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Largest ever FSA fine imposed on Barclay Bank plc

Barclays Bank plc has been fined £59.5 million for misconduct relating to the London...

New hire for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank has appointed Bradley Illman to its case management team. He is...

Professional landlords see rise in yields

Landlords achieved an average yield of 6.5% during the second quarter of 2011, according...

Aviva and Tesco agree protection deal

Aviva has agreed an exclusive five-year deal with Tesco Bank to provide life protection...

Women unaware of G-Day implications

Over 80% of women are completely unaware of the forthcoming introduction of the European...

ASA rejects estate agency complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority has investigated a complaint made against an online estate agent. The...

The Yorkshire tempts lower LTV borrowers to ‘rollover’

Yorkshire Building Society has told homeowners with a shorter term left to run on...

New two-year fixes from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages. Rates have...

Aviva added to First Complete income protection panel

First Complete has appointed Aviva to its income protection provider panel. The new Aviva...

Another new hire for Aldermore Invoice Finance

Aldermore has appointed Sandy Tang as strategic sales and service manager for its invoice...

Cost of renting continues to rise

Property website Zoopla.co.uk has claimed that the cost of home ownership is cheaper than...

Bridgewater to hold masterclass in Solihull

Bridgewater Equity Release has released details of its third Equity Release Advice Masterclass for...

AFH acquires another IFA firm

AFH Financial Group has acquired Specialist Solutions, a Cheltenham-based IFA with approximately £80 million...

AIFA hires senior policy adviser

Clare Griffiths has joined the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as senior policy...

COMMENT

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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