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‘Simple’ financial product recommendations outlined

A government steering group has published recommendations for ‘simple' financial products. Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary...

Virgin Money cuts resi and BTL rates

Virgin Money is cutting interest rates across a number of its residential and buy-to-let...

PMS and Sesame launch near prime exclusives

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame now have access to six new exclusive...

Dramatic drop in retirement income expectations

Britons’ expectations of income in retirement are down on what they were two years...

BoE hold Bank Rate and QE yet again

The Bank of England has once again kept the Bank Rate at 0.5%. The central...

Use Funding for Lending for self-build: BuildStore

BuildStore has called for £1 billion from the Funding for Lending scheme to be...

Turkish Bank fined for money laundering failings

The FSA has fined Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd (TBUK) £294,000 for breaching the Money...

Government SME strategy failing: Bibby

Bibby Financial Services has claimed that the government’s approach to supporting small businesses has...

Ingard adds Blacks Connect to legal panel

Blacks Connect has been appointed to the legal services panel of network Ingard Financial. Ingard...

Seconds packager sees boosts from new clients and brokers

V Loans has reported a significant rise in enquiries from brokers who are looking...

New intermediary front-end from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank says it has streamlined its secured lending process. The lender has launched a...

New key distributor products from Precise Mortgages

Precise Mortgages has launched a series of exclusive products to its key distributors. The range...

Institute of Financial Services offers advanced qualification

The Institute of Financial Services has unveiled a new QCF Level 6 qualification, called...

Omni Capital completes complex bridge with Asgard Capital

Bridging lender Omni Capital and specialist mortgage consultancy Asgard Capital have teamed up to...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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