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Citizens Advice wants ban on financial services cold calling

Financial services providers such as claims management companies, pension unlocking services and credit brokers...

Promotion for Berkeley Alexander’s Collinson

Berkeley Alexander has announced the promotion of Alan Collinson to business development director. Previously...

FCA to review insurance claims handling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to conduct a thematic review of claims handling...

Seven-year high for stress in financial services

Stress, depression and anxiety have risen to a seven year high in the financial...

Growing positivity among adviser community

61% of First Complete mortgage and protection advisers feel more positive about the mortgage...

Scottish Widows makes key intermediary appointment

Scottish Widows has appointed Esther Dijsktra as head of intermediary protection propositions. She lead the...

Pink conferences want stronger lender-adviser relationships

Pink is holding a series of business development conferences around the country this month...

Source Insurance appoints operations manager

Mark Phillips has joined Source Insurance as the firm’s new operations manager. ...

TenetLime outlines adviser roadshow schedule

TenetLime has published details of an eight-strong schedule of mortgage, GI and protection roadshows...

Landlords offered insurance against pet damage

A specialist landlord insurance policy is to be launched this month by Dogs Trust,...

Julian Harris renews relationship with Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander is continuing as a preferred supplier of general insurance to the Julian...

Ageas Protect hires ops director

Ageas Protect has recruited Peter Thomas as its new operations director. He takes over from...

Lloyds Banking Group – turning the corner?

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a pre-tax profit of £2.04 billion for the first...

Nearly half of all homeowners leaving gardens uninsured

The average UK garden now estimated to be worth nearly £2,000, but Lloyds TSB...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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