Show Notes

In the thirteenth episode of the Savings Guru Podcast, James talks to Clare Framrose, Head of Proposition Design and Savings at Atom Bank, about learning from customer feedback, bringing will.i.am on as a strategic advisor, and the impact of new entrants on the savings market.

00:00 Clare’s background

01:38 How to keep a customer focused ethos while growing?

02:59 Choosing will.i.am as a strategic advisor.

06:09 How has Atom gained trust from savers?

08:17 How Atom responds to customer feedback.

13:20 What has contributed to Atom’s growth?

15:50 What are Atom’s plans for the next few years?

18:36 How do new entrants impact on savings marketplaces?

28:19 What changes will we see in the market in the coming years?

30:24 What would Clare do if she were Chancellor of the Exchequer for a day?

To find out more about Atom Bank, go to https://www.atombank.co.uk/

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Show Notes

In the twelfth episode of the Savings Guru Podcast, James talks to Tom Higham, Head of Business Development at Hargreaves Lansdown, about HL’s history, their plans for the future, and why people should choose active savings platforms.

00:00 Why Hargreaves Lansdown got into cash savings

02:48 Tom’s background

06:20 Why people should choose active savings

08:57 How big is Hargreaves Lansdown?

10:37 Why do savings platforms still account for such a small part of the market?

15:30 Will others follow Octopus out of the market?

18:17 What are HL’s plans for the next few years?

20:42 How do new entrants impact on savings marketplaces?

22:30 What changes will we see in the market in the coming years?

26:30 What would Tom do if he were Chancellor of the Exchequer for a day?

To find out more about Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings, go to https://www.hl.co.uk/investment-services/active-savings

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Show Notes

In the eleventh episode of the Savings Guru Podcast, James talks to Julia McColl, Commercial Director of Chetwood Financial, about Chetwood’s history, their plans for the future, and how to increase the number of women leading savings businesses.

00:00 Julia’s background

02:27 Why Chetwood decided to become a bank

04:37 What was the rationale for Chetwood’s dual branding?

06:51 How have the first two years been for Chetwood?

13:04 What impact have new entries into the market had on Chetwood?

18:00 Chetwood’s plans for the future

24:00 What changes will we see in the market in the coming years?

28:00 Why are savings marketplaces slow to take off?

34:49 How will COVID affect savers’ behaviour?

40:00 What can be done to increase the number of women leading savings businesses?

49:09 What would Julia do if she were Chancellor of the Exchequer for a day?

To find out more about Chetwood Financial, go to https://chetwood.co/

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