podcast ep #4: Kirstie Allsopp's meltdown, Budget Bytes & the future of Pinterest
We’re joined by Robin McGhee from MRM’s Public Affairs team to talk about the highs and lows of how the…