Compliance

MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a...

FCA probe into MFS collapse sharpens focus on corporate due diligence

The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into the collapse of Market Financial Solutions is prompting...

HSBC sets out second round of mortgage fraud webinars for brokers

HSBC is running a further series of CPD-accredited webinars for mortgage advisers in the...

MorganAsh urges firms to act earlier on customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has backed the FCA’s latest warning that firms must take a more proactive...

Treasury sets out plans to rein in ombudsman and align rulings with FCA

The government will legislate to reshape the Financial Ombudsman Service following a wide-ranging review...

Brokers want live criteria as AI changes how cases are placed

Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date...

AML compliance gaps remain despite supervisory progress, says OPBAS report

Supervision of anti-money laundering standards in the legal and accountancy sectors has improved since...

Tipton & Coseley BS partners with docStribute to modernise member communications

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has entered a partnership with RegTech firm docStribute to...

New platform aims to ease advisers’ compliance burden during client meetings

A new meeting platform designed for mortgage advisers has launched in the UK, aiming...

Digital ID guidance leaves mortgage firms seeking clarity

New government guidance endorsing digital identity verification services for regulated sectors has raised questions...

Digital ID providers given formal backing under money laundering rules

HM Treasury and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have issued joint guidance...

Altura rolls out AI social media compliance checker for advisers

Altura Mortgage Finance has launched an AI-powered social media compliance tool aimed at helping...

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...

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Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

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MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...

Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...

RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...

Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...

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