Take a quick trip around the online world of financial services, and it gets hard to differentiate one wealth manager or investment bank from the next. There’s a lot of blue. Blue logos. Blue websites. Blue ties. And let’s not forget the men in blue suits!

Upfront asks: Do financial services have to be so predictable?

Michael Gough, Strategy Director at brand and design agency Sparks, and Julia Streets, CEO at Streets Consulting, give us their take on that question. Find out what financial services businesses need to do to become more distinctive and memorable and why connecting with younger, more diverse communities will help the industry solve one of its biggest challenges.

Do you think financial services are predictable? Tell us at upfront@iress.com.

In the mood for more? Get extra content from the episode - including more from our guests plus our free guide to building a financial services business that stands out. Head straight to the Upfront blog: iress.com/upfront.

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/

Take a quick trip around the online world of financial services, and it gets hard to differentiate one wealth manager or investment bank from the next. There&rsquo;s a lot of blue. Blue logos. Blue websites. Blue ties. And let&rsquo;s not forget the men in blue suits!
Upfront asks: Do financial services have to be so predictable?
Michael Gough, Strategy Director at brand and design agency Sparks, and Julia Streets, CEO at Streets Consulting, give us their take on that question. Find out what financial services businesses need to do to become more distinctive and memorable and why connecting with younger, more diverse communities will help the industry solve one of its biggest challenges.
Do you think financial services are predictable? Tell us at <a href="mailto:upfront@iress.com">upfront@iress.com</a>.
In the mood for more? Get extra content from the episode - including more from our guests plus our free guide to building a financial services business that stands out. Head straight to the Upfront blog: iress.com/upfront.
Follow us on LinkedIn:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/</a>

Listen up, punks! The award-winning, hard-hitting financial services podcast from Iress is back.

Comedian Olga Koch returns to ask the questions that nobody else is asking in a series of bold and frank conversations that everyone in financial services needs to hear.

Could we close the advice gap by thinking more creatively? Can Homer Simpson get more people interested in financial planning? What would an ex-hacker do to fight rising financial crime? Do we need to completely rethink investing? And just how do we make the financial system better and fairer?

Expect honesty, expect humour. Just don’t expect it to sound like any other financial services podcast.

A new episode releases every two weeks. Subscribe to Upfront so you never miss one. Get in touch at upfront@iress.com and visit the blog at iress.com/upfront.

Upfront is a 10-part series from Iress, the people behind the world-leading financial services software.

Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/ and at www.iress.com

Listen up, punks! The award-winning, hard-hitting financial services podcast from Iress is back.
Comedian Olga Koch returns to ask the questions that nobody else is asking in a series of bold and frank conversations that everyone in financial services needs to hear.
Could we close the advice gap by thinking more creatively? Can Homer Simpson get more people interested in financial planning? What would an ex-hacker do to fight rising financial crime? Do we need to completely rethink investing? And just how do we make the financial system better and fairer?
Expect honesty, expect humour. Just don’t expect it to sound like any other financial services podcast.
A new episode releases every two weeks. Subscribe to Upfront so you never miss one. Get in touch at <a href="mailto:upfront@iress.com">upfront@iress.com</a> and visit the blog at iress.com/upfront.
Upfront is a 10-part series from Iress, the people behind the world-leading financial services software.
Find us on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/iress/</a> and at <a href="http://www.iress.com">www.iress.com</a>

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