On 1 December 2025, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper 25/34 (CP25/34), outlining proposed rules to regulate environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers. This follows HM Treasury's legislation in October 2025, which expanded the FCA's remit to oversee ESG ratings as ...
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By Lee Rossini
Understanding the basics of behavioural finance is essential when giving clients financial advice. While traditional finance assumes clients make decisions rationally, behavioural finance recognises that people are influenced by emotions, mental shortcuts and unconscious biases. These influences can lead clients to make decisions that conflict with their long-term financial interests. Understanding these behavioural tendencies is crucial – not only to support clients to make better choices, but also to improve engagement, trust and outcomes.
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