Regulation

Paradigm releases latest Consumer Duty video for advisers

Paradigm has launched its latest video providing further information and guidance for intermediaries on...

Consumers open to revealing health and lifestyle issues

Consumers are more open to answering personal questions about their health and lifestyle than...

SmartSearch adds TransUnion to platform

SmartSearch has added global information and insights company, TransUnion, to its identity-check partners. SmartSearch now...

AMI to challenge FCA’s hike in mortgage intermediary fees

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has declared the FCA's fees consultation for mortgage...

SimplyBiz becomes founding Affiliate of Consumer Duty Alliance

SimplyBiz has been named as an Affiliate of the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA), the...

Pure Retirement launches ‘Countdown To Consumer Duty’ resources

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has launched its dedicated series of ‘Countdown To Consumer...

SimplyBiz and Comentis partner over vulnerable client support

SimplyBiz is working with technology provider Comentis to strengthen the range of services it...

AML breaches more likely with outdated processes

Regulated firms who continue to rely on manual methods of verification are risking the...

Nivo offers solution to brokers struggling with Consumer Duty requirements

Nivo is looking to assist brokers and other businesses who may be struggling to...

L&G partners with the Consumer Duty Alliance

Legal & General has announced its membership of a new independent professional body, the...

Training for vulnerability “not enough to meet Consumer Duty”

A vulnerability specialist has warned that training frontline staff and advisers to identify and...

SimplyBiz partners with VouchedFor over Consumer Duty support

SimplyBiz has partnered with VouchedFor to offer an exclusive deal to its member firms...

Stonebridge introduces new AI functionality

Stonebridge has added new functionality to its Revolution system to help AR firms and...

Advise Wise extends AI-powered equity release suitability letter pilot

Advise Wise is expanding the pilot for its Suitability Letter template, powered by Artificial...

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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