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Insurance broker banned and fined after “dishonesty and recklessness”

The FSA has banned insurance broker Harbinder Panesar from working in the financial services...

Ageas makes senior management changes

Ageas has made a number of promotions within its senior management team. Barry Smith...

PPI radio ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a radio advert from Payment Protection Partnership...

Bright Grey and Scot Prov boosted by Gender Directive

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have revealed that their life, critical illness and income...

Co-op Bank fined for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly

The FSA has fined The Co-operative Bank plc £113,300 for failing to handle payment...

Sesame Bankhall Group launches new GI portal

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) will be rolling out a new General Insurance (GI) proposition...

Zurich sees record life cover applications

Insurer Zurich has reported record levels of customers applying for life assurance ahead of...

2013 predictions from MoneySupermarket.com

MoneySupermarket.com has revealed its personal finance predictions For 2013. Consumer Finances Clare Francis, site editor at...

Hastings hires marketing director

Insurance brokerage Hastings has appointed Nicola Charles as its new marketing director. Charles...

India-based PPI firm rapped over texts

Data Supplier, a firm based in Mumbai, has had three complaints against it upheld...

Disability impacting on 50-60 year olds

Over two out of five 50 to 60-year-olds who are out of work blame...

Scottish Provident provides help over gender pricing deadline

Scottish Provident is offering customers a window for last minute applications before the...

Homebuyers Structural Guarantee unveiled

Intermediaries can now provide buyers and sellers of homes over 10 years old with...

Friends Life revamps group critical illness offering

Friends Life has made improvements to its group critical illness proposition. Changes include enhanced...

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U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

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The Bath launches green self-build mortgage with BuildLoan

Bath Building Society has introduced its first green self-build mortgage range, aimed at supporting...

UTB bolsters northern bridging presence with new hires

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two bridging underwriters, who will be...

Gen H cuts mortgage rates by up to 50bps

Specialist lender Gen H has announced mortgage rate reductions of up to 50 basis...

Knowledge Bank hires criteria and partnerships manager

Knowledge Bank has announced the appointment of Julie Bourne as criteria and partnerships manager,...