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

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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