Firing line

'I don’t say I’m a paraplanner, people don’t know what it is’

'I don’t say I’m a paraplanner, people don’t know what it is’

'When I speak with teenagers, I assume the worst'

'When I speak with teenagers, I assume the worst'

‘Sometimes advisers need to ignore the M&A noise’

‘Sometimes advisers need to ignore the M&A noise’

Bordier: 'Not for sale, never has been, never will be'

Bordier: 'Not for sale, never has been, never will be'

'I was feeling anxious about the future': Lewis Shaw

'I was feeling anxious about the future': Lewis Shaw

In Focus: Modern financial planner

Under-30 director: We have an audacious goal to 10x everything

In Focus: Modern financial planner

'I haven't had to look far to see how I add value'

Aviva Investors boss on competing amid widespread M&A

In Focus: Modern financial planner

'My team mates' sudden retirements showed me the need to prepare financially'

In Focus: Modern financial planner

'I was really surprised at how emotional clients can get'

In Focus: Modern financial planner

'I could only retire from football because of dad's financial planning'

Vince Cable: None of us in government knew how QE would work

In Focus: Profitable advice business

'I felt uncomfortable charging clients at first'

Novia CEO: IFAs say I’m a private equity person – I’m not

JPMAM's Patrick Thomson: 'I found financial jargon completely alienating'

'Private equity firms may get squeezed by higher interest rates'

Martin Gilbert: What I want to achieve with AssetCo

AJ Bell’s Vahey: dashboard will be a big part of people's savings

'Working in a smaller team is liberating'

Terry Smith: How I built my £26bn fund

‘I think I’m the only black board member of a UK building society’

Nigel Speirs: My latest deal in the advice sector

Ascot Lloyd's Gordon Kerr: I would like us to become a household name

Nick Train: The biggest dividend I receive is the ability to run the money my way

Kate Bingham: How I choose which therapies to invest in