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Enter STEP’s Financial Advisor Team of the Year!
The STEP Private Client Awards are seen as the hallmark of quality within the private client industry. If your team or firm…
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First new UK life insurer to launch in nearly 20 years – Certua Life receives FCA/PRA authorisation
Certua Life Limited (“Certua Life”), the first new protection-focused life insurer to be authorised in the UK in nearly two decades, today…
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Rightmove HPI: steady March market so far despite global uncertainty as experts react
The latest Rightmove House Price Index shows that average new seller asking prices rose by 0.8% (+£3,023) in March to £371,042, a typical seasonal…
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Could changes to VCT tax relief hit UK scale-ups?
Investors are reportedly rushing to secure Venture Capital Trust (VCT) allocations amid speculation the 30% income tax relief could be reduced. Industry…
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Key Equity Release links with pensions specialists pense to expand advice
Key Equity Release is linking with pension specialists Pense, demonstrating its commitment to delivering holistic and integrated advice to later life lending…
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Same diagnosis, different reality: cancer remains a major driver of protection claims | Reframe Cancer
Cancer remains one of the most significant drivers of insurance claims across the UK protection market, accounting for the majority of critical…
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1 in 3 homeowners raising capital now choose a second charge
New analysis of UK lending data suggests that around one in three homeowners raising additional capital against their property now use a…
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Moneyfacts reveal that average mortgage rates fly over 5% as the market adjusts
Average UK mortgage rates have climbed back above 5% as lenders rapidly withdraw products from the market, according to new data from Moneyfacts.…
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NHS waiting list decline highlights growing role of employer health support and private care, experts say
With NHS England announcing that the waiting list in England has fallen for the third month in a row, health and protection…
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CIExpert publishes ‘Critical Thinking 2026′
CIExpert today publishes ‘Critical Thinking 2026’, the most comprehensive research study into the UK’s Critical Illness and Income Protection markets. The report,…
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