Compliance

Mortgage Magic integrates remote ID checks into broker workflow

Mortgage Magic has announced the full integration of electronic ID verification into its broker...

FCA register saw 3,331 new firms in H2 as overall numbers edge lower

More than 9,000 individuals joined the FCA Register in the second half of 2025,...

Compliance platforms unite as Simplified.ID in strategic rebrand

Professional Office, Sanction Search and ValidID have been brought together under a single brand...

Financial firms warned over gaps in tackling domestic and economic abuse

Financial services firms are failing to ask the right questions about domestic and economic...

Just Mortgages restructures compliance oversight with dedicated supervision team

Just Mortgages has launched a new quality and compliance supervision team as part of...

Paradigm launches mortgage rule review hub for intermediaries

Paradigm has launched a new website page and accompanying video aimed at bringing together...

MorganAsh unveils gap analysis to benchmark firms against vulnerability standards

MorganAsh has launched a new gap analysis service designed to help financial services firms...

TMG Mortgage Network promotes Amy Lister to training and development manager

TMG Mortgage Network has announced the promotion of Amy Lister to the position of...

Simplybiz and FIBA launch specialist finance panel

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) have collaborated to launch...

Paradigm Consulting partners with Comentis on financial vulnerability support

Paradigm Consulting has agreed a new strategic partnership with Comentis aimed at helping advisory...

Access FS appoints new training and competency manager

Access Financial Services has appointed Sue O’Brien as its new training and competency manager,...

MPs warn UK regulators are lagging on AI risks in finance

Britain’s financial regulators are failing to keep pace with the risks posed by artificial...

Direct authorisation retreats as networks consolidate their grip on advice market

New FCA data points to a widening structural divide between directly authorised firms and...

New guidance to help home buyers avoid conditional selling

The Property Ombudsman has published new guidance to help home buyers recognise and avoid...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

Latest news

TMG Mortgage Network strengthens finance team with senior appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Donna Bibby as head of finance, with responsibility for...

Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

Halifax updates mortgage application platform ahead of Lloyds rebrand

Halifax Intermediaries has introduced an updated online mortgage application system designed to simplify case...

Northern England dominates property hotspots as buyers seek better value

More than half of England and Wales's 50 leading emerging property hotspots are in...

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