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.

AGENDA 

8.30 Registration opens

9:30am Welcome & Introduction

John Porteous, Managing Director, Central Financial Services & Chief Client Officer, Charles Stanley

Consumer Duty & Evolution of Financial Planning

Keith Richards, CEO, Consumer Duty Alliance

New Era of Regulation

Sara Woodroffe, Head of Department, Consumer Investments at FCA

A Focus on Vulnerability

Case study hosted by Patrick Cassidy and Kevin Oh, FCA

Two real life vulnerability scenarios

Robin Melley, Chair, Financial Vulnerability Taskforce and MD at Matrix Capital Ltd

11:15am Refreshments, Networking and Exhibition Partners

Is it time to drop the 'V' word?

Tony Miles, Technical Director, My Care Consultant

Succession Planning and a New Talent Alliance

Tom Hegarty, Chair of the New Talent Alliance and CEO at Simplybiz

Foreseeable Harms in the Advice Process

James Macaulay, Senior Pension Transfer Specialist at FCA

Showcasing Consumer Duty ‘Good Practice’ Outcomes

Matt Johnson, Key Partnerships Manager, Octopus, Eleanor Williams, Partnerships Director, Albermarle, Nel Isaac, Senior Manager, Foresight, Tania Allerton, Head of UK Distribution, Vanguard hosted by John Porteous

1:10pm Lunch, Networking and Exhibition Partners

Technology in Practice

Anja Turvey, Operations Director, Salisbury House Wealth and Simon Crystal, CEO WPS Advisory hosted by Jane Hodges, MD, Money Honey

Intergenerational & Gender Wealth Transfer

Vanessa Barnes, Chartered Financial Planner, Hannay Wealth LLP & Chair, Women’s Wealth Alliance

The Four Outcomes of Consumer Duty

Rob Shaw, FCA, Mark Hollinworth, FCA Andy Kirby, Founder Money Alive, Michael Lawrence, Consulting Lead, Ocorian and Robin Melley, Chair, Financial Vulnerability Taskforce and MD at Matrix Capital Ltd

3:30pm Closing Remarks & Refreshments by John Porteous & Keith Richards