Regulation

FSA consults on benchmark changes

The FSA has proposed new rules and regulations for financial benchmarks. This comes after the...

Towry outlines RDR strategy

Wealth adviser Towry will be offering ‘restricted' advice on retail investment products when the...

Information disclosure not enough for consumer protection

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has warned that disclosure is not enough to guarantee...

FSA consults on temporary product intervention rules

The FSA is consulting on the approach the future Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would...

Consumers planning to avoid advice post-RDR

32% of consumers are likely to do their own financial planning and product research...

The Leeds outlines RDR strategy

Leeds Building Society has launched its proposition for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). Kim...

OFT reminds comparison sites over consumer clarity

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has written to 100 price comparison websites asking...

OFT appoints executive director

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced the appointment of Sonya Branch as...

MMR does not stop higher-risk lending, says FSA

Mortgage market stakeholders are likely to see further changes in a number of areas...

Huge FSA fine for CPP

The FSA has issued its joint largest retail fine of £10.5 million to Card...

Panel backs Bill concession on financial services access

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has welcomed changes to the Financial Services Bill...

FSCS funding strategy slammed by Tenet

Tenet has criticised the funding model for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in...

Credit Union censured for channeling money into church

The FSA has publicly censured The Pentecostal Credit Union Limited (TPCU) for issuing loans...

What now for interest only?

The announcement around the MMR, rather than clearing up the interest only situation, has...

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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...