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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an effort to encourage more people to consider protection insurance, after research found that 58% of adults have no life insurance, critical illness cover or income protection. The regulator said 59% of...
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Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member of its board of directors. Hamp (pictured) joined the society earlier this year from Furness Building Society, where she was also chief financial officer. She has more than 15 years' experience in...

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COMMENT: seeking the high ground

High net worth clients are worth the effort in finding, writes Phil Whitehouse, head...
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COMMENT: Don’t risk reputational damage

Could you handle an FSA fine, asks Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home...
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COMMENT: Don’t ban non-income verified mortgages

There is still a place for self-certification in the mortgage market, argues Guy Garrard,...
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COMMENT: Don’t be ignorant about issues throughout the chain

Brokers should consider joining online agents, says Harpal Singh, managing director of Conveyancing Alliance...
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COMMENT: take another look at secured loans

The answer is right in front of your eyes, says Dave Pinnington, business development...
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COMMENT: new lenders – fact or fiction?

Which rumoured new lending propositions will actually come to fruition, asks Guy Garrard, head...
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COMMENT: plenty of reasons to be optimistic

Doom and gloom? It's not the way I see it, says Eddie Goldsmith, senior...
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COMMENT: anger over FSA fee hikes justified

Brokers are rightly aggrieved by FSA fees, argues Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage...
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COMMENT: FSA regulation will hinder buy-to-let revival

Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home Loans, doubts the FSA will resist regulating...
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ADVICE: Working 9 to 5 (and beyond)

Dean Jones, head of paaleads.com, looks at changing working patterns Without wishing to come across...
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ADVICE: working with dual pricing

Kevin Paterson, sales and marketing director at Assurant Intermediary, looks at different ways to...
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COMMENT: will commercial inherit the mainstream market improvement?

Guy Garrard, head of business development at Tiuta, looks at the commercial mortgage market It's...
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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...
Appointments

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...
Buy-to-let

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...
Appointments

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...