ESG

LiveMore establishes social bond framework

LiveMore Capital has set up a social bond framework as part of its Environmental,...

Skipton donates £55k to Turkey & Syria earthquake appeal

Following the launch of the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal, the Skipton Group...

Effective monitoring key to becoming more sustainable

New data from Time Finance reveals that one in three businesses see effective monitoring...

TAB launches Open Banking interface

Bridging lender, TAB, has integrated Open Banking into its processes. Open Banking allows consumers to securely share...

Q&A: Matthew Cumber, managing director of Countrywide Surveying Services

BestAdvice fires the questions at Matthew Cumber, managing director of Countrywide Surveying Services BestAdvice (BA):...

OSB Group appoints ESG specialists

OSB Group has recruited two new ESG roles to support their social commitment which...

ESG regulations confusing financial advisers

More than a third of advisers are confused by ESG regulations and four in...

LendInvest launches Green bond framework

LendInvest has published a Green bond framework, aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles,...

Groundsure introduces climate risk microsite for conveyancers

Environmental analytics business Groundsure has launched a new climate change microsite for conveyancers. The site...

Redwood Bank appoints ESG director

Redwood Bank has appointed its first ESG director. Graham Reynolds, who has more than...

Evolution Money appoints head of ESG

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Sue Harrison as its new head of...

ESG: how do we conduct ourselves?

This is the third (and final) article in a series looking at Environment, Social...

ESG: defining the ‘Social’

Last month we began a series of articles looking at Environment, Social and Governance...

Just Wealth launches ESG training programme

Just Wealth has improved its training programme to support its self-employed advisers’ knowledge of...

COMMENT

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

Latest news

Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

PROFILES