Pensions

PTFS details ‘at retirement’ training programme

Personal Touch Financial Services has outlined its new training support programme for all advisers who wish...

Pension freedoms may have sharpened retirement planning

Around 631,000 people in the country plan to use all or part of their...

New corporate pensions reporting service unveiled

Scottish Widows has launched a corporate pension reporting service for employers. The Scottish Widows Corporate...

Zopa hails the ‘silver pound’

Zopa, which has just become the UK’s first peer-to-peer lender to pass £1 billion...

“Clear and growing demand” to access home property wealth

41% of homeowners approaching retirement are now banking on their property wealth as part...

16-24 year-olds in a dream world over pensions

Latest research from Aegon UK suggests young adults are the most unrealistic about their...

Review into financial advice access unveiled

A new review looking at how financial advice could work better for consumers has...

Pension freedoms haven’t hit equity release

There were many commentators who suggested the new pension freedoms would sound the death...

Exit fee consultation begins

The government has launched a consultation into pension transfers and early exit charges. "The pension...

41% of over-45s never spend time reviewing pensions

63% of over-45s who are not yet retired pay little or no attention to...

Just Retirement adopts Vizolution’s vScreen

Just Retirement has deployed vScreen from Vizolution following a trial. vScreen is a...

Aldermore launches its business lounge

Aldermore Bank has unveiled its new business lounge in the city centre of Leeds. To mark the...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want to...

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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