by Jayne West | Aug 12, 2022 | Client Coverage
The regulator’s new Consumer Duty rules put much emphasis on vulnerable clients – which firms will have to be fully cognizant of, writes Andrew Gething. At the end of July, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out its plans for implementing Consumer Duty...
by Jayne West | Aug 12, 2022 | Client Coverage
By Paul Brett, managing director intermediaries, at Landbay For many years, there has been a debate over whether longer-term fixed-rate mortgages would be a good option for more borrowers. The basic argument is that, in fixing their rate over five or 10 years,...
by Jayne West | Jul 21, 2022 | Client Coverage
By Martin Cheek, Managing Director, SmartSearch As fears of renewed Russian offensives put Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine back on the news agenda, the sanctions against Putin and Russia which followed the war have never gone away. Before the invasion, Russia was...
by Jayne West | Jul 13, 2022 | Client Coverage
Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services (Access FS), has agreed an exclusive tie with Vitality in order to strengthen its training of brokers who are inexperienced in the protection space. This will form part of Access’s academy that trains brokers...
by Jayne West | Jun 7, 2022 | Client Coverage
Just Mortgages has launched a brand business called Just Learning, which offers individuals a route into the mortgage industry with a blended learning opportunity utilising face-to-face and remote sessions leading to a career as a mortgage and protection adviser....