Regulation

Chartwell adopts 360 Lifecycle’s ID verification software

360 Lifecycle has recently onboarded Chartwell Mortgage Services as an early adopter of its...

Stonebridge improves Compliance Operating Model

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has launched a further enhancement to its...

MorganAsh and Moneyhub partner for vulnerability and Consumer Duty

MorganAsh, the support services provider, and Moneyhub, the data and payments platform, are working...

Target Group appoints chief risk officer

Target Group has announced that Kathy Griffin has joined as chief risk officer. Griffin joins from...

Consumer Duty to put protection in spotlight

44% of advisers expect the Consumer Duty to increase the focus on protection, according...

Regulated firms “learning the compliance lesson”

Following 68 estate agents receiving fines from HMRC for breaches of anti-money laundering rules,...

Enforcement boss to leave FCA

Mark Steward will be stepping down as the FCA’s executive director of enforcement and...

Report reveals LLP money-laundering loophole

An anti-money laundering specialist is backing calls for reform of the UK’s company registration...

Energy crisis driving rental sector efficiency improvements

New research from Santander has found that the rising cost of living is driving...

SmartSearch appoints new VP of enterprise sales

SmartSearch, the provider of anti-money laundering (AML) software, has appointed Zowie Lees-Howell as its...

Businesses failing to face up to Consumer Duty regs

New research from Moneyhub has revealed that only 22% of firms believe that they...

British Friendly selects new regtech solution

Income protection provider British Friendly is to adopt Product Governor, a new 'regtech' solution...

FCA warns insurers over cost of living squeeze

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has expressed concern that as pressure mounts on household...

MorganAsh updates MARS for Consumer Duty

MorganAsh has announced further upgrades to its new adviser tool to help businesses better...

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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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...

Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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