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Perspective completes tenth IFA acquisition

Perspective Financial Group Ltd, the consolidation vehicle for IFA firms, has made a further...

Time for a national infrastructure bank: Lib Dems

Vince Cable is to launch today Liberal Democrat proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank. In...

New commercial panel management service from e.surv

e.surv has launched its Commercial Panel Management Service. It will provide lenders with access...

Widespread ignorance over offset benefits

Research from first direct reveals that 40% of homeowners don't understand the basic idea...

Brave faces all round following Pru’s equity release exit

Prudential's decision to withdraw from the equity release market has been met with disappointment...

Relax Group goes into administration

The Relax Group has been placed into administration with Jonathan Elman Avery-Gee of Kay...

Lloyds sets rights issue share price

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that the price of 37 pence per share has...

Effects of good schools on house prices analysed

A 10% higher rate in local primary school performance adds more to property value...

Rise predicted in global distressed property listings

Over 80% of 25 countries surveyed by RICS saw a rise in distressed sales...

Claims management web system rolled out

Merlin Professional Claims Services has launched OnCover, an internet-based claims management system. It is designed...

Borrowers complacent over SVR rises

Latest analysis from moneysupermarket.com suggests that Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage deals are now...

ADVICE: getting your CV into shape

Chris Newbury, CEO of InterExec, gives brokers an explanation of the essence of how...

Paymentshield POS system open to Sesame ARs

Members of the Sesame network now have access to a new Paymentshield point of...

More for the same money, NACFB promises members

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has frozen membership fees for 2010,...

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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