As 2026 draws to a close, there’s still time to make the most of your CPD year. We’re delighted to share the details of our final Best Practice event of the year, taking place this November. Designed around your CPD requirements, it’s a great opportunity to get up to speed on the latest regulation and the changes on the horizon for our industry.
So, what do we have planned for the November Best Practice Event?
David Ryder, Head of Proposition, will open the webinar with an overview of the key compliance updates Paradigm has issued since our last Best Practice event in September.
We'll then be joined by John Steele, Regional Sales Manager at Wesleyan, who will explore how market conditions affect investor behaviour, the psychology behind investment decisions, and how advisers can help clients remain focused on their medium to long-term outcomes. John will consider how economic; geopolitical and market news can influence investor behaviour and create barriers to investing. In particular, we will explore:
- Why different clients respond differently to the same market conditions
- How enduring personality traits interact with changing circumstances
- How advisers can adapt conversations to support better client decision-making
- Why a more consistent investment profile may help clients remain invested
After a quick break, David will look at how a solid compliance foundation can put a business in a strong position to maximise its true value. As firms look to scale, attract and retain advisers, and strengthen client relationships, the decisions they make today will shape the future value, transferability and appeal of their business. Using Paradigm’s ‘The Agency’ as a framework, David will share practical insight into how embedding the right compliance approach, and taking the necessary steps early, can help firms get the most value from their business when the time comes.
To round off the webinar, David will build on Graeme’s session in September by going through the key findings the FCA has recently published on products and services, price and value, and outcomes monitoring. He’ll highlight where the FCA saw good practice and where it found room for improvement, and explain how firms can adopt the good practice and avoid the issues the FCA flagged.
