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Two more appointments at Tenet

Adviser support group Tenet has announced two appointments - a new head of regulatory...

Significant growth in asset finance

The popularity of business finance as a means of financing investment in new business...

HSBC makes top legal hire

HSBC Holdings plc has appointed Stuart Levey as its chief legal officer. He will report...

Treasury committee publishes FCA recommendations

The objectives of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should be rewritten to include duty...

Increased numbers of FTBs in 2011

E.surv chartered surveyors has claimed that first-time buyer numbers rose significantly last year, citing...

Virgin Money pledges commitment to intermediaries

Virgin Money has sought to offer its commitment to intermediaries following its acquisition of...

Strong yields from semi-commercial

Semi-commercial property returned 30% higher yields than so-called 'vanilla' buy-to-let in 2011. That's the view...

The Nationwide adds new 90% deal to range

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a new two-year fixed rate at 90% LTV...

Economic doubt hits commercial property

Falling occupier demand and increasing availability drove down commercial property rental expectations in the...

Paragon’s Lees to retire

Andrew Lees, Paragon Mortgages' head of sales, is to retire in February. He has worked...

The Principality offers will writing service

Principality Building Society has launched a new will writing service and is urging people...

Santander unveils iPhone app and mobile banking service

Santander has launched a brand new mobile banking service for customers using any mobile...

A further 3,500 jobs to go at RBS

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is making changes to its wholesale banking operations....

Chris Hannant appointed by AIFA

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has appointed a new policy director. Chris Hannant...

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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