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NatWest Wants 500,000 Investors. I Suggested Part of the Model Almost 20 Years Ago.

Democratising Coutts investment capability is a good idea. Calling a product-distribution pathway financial planning would not be. There is something rather familiar about NatWest's ambition to grow the number of its retail customers who invest with the bank from around 170,000 to more than 500,000. I know because, almost 20 years ago, I was sitting … Continue reading NatWest Wants 500,000 Investors. I Suggested Part of the Model Almost 20 Years Ago. →

🏦 The Rules of the Game Are Being Rewritten Again — and the Referees Are Looking the Other Way

By Steve Conley, Founder, Academy of Life Planning & Get SAFE Initiative The quiet return of deregulation When Paul Thwaite, the chief executive of NatWest, declared this week that the UK is “closer to the start than the finish line” in its mission to overhaul regulation, he wasn’t issuing a warning. He was celebrating. And … Continue reading 🏦 The Rules of the Game Are Being Rewritten Again — and the Referees Are Looking the Other Way →