Regulation

Adviser banned and fined £68k

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Simon Varley from working in financial services...

Spring is here

Spring is usually a time for renewal and optimism. Spring this year will hopefully...

A change of status need not be in one direction

Clearly, when it comes to important decisions for mortgage and protection advice practices, one...

NatWest facing money laundering charges

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun criminal proceedings against National Westminster Bank Plc...

Equity Release Associates moves to DA status

Equity Release Associates has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

Paradigm bolsters CPD test zone

Paradigm has added new test modules to its CPD Academy Test Zone. The Test Zone...

FCA launches vulnerable customer guidance for firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final guidance clarifying its expectations of firms...

The Right DA Club rebrands and improves compliance offering

The Right DA Club has unveiled a brand refresh with the promotion of a...

IMLA: energy proposals “fall far short”

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has voiced its concerns over new government proposals...

TruNarrative launches new AML and verification service

TruNarrative has added a new Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solution,...

Paradigm to hold virtual DA workshop

Paradigm Mortgage Services to hold its first online workshop to support those considering going...

AMI hits out at FSCS levy hike

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has slammed the decision by the Financial Services...

New Practitioner Panel chair appointed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Quilter's CEO, Paul Feeney, as the chair...

The Mansfield adopts AMLtrac

The Mansfield Building Society has selected iFinancial’s Anti Money Laundering Software, AMLtrac, as part...

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

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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