Regulation

SBG gets CII accreditation for gap-fill library

Sesame Bankhall Group’s (SBG) RDR gap-fill library for advisers has been received official CPD...

Openwork to lower adviser charge on platform business

Openwork says it will "significantly" reduce the charge it makes to firms writing investment...

FSA seeks to restrict UCIS promotion

The FSA has published proposals to ban the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes...

21 firms in default, says FSCS

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 21 firms in default, meaning consumers...

Half a million pound fine for payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed a £544,505 financial penalty on the...

L&G outlines post-RDR legacy product rules

Legal & General has provided details for its post-RDR adviser charging rules for individual...

FSA takes action against City Gate

The FSA has publicly censured City Gate Money Managers Limited and banned its director...

Crucial European vote on mortgages delayed

A vote that may decide the final shape of the proposed European directive on...

‘Simple’ financial product recommendations outlined

A government steering group has published recommendations for ‘simple' financial products. Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary...

Turkish Bank fined for money laundering failings

The FSA has fined Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd (TBUK) £294,000 for breaching the Money...

Consumer Panel wants “smarter, faster and bolder” regulator

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has made six recommendations it views as essential if...

Advisers more worried by costs than RDR

Advisers believe regulatory costs are more likely to have a greater impact on future...

FSA cancel’s intermediary’s permissions

Simon Wood, trading as Wood Associates Independent Financial Services, has had his Part IV...

EU to criminalise interest rate manipulation

The European Commission has moved to make interest-rate manipulation a crime across the EU....
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COMMENT

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...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

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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