Pensions

‘My house is my pension’ theory challenged

Prudential has reported that over 3.9 million over-55s plan to downsize to a cheaper...

Aegon wants intergenerational fairness from Autumn Budget

Aegon has outlined its priorities for savers and called on the Chancellor to become...

Drawdown market booming post-pension freedoms

Drawdown has become the most popular option for retirees, growing from 15% of retirement...

SimplyBiz Group partners with Creative Wealth Management

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the launch of a new DB pension transfer bureau...

70 is age of financial freedom for Millennials

While true financial freedom has likely already arrived for those born on or before...

Scottish Widows unveils Centralised Retirement Proposition guide

Scottish Widows has launched a new guide offering additional support for advisers who feel...

Products or services?

In its Retirement Incomes Review, the FCA has found that consumers welcome the pension...

Shift towards ‘preretirement’ continues

The move to ‘pretirement’ – where people gradually scale back on work or change...

Greater financial and pension wealth for those who get advice

A new report has found that those who received financial advice in the 2001-2007...

FCA publishes interim review of retirement income market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the interim findings of the Retirement Outcomes...

“Hugely disappointing” govt decision over pensions cold-calling

The government has decided not to legislate to ban pensions cold-calling. Peta Buscombe, Conservative member...

Pension providers team up over self-employed enrolment

Aviva and Royal London have joined forces to produce a recommendation of how to...

LV= restructure sees Perks become MD

LV has restructured its life business to bring its protection, retirement solutions and heritage...

FCA proposes changes to pension transfer advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new proposals on advice relating to pension...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
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HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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