Press releases for October 2014
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30 October 2014
As the advice industry grapples with changes to sectors such as retirement income and the provision of care, a new report authored by industry experts and the Association of Professional Financial Adv...
30 October 2014
Shawbrook Bank’s Rob Holt has been promoted to Sales Executive within the Commercial Division’s internal Sales Desk. His promotion recognises the value he continues to deliver within the sales team as...
29 October 2014
Smart Money, the second charge specialist packager, has bolstered its internal sales team with the addition of Katy Leman to its underwriting department. Smart Money, which is enjoying a record ye...
29 October 2014
BREAKING NEWS - Secured Loan Index reveals Paragon Personal Finance launches new secured lending range Gross lending in September 2014 shoots up 13% Second charge lending records biggest months...
28 October 2014
Broker-focused conveyancer, Blacks Connect, has today been added to the solicitor panel of specialist mortgage lender, Precise Mortgages. Brokers and their clients are now able to choose Blacks Conne...
27 October 2014
The Mansfield Building Society has revamped its range of shared ownership products to meet increasing demand and to offer more choice. With rising house prices making it difficult for people to ge...
24 October 2014
Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today (24th October 2014) announced it is heading back to Belfast for its next mortgage and protection roundtable event. The half...
24 October 2014
The FCA has made Contact the Elderly its ‘charity of the year’, supporting the Charity’s cause as it heads into its Golden Jubilee year. Contact the Elderly works to tackle loneliness and isolatio...
23 October 2014
StepChange Financial Solutions, part of the UK’s leading debt charity, has been appointed by Magellan Homeloans to advise clients about its specialist range of credit repair mortgages. StepChange ...
23 October 2014
Today Shawbrook Bank is announcing its Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics for September, revealing an uplift in its figures across the board. Showing an on-going commitment to transparency, Shawbro...
22 October 2014
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has sent its annual report and accounts to members. The organisation has generated a surplus for the financial year ending 30 June 2014. A...
22 October 2014
With the cold months approaching and the Met Office predicting a wetter-than-normal winter, there will be many people turning their thoughts to that dream bolthole in the sun. And it appears that ther...
22 October 2014
UK, October 21, 2014: Mortgage Brain, the multi award-winning mortgage technology solutions provider, has today announced the launch of MortgageBrain Anywhere, its revolutionary online mortgage sourci...
21 October 2014
Leeds-based Blacks Solicitors, comprised of broker-focused conveyancer Blacks Connect and the recently launched Blacks Affinity conveyancing quotation system, have claimed a major prize at the Yorkshi...
21 October 2014
In the midst of a hugely successful 2014, Brightstar Financial has expanded its award winning commercial team with the addition of Nicholas Christofi as New Business Consultant. Nicholas has worke...
20 October 2014
Following a successful London show on 8th October 2014, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE), the essential event for intermediaries and financial advisers, is pleased to reveal that in addition to its return...
20 October 2014
Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (20th October 2014) added Legal & General Mortgage Club to the list of distributors that will have access to its products from laun...
20 October 2014
SortRefer, the award winning conveyancing portal, has increased its activity in Scotland by launching one of the most competitive conveyancing packages for Scottish remortgage business. The new de...
20 October 2014
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is launching ‘Love Lending Week’ – a campaign to promote lending to small businesses across the country. Running from 3rd – 7th Novem...
20 October 2014
Leading GI provider Uinsure is continuing its mission to recruit the industry’s finest talent with the appointment of a new National Account Manager. Mark Hutchings has joined the provider from Berke...
17 October 2014
17th October 2014: General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has announced the appointment of two new Business Development Managers (BDMs). Both BDMs join Berkeley Alexander with years of ...
17 October 2014
With just six months to go before flexible pension rules come into force, new research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) finds that financial advisers are keen to provide ...
16 October 2014
Complete FS, the South Coast based packager, has recruited Ann Jennings to join its enquiries and sales team. Ann joins from Lloyds Bank, where she was part of the sales team and won accolades for...
