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FCA reveals GI delegated authority findings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its thematic review of...

New research into ‘last time buyer’ market

Legal & General and economics consultancy Cebr have quantified the size and shape of the...

Hope Capital expands north of the border

Hope Capital has launched into Scotland, with an initial tranche of £10 million worth of...

Funding Circle unveils bridging deal

Funding Circle has launched a short-term bridging product. The move bolsters Funding Circle’s existing...

Prudential and Hornbuckle agree partnership

Hornbuckle and Prudential have announced a joint initiative to bring advisers a new retirement...

New SAF Advanced qualification launched

A new SAF Advanced qualification has been launched to help motor finance professionals to...

Lifetime mortgages throw lifeline to mortgage prisoners

The number of people using equity release as a means to pay off an...

New non-execs for the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors. Tim Tookey has...

New build specialist joins Stonebridge as AR

Crystal Clear Financial Planning has become part of Stonebridge Group as an appointed representative...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-execs

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Mark Sedgley and Ian Maude as non-executive directors. Sedgley (pictured) has...

Rates down and product numbers up for FTBs

The number of first time buyer products available is on the rise, and mortgage...

NatWest IS appoints pair of BDMs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has hired Alan Hanks as the new field-based business development manager...

Land Registry: house prices up 0.9% month-on-month

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 5.1% in April, which...

SMEs expect alternative finance to continue expansion

64% of small business owners expect demand for alternative finance – including forms such...
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Ignorance, not cost, still the biggest barrier to protection sales

During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance. The aim...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

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Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees...

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