Regulation

Firms fear costs of PI

44% of adviser firms affected by open-ended liability would like Professional Indemnity (PI) run-off...

Tenet offers new CPD and SPS process

Tenet is introducing an ‘end-to-end’ CPD and Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) solution. It has...

Largest ever FSA fine imposed on Barclay Bank plc

Barclays Bank plc has been fined £59.5 million for misconduct relating to the London...

AIFA hires senior policy adviser

Clare Griffiths has joined the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as senior policy...

Firm banned over interest-only advice

Principal Mortgage Services Ltd of County House, St. Marys Street, Worcester, has been publicly...

Yorkshire firm has permissions cancelled

Wood Financial Management Ltd has had its Part IV Permissions cancelled by the FSA. This...

Non-exec chair of FCA appointed

John Griffith-Jones has been appointed as the non-executive chair designate of the Financial Conduct...

UK able to exempt buy-to-let from EU mortgage credit directive

The European Parliament's ECON committee has voted on the European directive on credit...

Treasury committee publishes FCA recommendations

The objectives of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should be rewritten to include duty...

Brokers “not engaging” with FSA on new regulation

Just before the closing date for responses to the FSA's latest proposals on Distribution...

Dead end for DND as permissions revoked

David Neil Dodds, trading as DND Mortgages, has had his permissions to carry out...

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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...

Service isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ – it is the product

Have you ever had a decent meal in a restaurant ruined by slow service and rude staff? This happened to me recently and I...

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The Mansfield improves retirement lending criteria

Mansfield Building Society has extended its support for older borrowers with a series of...

Hilco provides Suffolk holiday park with £4.5m bridging facility

Hilco Real Estate Finance has completed a £4.5m bridging loan secured against Stonham Barns,...

MIMHC launches fifth annual mental health and wellbeing survey

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its fifth annual Mental Health...

Cotality and Landbay streamline buy-to-let submissions with integration

Landbay has become the first buy-to-let lender to integrate brokers directly into Cotality’s Buy...