Regulation

FCA publishes interim review of retirement income market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the interim findings of the Retirement Outcomes...

“Hugely disappointing” govt decision over pensions cold-calling

The government has decided not to legislate to ban pensions cold-calling. Peta Buscombe, Conservative member...

PRA reviewing consumer credit lending following growing concerns

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has undertaken a review of consumer credit lending, examining...

FCA consults over consumer credit staff incentives

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published proposals on how consumer credit firms...

New chairs for FCA panels

The Financial Conduct Authority chairman, John Griffith-Jones, has announced the appointments of new chairs...

AMI calls for up-front product levy

Robert Sinclair, chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), has re-iterated his...

FSCS providing increased reassurance

New research by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) shows that almost two-thirds of...

Let’s not overreach ourselves again

A few years ago, an enterprising publisher launched a ‘good news’ paper only for...

FCA publishes mission and business plan

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Mission, which aims to give firms and...

FCA seeks to tackle persistent credit card debt

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing new rules to help customers who are...

FCA issues fine over WhatsApp disclosure

he Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Christopher Niehaus, a former investment banker,...

2016 a “transition year” for second charges

Enterprise Finance’s latest Second Charge Report has found that the second charge mortgage market...

Almost half of DAs to respond to FSCS consultation

TMA Mortgage Club has claimed that 47% of Directly Authorised (DA) advisers are planning...

New chair for Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of a new Chair for the...
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Profile

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
News

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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