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Staff from smaller firms want mental wellbeing support

Research from WorkLife, OpenMoney's employee benefits service, has found that mental wellbeing support is the...

Ceta cuts non-standard rates

Ceta Insurance has announced rate reductions of up to 30% across a range of...

Paymentshield hires national account manager

Nasar Hussain has been appointed by Paymentshield as its new national account manager for...

Stonebridge launches new performance dashboards for Revolution

Stonebridge has  launched newly-designed Performance Dashboards on its trading platform, Revolution, alongside the completion...

FCA wants no penalties for GI loyalty

The FCA has published the final report of its market study into the pricing...

Uinsure appoints chief commercial officer

Martin Schultheiss has joined Uinsure as its new chief commercial officer. Schultheiss was formerly group...

Uinsure appoints chief marketing officer

Lauren Bagley is to join Uinsure as its chief marketing officer. Bagley has wide experience...

Uinsure “saves customers £1.2m” in renewal premiums

Uinsure has introduced its new Rebroke at Renewal service that searches and compares customer...

Advice is delivering more than financial benefits

Professional advice helps customers to improve their emotional wellbeing by making them feel better...

The Exeter unveils client education tool for IP

The Exeter has launched the ‘Income first’ toolkit which provides resources to help advisers...

Paymentshield to hold virtual conference

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is holding its first-ever live virtual conference that aims...

The Exeter extends PMI enhanced cash benefit

Health and protection insurer, the Exeter, has announced the extension of its enhanced cash benefit...

Guardian appoints two new directors

Protection provider Guardian has hired Hilary Banks, current divisional director at Vitality, to the...

Medical Solutions partners with Cirencester Friendly

Medical Solutions has partnered with Cirencester Friendly to launch ‘GP24’, a 24/7 virtual GP...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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