Compliance

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...

Lloyds ad banned over misleading £19.5bn housing claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a Lloyds Banking Group advertisement overstated...

Surveying sector strains deepen housing supply crisis

The UK surveying industry is under mounting pressure as compliance demands grow faster than...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a...

Rachel Reeves rolls back mortgage rules: return to risk or reasonable reform?

Rachel Reeves is to roll back bureaucratic red tape introduced since the 2008 financial...

Stonebridge strengthens compliance team with new senior appointment

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge has named Joanna Purdy as its new national compliance...

Complaints: A pain that you can handle

One of the biggest problems an adviser can face is a complaint. And those...

Taylor Rose parent AIIC Group launches cloud-based practice management platform

AIIC Group, the legal services group behind Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood,...

Mortgage advice in jeopardy as FCA reopens the door to execution-only

Execution only and FCA’s consultation has been playing on my mind. Having navigated decades...

FCS compliance: Free webinar on turning AML compliance into a business asset

FCS Compliance has announced a new addition to its popular series of anti-money laundering...

SM Advice launches BSL-translated social media service to tackle financial exclusion among the deaf community

SM Advice, a specialist social media management firm for financial services professionals, has launched...

Nikki Haworth joins Rockstead as senior business development manager

Mortgage expert Nikki Haworth has joined industry compliance and solutions firm Rockstead as senior...

Rockstone Compliance partners with Acre

Rockstone Compliance is joining forces with Acre, the intermediary platform, to provide brokers with...

Just Mortgages bolsters compliance management team

Just Mortgages has announced the promotion of compliance specialist Colin Robson to the role...

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Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

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Mental health emerges as leading cause of long-term sick leave, MetLife finds

Mental health conditions have become the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace,...

50-year mortgages risk leaving borrowers with heavy long-term costs

Mortgage specialists at Mojo Mortgages have warned that proposals for 50-year terms, recently raised...

Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

MorganAsh backs inclusion drive but urges improvement in vulnerability data

MorganAsh has given its support to the Government’s refreshed Financial Inclusion Strategy, but warned...

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