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Barclays to acquire Standard Life Bank

Barclays Bank plc has agreed to acquire Standard Life Bank Plc from Standard Life...

Brits lack income protection provision

UK homeowners view burglary as a greater threat to their homes than being unable...

Expansion at debt recovery firm

Debt recovery law firm Lovetts plc has embarked on a recruitment drive following a...

ADVICE: There’s still money to be made in GI

Intermediaries can still compete in the general insurance space, argues Kevin Paterson, sales and...

Ninth IFA acquisition for Perspective

Perspective Financial Group Ltd has acquired Chambers and Co, the ninth firm to be...

UK unexpectedly still in recession

The UK economy has remained in recession after weaker than expected GDP figures were...

Leeds unveils new direct-only deals

Leeds Building Society has launched a range of direct-only offset mortgages from 5.49%, up...

New finance chief for HML

Financial outsourcing provider HML has appointed Martin Brook as its new head of finance. He...

Parents save £41k for kids’ house purchases

70% of parents with children over the age of 18, believe now is the...

Landlords exploit house price falls

As property prices have fallen, landlords have increased their property portfolios in the past...

New consumer campaign over pensions crisis launched

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is partnering with Beat the Pensions Crisis campaign in...

FTBs back in the market

Unbiased.co.uk says that first-time buyer enquiries reached an all time high with 51% searching...

AIFA calls for review of ombudsman

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) wants a comprehensive review of the Financial...

Compliancy Services hires SRB chief

Compliancy Services has appointed Claire Wilkinson as retail director to support firms either operating...

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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