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AFI makes rate change

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has made changes to its product range. Its two-year fixed rate...

RICS attempts to tackle PI problems

RICS has launched a consultation to tackle problems about current risk and pricing in...

Stonebridge considering acquisition to boost AR numbers

Stonebridge Group has outlined a new expansion plan for 2012 which will see it...

LV= now accessible via Avelo Exchange

Advisers can now quote and apply for LV='s budget income protection (IP) product through...

New BDM at Assurant Intermediary

Assurant Intermediary has promoted Penny Reese to the position of business development manager. She joined...

Mortgage Brain to buy MortgageStream

Mortgage Brain has agreed the terms to acquire point-of-sale and case management system provider,...

Increase in second change lending

Over £4.9 billion was lent to consumers by members of the Finance and Leasing...

The Nationwide makes rate changes

Nationwide Building Society has reduced rates available between 75% and 85% LTV on its...

New two-year fixes from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate deals. For example,...

Investec pulls Kensington securitisation

Investec has postponed its plans for a Kensington securitisation. At the beginning of November the...

Central banks provide liquidity support

The Bank of England has joined the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan,...

EC oks Santander&’039s acquisition of RBS assets

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of...

Slight rise in UK insolvencies

0.10% of the business population became insolvent during October, compared to 0.09% in September...

FSA fines network boss £49k for poor management

The FSA has fined Julian Harris, the sole proprietor of Julian Harris Financial Consultants...

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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