It’s the last full week before Christmas
and what a year it has been.
For some of us good, for some of us tough,
For others somewhere in between.
It’s inevitably the time for a lot of reflection
On whether our sanity was spared,
Let’s review the industry overall
Before looking at how Verve has fared.
We’ve had Consumer Duty and SDR
Plus capital deduction; regulation galore,
To the point, the compliance peeps started to yell
“Please FCA, no more”.
With inflation and interest rates high
Platform flows have been really low,
Consumers without financial advice
Have really struggled with which way to go.
Everyone’s focused on tech and the emergence of AI
To bring finance up to date,
Index funds and MPS's
Are enjoying a boom of late.
And against this background, we’ve worked hard
To restructure from four firms to one,
It hasn’t been easy, challenges along the way
But now the hard work is done.
A business dashboard, to access our support
You might now know as Dex,
And with a training library added in (today!)
Go see your new favourite tech(s).
With blood, sweat and tears behind us
And our 2024 foundations now laid,
We spent our Christmas party having loads of fun
And learning how cocktails are made.
We want to thank everyone for their love and support
We think finance is pretty special,
And we can’t wait to work with more of you next year
To take it to a whole new level.
The rhymes are starting to get weaker
Which means it’s time for me to say,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone
Don’t forget to have a glass of Möet.
