Firing line

‘I certainly believe the mortgage market has shown its resilience’

How serving rum to George Michael led to a pensions career

‘No mortgage market will knock me like my son’s Crohn's diagnosis’

Baillie Gifford: 'We have done a lot of soul searching'

'We need to democratise independent financial advice for investors and planners'

'We are only focused on the top 10-15% of advice firms'

M&G boss: We want to be a top five player in the wealth market

Octopus CEO: Financial advisers should be more like GPs

'I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to clients'

‘Young advisers reassure clients because we’re up-to-date’

Progeny boss: There's no substitute for hard work

'Trust in the industry needs to be built'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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