Regulation

Barriers to entry for new bank entrants relaxed

The FSA and the Bank of England have published the results of their review...

APFA fears big adviser hike in regulator’s budget

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s...

FCA business plan and risk outlook published

The FSA has published the business plan and risk outlook for the Financial Conduct...

OFT revokes payday lender’s licence

Online payday lender, MCO Capital has had its consumer credit licence revoked by the...

AMI disappointed with CCA move to FCA

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has criticised the decision to move the responsibilities for...

FOS to speak at ASTL meeting

Peter Bristow, outreach manager from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), is to speak at...

OFT outlines guidance on power to suspend credit licences

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published guidance which sets out how and...

APFA unhappy with proposed FSCS budget hike

In its response to the FSA’s consultation on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s management...

Solicitors rapped over free mortgage ad

A firm of solicitors has been told not to repeat a mortgage prize draw...

Lloyds Banking Group fined over delayed PPI redress

The FSA has fined three Lloyds Banking Group firms a total of £4,315,000 for...

Lettings market under OFT microscope

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report which identifies several consumer...

FSA wins High Court case against land banking firm

The FSA has secured what it has hailed as a "key victory" in...

Tenet unveils RMAR reporting software

Directly authorised (DA) firms are being offered software to meet the new Retail Mediation...

RBS total Libor punishment revealed

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc has been fined a total of around £390...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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