Regulation

Consumer Duty Alliance Technology Forum announces operational details

Ian McKenna, chair of the Consumer Duty Alliance Technology Forum, has revealed how the...

Equity Release Council launches new post-completion comms guidance

The Equity Release Council has launched new guidance for advisers and providers to supports...

SimplyBiz’s Consumer Duty webinar programme receives over 3,000 bookings

SimplyBiz has announced an extension to its series of Consumer Duty webinars, which has...

Engagement seen as biggest area of consumer vulnerability

The capability of consumers to engage has been identified as the largest area of...

Air launches library for Consumer Duty

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched a Consumer Duty Later...

Fuse launches Health Signals to monitor customer financial health

AI powered transaction analytics firm, Fuse, has launched a new product, Health Signals, to...

Consumer Duty caution not necessarily baked in

As the advisory profession grapples with the Consumer Duty rules, and how firms intend...

Paradigm launches fair value assessments hub

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has launched a new hub to...

Comentis launches Vulnerability Support Framework

Comentis has announced the launch of its Vulnerability Support Framework, which is available to...

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...

COMMENT

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

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Mortgage submissions surge as advisers rush to secure rates amid market volatility

Mortgage submissions rose sharply in the wake of geopolitical tensions, as brokers moved quickly...

MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...

Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...

RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...

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