15 October 2014
Which? Mortgage Advisers have joined Magellan Homeloans distribution panel, enabling them to advise clients about Magellan’s specialist range of credit repair mortgages. Which? Mortage Advisers ar...
15 October 2014
Mortgage Business Expo (MBE), the essential event for intermediaries and financial advisers, is delighted to announce that its return to London for 2014 was a great success – so much so that the date ...
15 October 2014
Equities looking increasingly volatile Commercial property ‘most buoyant asset class, delivering steady capital returns Key pointers: The global economy continues its muted recovery, though...
15 October 2014
The financial advice industry needs to do more to recruit young new talent and create a sustainable future for the profession, say industry experts in a new APFA report. The report, sponsored by S...
15 October 2014
Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (15th October 2014) announced the first six firms it has agreed to distribute its products through when the business launches in mi...
14 October 2014
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is calling on financial advisers to write to their MPs over the levy for the Retirement Guidance Service. APFA argues plans for funding the Gu...
14 October 2014
With 22 days to go, the Finance Professional Show is proud to reveal its Conference Programme for 2014. The FP Show - being held on November 5th at Olympia Central - has managed to secure leading ...
14 October 2014
Shawbrook Bank’s Commercial Mortgages division has today passed £1bn in lending to SMEs and professional property investors. This milestone comes as the Bank reaches its third birthday this month and ...
14 October 2014
Three experts in the equity release market are urging advisers to ‘get visible’ in their local marketplace in order to secure greater business levels from the retirement sector. Peter Barton of As...
13 October 2014
~ 90% LTV 5yr Tracker now just 8% higher than 60% LTV product ~ UK, October 9, 2014: Figures released today from Mortgage Brain’s quarterly product data analysis have revealed a sharp reduction in...
10 October 2014
Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (10th October 2014) announced it has selected DPR Consulting to provide its full end-to-end mortgage servicing solution. DPR Co...
09 October 2014
Speed of initial decision is more important to brokers than interest rates and charges when choosing a bridging lender. A survey carried out by United Trust Bank, asked brokers to list in order of...
09 October 2014
Broker-focused conveyancer, Blacks Connect, has today (9th October 2014) announced the launch of a new proposition, Blacks Affinity, a conveyancing quotation system which will be instantly available t...
08 October 2014
Source Insurance has added Covea to its household insurance panel bringing the total number of household schemes available to 13. Covea is one of Europe’s leading mutual insurance groups with more...
08 October 2014
The Mansfield Building Society has announced the launch of two additions to its mortgage range, as it targets high Loan to Value (LTV) mortgages with the benefit of its individual underwriting service...
08 October 2014
The second annual Finance Professional Show is officially sold out, with just under a month to go until the event. The Finance Professional Show, held at Olympia Central in London and organised by...
07 October 2014
Shawbrook Bank has appointed Sohail Degia as a second Short Term Loan Portfolio Officer (STP) to its post-completion team. The team serves the critical function of managing enquiries from existing loa...
06 October 2014
Personal Touch Financial Services today announced it has joined the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI). As a leading mortgage distributor in the UK marketplace, Personal Touch will play a ke...
06 October 2014
New figures from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) reveal that as many as one in three advisers have clients who either live or spend time overseas. The research, carried o...
06 October 2014
Dudley Building Society, which only lends through the intermediary sector, has announced that while it is delighted to be offering its broker partners a 10 day application to offer service standard, i...
02 October 2014
“Our Group has worked with HSBC for over 25 years and regard them as an excellent partner – I’m sure the broker market will find the same. One of our businesses helped HSBC Group pilot intermediary le...
02 October 2014
The latest house price index from Nationwide has indicated a 0.2% fall in UK house prices in September. Noel Meredith, Executive Director of United Trust Bank comments: “In my view the slig...
02 October 2014
Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (2nd October 2014) announced its membership of lender trade association, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The new lender,...
02 October 2014
Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) 2014 is delighted to welcome back, by popular demand, Philip Calvert, the founder of award-winning social networking site for financial advisers and providers, LifeTalk. P...
