Regulation

Vulnerability data could help resolve life cover challenges

A recent report by Swiss Re - Life Cover Payouts – under the microscope...

Communication and affordability leading Consumer Duty broker concerns

Smart Money People, the UK’s dedicated financial services review site, has stressed that mortgage...

Paradigm launches latest Consumer Duty guidance video

Paradigm has launched a new video providing an update for intermediaries on preparing for...

Amigo Loans avoids £73m FCA fine over affordability check failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Amigo Loans for failing to conduct...

How technology can help firms meet Consumer Duty rules

With the deadline for implementing the Consumer Duty standards fast approaching, the FCA recently...

FCA to go ahead with debt packager referral fee ban

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to move forward with proposals to ban debt...

SmartSearch certified as a Great Place To Work

SmartSearch, a provider of digital compliance solutions, has been certified as a Great Place...

Al Rayan Bank fined by FCA for anti-money laundering failures

The FCA has fined Al Rayan Bank £4,023,600 for failing to put in place...

Rob Clifford to join Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has welcomed the appointment of Rob Clifford...

Consistent approach to vulnerability data called for

The FCA is starting to take action, with notices issued to firms needing more...

FCA to review FSCS compensation limits

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the feedback it received to its call...

FCA fines Metro Bank £10m for incorrect investor information

The FCA has fined Metro Bank PLC £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by...

FCA outlines how mortgage firms should be supporting borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways that mortgage firms can help...

FCA outlines stronger financial promotion rules

The FCA has outlined new checks for those firms which want to approve financial...
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COMMENT

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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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Compliance

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...
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Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...
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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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Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...

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