Online Howwows 2018

richallum

Got any good ideas for this year?  People you'd like us to get, topics you'd like covered etc?

Jamie_Barnes

@richallum I'm surprised there hasn't been any suggestions mentioned yet on here! Maybe a good sign that so many of the really pressing issues were covered in the 2017 Howwows!

Some ideas:

• A recap on exam technique/ revision help either before the April 2018 or October 2018 set of advanced papers
• A 'making the life of a paraplanner easier' session (not sure how this would work in practise, but maybe involve ideas and problems that need help being sent in prior to the session and then a collaborative effort to solve them)
• Another session with Rory Percival, on his views on regulatory progress/ key areas of concern
• Time management/ adviser management!
• Sessions on more niche areas of the market with experts (EIS/SEIS, VCTs, Commercial Properties in SIPPs, SSAS loans, Trustee investments etc.)
• An Excel session for improving processes or making calculations that little bit easier (again not sure how this would work in practise)
• A session on DB transfers once some of the dust has settled with the BSPS, including the new APTA formula and presricbed TVC if relevant. 

Jona

What about a MiFID II update a few months in - to see what's come out in the wash and sharing best practice?

richallum

Thanks @Jamie_Barnes & @Jona all good ideas.  We've had some sent in 'offline' too in response to this and building up some good content for 2018.

amarshall

Drawdown investment strategies.