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Join hosts Elly Dowding and Lee Coates OBE for Accord Talks! Accord Talks brings together advisers and industry practitioners to explore how advice is changing - with particular insight into sustainability and values-related investing and how these preferences are handled alongside wider client objectives.
In Accord - Accord Initiative hosts Accord Talks, a business show with 16 episodes published.
In this episode of Accord Talks, Elly and Lee explore the FCA's CP26/10 consultation on simplifying pensions and investment advice rules. They discuss In Accord's feedback, the move towards more proportionate advice, and
In this episode of Accord Talks, Elly and Lee explore how shifting client expectations—particularly among younger investors—are reshaping advice, stewardship and fund design. They discuss new research on intergenerationa
In this episode of Accord Talks, Elly and Lee explore the growing focus on consumer understanding under Consumer Duty and what it means for financial advisers in practice.T hey discuss the FCA’s latest guidance on commun
Episode 12 | 02/03/2026 - Vulnerability by omission: The risk firms don't see coming What does it mean to know your client fully when risk is no longer just financial? This episode connects global risk, client preference
What does it mean to know your client fully when risk is no longer just financial? This episode connects global risk, client preferences, Consumer Duty and vulnerability — and explains why understanding how clients feel
We start 2026 by going deeper than the headlines. From understanding climate related product reporting in practice to the role of lifelong learning in professional credibility. With guests James Dalby at Aviva Wealth and
In this episode, we look at the gulf between what clients say they want, what manufacturers deliver, and how advice firms are in between. The communication gaps exposed here can’t be ignored - join us as we unpack why 20
In this Episode we talk about COP, ahead of COP 30. What is a COP, where did it come from and how does all of this relate to UK financial advisers and their clients? Note - this Episode was recorded on 28/10/2025, ahead
Part 4: Values Some would argue that values or ethical investing is where it all started. In this episode we will hear the FCA's view on where ethical and values-based investment fits under the SDR regime, and we will he
Part 3: Delivering good outcomes - understanding objectives and preferences In this Episode we have valuable insights from the FCA on sustainability and how existing regulations exist to support advisers. We'll also hear
Part 2: Due diligence and sustainability In this Episode we hear from the FCA about important aspects of sustainability and due diligence requirements, plus our guests from across the industry describe their own processe
Part 1: Fact find and meeting In this episode we hear from the FCA and other guests about the importance of discussing sustainability and values-based investment options with clients, and when and how to record the conve
In this episode we look at Where, When and How to raise sustainability/ethical/responsible investment options with clients. We also cover the issue of 'sludging' issues from Consumer Duty and how, inadvertently, many adv
In this, our second episode, we look in detail at the FCA's latest Financial Lives survey, and in particular the really interesting data in the Responsible Investment section. Here is a link to the full Survey: https://w
ESG Accord founders Elly Dowding & Lee Coates OBE introduce themselves and share about their work, passions and what keeps them going in sustainable financeWe'll also look at the key insights from the four highly attende
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Accord Talks is hosted by In Accord - Accord Initiative. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 16 episodes.
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