Regulation

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...

New member for the Equity Release Council

Lead generation firm Contact State has become the latest firm to join the Equity...

ESG regulations confusing financial advisers

More than a third of advisers are confused by ESG regulations and four in...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network bolsters Consumer Duty support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched additional support for members following the...

Phoebus partners with Jade ThirdEye

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has added Jade ThirdEye to its strategic partner programme to...

17% of advisers unprepared for Consumer Duty changes

The introduction of the FCA’s Consumer Duty has become a pressing issue for advisers,...

FCA wants improvements in credit information market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to improve the credit information...

SmartSearch appoints VP of professional services sales

SmartSearch, the anti-money laundering (AML) firm, has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of...

High Court judgment on unauthorised mortgage brokers

The FCA has obtained a judgment against London Property Investments (U.K) Limited (LPI), NPI...

Electronic verification “saves regulated firms money”

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has claimed that regulated firms who use manual verification...

Access FS reveals next academy details

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, is about to run its next academy...

HMRC targeting residential landlords with ‘nudge letters’

HMRC is targeting residential landlords in its latest nudge campaign that it suspects are...

COMMENT

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Vision Money renews Stonebridge membership in long-term agreement

Vision Money has extended its relationship with Stonebridge after signing a new long-term agreement...

Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...

Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

Women are more likely to manage household finances than longer-term wealth decisions, although financial...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...

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