Regulation

Banks want PPI claim time limit

The FSA has confirmed rumours that it has been approached by the British Bankers'...

New FSA guidance over incentive schemes

The FSA has published final guidance that will help financial firms avoid creating and...

Payday lender under fire for TV ad

The Money Shop has had one of its television adverts banned by the Advertising...

Insurance broker banned and fined after “dishonesty and recklessness”

The FSA has banned insurance broker Harbinder Panesar from working in the financial services...

OFT puts requirements on two banks over charging orders

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed requirements on Royal Bank of Scotland...

Tenet reveals post-RDR adviser status

Tenet has revealed that 98% of advisers within its network have maintained independent status...

Co-op Bank fined for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly

The FSA has fined The Co-operative Bank plc £113,300 for failing to handle payment...

Financial Services Bill becomes Act of Parliament

The Financial Services Bill has received Royal Assent. The Act, which comes into force from...

OFT underfunded to police consumer credit effectively

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded that consumer credit regulation...

Huge fines for UBS over LIBOR fixing

UBS Bank has been fined a total of $1.53 billion by three financial regulators...

High hopes for FCA

The Financial Services Consumer Panel expects significant advances from the new Financial Conduct Authority...

Black and White Group directors fined and banned

The FSA has taken action against three former directors of Black and White Group...

Lack of employee awareness of RDR implications

Only 21% of employees are aware that as of 2013, people will have to...

Cheshire Mortgage Corporation fined by FSA

The FSA has fined Cheshire Mortgage Corporation Limited (CMCL), £1.225 million for failing to...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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Crystal hails Goldberg’s impact and welcomes Together leadership plan

One of the UK specialist finance sector’s most prominent distribution firms has paid tribute...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...