Regulation

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network launches ‘Limitless’ sales conference

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has returned with its national flagship event with...

AML specialist warns of hard copy risks

Nearly two-thirds of regulated firms believe hard copy documents provide reassurance a customer is...

Just Group to use Comentis’ vulnerability software

Retirement specialist Just Group has become the first provider in the retirement income sector...

Unregulated broker admits two charges in court

Larry Barreto has pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying on regulated activities without...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network hires compliance manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Dean Clark as compliance manager. He has...

FCA to open Leeds office in September with 100 new jobs

The UK’s financial services regulator will be recruiting to fill more than 100 new...

FCA confirms new rules for AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed new rules to make authorised financial firms...

Paradigm to hold Consumer Duty webinar

Paradigm has announced a new online webinar to cover the FCA’s Consumer Duty Final Rules...

AMI positive about FCA’s Consumer Duty

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has responded to the FCA's announcement on its...

FCA to introduce new overarching principle and rules for firms to follow

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to bring in a new Consumer Duty, which...

New chair for FCA

The Treasury has announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new chair of...

FCA expands leadership team

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it expands its headcount....

Mortgage market reviews can always benefit advisers

Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of a new ‘independent review of access to mortgage finance’...

Paradigm introduces hub to provide consumer duty support

Paradigm has launched a new Consumer Duty Support hub for all adviser firms which...

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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