The big issue
With FSA regulation on the horizon, the latest Think Tank debates how it will affect advisers working in the protection and health insurance market. Kirstie Redford reports
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Friends Provident launches mortgage club
Friends Provident has announced that is will launch a mortgage club this later this month.
View ArticlePrestige sets sights on UK distribution
International property group Prestige is looking to expand its sales network across the UK. The Du...
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Bring the bloggers into the social circuit
Not every intermediary is convinced by the need to have a web presence of some kind. But at an internal conference yesterday – all about online development – I learned a couple of interesting things...
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Brokers go for super-size option
Five of the UK’s largest mortgage brokers have clubbed together in what they are stating is a loose coalition designed to give them better bargaining power with lenders.
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DB Mortgages updates website
Deutsche Bank’s specialist lender, db mortgages, has changed its website to enable brokers and packagers to access db mortgages directly through their preferred network or club.
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Thomas to manage national network for Advantage
Simon Thomas has been appointed by Advantage as national network manager, it was announced today.
View ArticleA glimmer of hope
Legal & General's senior operations manager for claims and medical underwriting is keen to improve consumer awareness and understanding of his industry, as he tells Lucy Quinton.
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Sants responds to dual-pricing open letter
Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, has responded to mortgage adviser Stuart Duncan's open letter, in which he expressed his concerns about dual-pricing in the mortgage market.
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DUAL-PRICING CAMPAIGN – Last chance to give your views
IFAonline.co.uk has been inundated with comments on mortgage dual-pricing over the last few months. In response to requests from our readers, we are launching a campaign on the issue with a view to...
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Brokers must consider size of lender panel
Mortgage brokers need to consider the size of their distributor’s lender panel as the credit crunch leads to major changes in the industry, according to Mortgage Next.
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Positive Solutions allies with conveyancers
Positive Solution has collaborated with a number of conveyancing firms to offer advisers the chance to earn extra referral income.
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Brokers must think 'outside the box’ to survive - Financial Network
Brokers need to think about new ways of bringing in income or they will struggle to survive in the current climate, according to the manager of Financial Network’s Mortgage Club Paul Platten.
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Tenet launches mortgage proposition with L&G
Tenet Group has teamed up with Legal & General (L&G) to launch a new mortgage proposition for those looking to operate an internet or remote advice model.
View ArticleMedicash First Cash Plan - level four
Medicash First offers cover that gives you money back for a range of everyday healthcare expenses an...
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Woolwich reveals distribution strategy for 2009
Woolwich is to launch a new distribution system for 2009, which will see the bigger networks and clubs given individual tranches of funding.
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Paradigm reveals Marbella conference details
Paradigm Partners LLP, the compliance and business support provider, has confirmed details of its inaugural conference for Partner firms, due to take place in September.
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Lighthouse and Mortgage Intelligence in proc fee deal
Lighthouse has reached an agreement with Mortgage Intelligence (MI) that will see the network provide a centralised hub of product and procuration fee information for the wealth management firm's...
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