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Mortgage Business Expo in Manchester 2025
Conversations are what keep the wheels of industry turning and with over 30 exhibitors, 800 attendees, 40 speakers in 11 CPD seminars there’s little opportunity…
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Nottingham Building Society launches new residential cashback products to combat impending stamp duty changes
Nottingham Building Society, the mortgages and savings mutual, has launched two new residential cashback products to help homebuyers – especially first-time buyers…
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“With the Spring Statement approaching, investors will be watching closely”, says Shawbrook
In response to the RICS Residential Market Survey, please see a comment below from Emma Cox, MD of Real Estate at Shawbrook. Emma…
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Standard Life reveals average annuity rates increase by around 8% in twelve months
Annuity rates have increased by around 8% for a healthy 65-year-old over the last twelve months, according to the Standard Life Annuity Rates…
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Interest rate preview: Hargreaves Lansdown comments on what we can expect
What next for interest rates? Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “As financial markets are hit with waves of…
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Pure Retirement Launches Comprehensive Guide to Widen Adviser Understanding and Enhance Consumer Outcomes
Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement have reaffirmed their commitment to helping the wider industry deliver best outcomes for consumers through the launch…
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FCA issues statement updating on its enforcement transparency proposals and D&I – plus reaction
The FCA has released the following statement today, which we have published below in full – as well as including some reactions…
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No. of higher rate taxpayers in UK soared 15.3% from 2021/22 to 2022/23 – Evelyn Partners reports on the impacts
HM Revenue & Customs released Personal Incomes Statistics for the financial year 2022 to 2023 today, revealing that: Andy King, financial planning specialist at…
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Spring Forecast? Spring Statement? Mini-Budget? – What should savers and investors expect from the chancellor on 26 March? AJ Bell comments
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement on the 26th of March, faced with a brutal backdrop of rising inflation, anaemic…
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New PFS guidance consolidates resources for Consumer Duty compliance
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has published new guidance that consolidates Consumer Duty resources to support firms and personal finance professionals with…

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