David Ferguson

Carmine Gallo, who recently completed a book on Steve Jobs' presentation techniques, observes that "Passion, emotion, and enthusiasm are grossly underestimated ingredients in professional business communications."

Those of you with even a passing eye on the regulation of financial services will be more than aware of the major initiative currently under discussion and due to be implemented in 2012.

Nucleus chief executive David Ferguson is going to sit back and enjoy developments in what is becoming THE place to be in financial services.

Nucleus CEO David Ferguson assesses the future role of life companies in the wrap arena.

The recent stock market rally has masked a fundamental change going on behind the scenes of UK Financial Services plc.

It is often said time flies when you are having fun and, while there may have been precious little fun in financial services over the last year or so, I really cannot believe it is almost three years since Nucleus came to be.

It seems little has changed over the course of the last month. Certainly nothing has altered the way the developed world is heading!!

I am continually amazed how, over the years, IFAs have managed to employ so many different techniques to build client portfolios.

Nucleus Financial's David Ferguson has hit out at wrap providers which "hide behind" bundled charging structures for hindering client transparency.

Even as Leona Lewis jumped off the big red bus at the closing ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing, thoughts were already turning to London and 2012.