Appointments

Royal London hires protection design head

Royal London has announced the appointment of Debbie Kennedy as its head of protection...

Tony Ward appointed as Capita Mortgage Services chairman

Capita Mortgage Services has appointed Tony Ward to its board as non-executive chairman. ...

Berkeley Alexander hires new BDM team

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has hired an additional business development team and sales...

Cathi Harrison joins Personal Finance Society board

Cathi Harrison has been elected to the board of directors at the Personal Finance...

Smart Money appoints BDM

Smart Money has appointed Simon Nicholson to the position of business development manager (BDM)...

Andy Peters to work with APFA

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has announced that Andy Peters will work...

Crystal Mortgages hires BDM

Crystal Mortgages has appointed Lee Heasman as business development manager (BDM) for the South...

New president for Personal Finance Society

David Thomas was named as the new Personal Finance Society president for 2014/15 at...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has recruited new member Market Financial Solutions....

New face at Hope Capital

Hope Capital has recruited a new business development manager, Danny Power. This is...

Signature Private Finance reveals pair of hires

Short-term property finance provider Signature Private Finance has made two new appointments. Nigel Robbins, who...

Paymentshield adds to senior management team

Towergate Insurance has appointed Lee Mooney to the new role of product, marketing and...

ASTL appoints new executive committee

The Association of Short Term Lenders’ (ASTL) has appointed its new executive committee. Three...

Ageas hires new commercial underwriting head

Ageas Insurance has announced the appointment of Cathy Taylor to the position of head...

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How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

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CSS appoints Steve Lees as associate technical director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has appointed Steve Lees as associate director of technical services. Lees...

Buy-to-let boom slows as landlords focus on refinancing

The pace of the UK’s buy-to-let expansion is slowing as landlords increasingly shift their...

Plannr CRM secures SOC 2 certification to strengthen trust in financial advice tech

Plannr CRM has achieved SOC 2 certification, marking a significant step in its efforts...

Virgin Money cuts rates across purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let ranges

Virgin Money is reducing a wide range of mortgage rates this week, with changes...

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