The Evolution of Financial Planning and Raising Standards Together - Marlow, west of London

Join the Consumer Duty Alliance and the FCA at this unique free-to-attend regional conference on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Marlow, west of London. This venue is located within half an hour drive from Oxford, Reading, Windsor, Maidenhead, High Wycombe and Henley-on-Thames.

Giving firms of all sizes the opportunity to:

• Interact directly with the FCA.
• Get insight from a variety of subject matter experts and practitioners.
• Network with other financial professionals and our professional partners.

Dedicated to the dynamics and needs of directly authorised firms and appointed representative firms, the day’s content is focused on sharing good practice, helping firms evolve and achieve greater success.

Reserve your space today and here’s a taster of what you can look forward to:

• Developments in AI and its potential in the advice process.
• Why succession planning is crucial for firms of all sizes.
• The fundamentals of good financial advice and how the FCA can work with you to obtain these outcomes for your clients.
• Demystifying vulnerability and the role of advisers.
• The gender wealth transfer and what it means for advice firms

Numbers are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

OUTLINE AGENDA (TBC)

08:30 Registration and Coffee

9:30am Welcome

Keynote 1 New Era of Regulation - Nick Hulme, Head of Department, Advisers, Wealth and Pensions at FCA

Foreseeable Harms in the Advice Process - James Macaulay, Senior Pension Transfer Specialist at FCA

Keynote 2 - tbc

Refreshments, Networking and Partners Engagement

Practitioner shorts on Technology, succession planning, gender wealth transfer and demystifying vulnerability

Showcasing Consumer Duty Outcomes ‘Good Practice’ panel

Lunch, Networking and Partner Engagement

A Focus on Vulnerability - FCA interactive case study session

The Four Outcomes of Consumer Duty - FCA panel with Q&A

15:45pm Closing Remarks and Refreshments