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Atom reduces rates on all Prime and Near Prime products
Atom bank has cut rates across its mortgage products by up to 0.15%, with reductions for both Prime and Near Prime customers.…
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Foundation Home Loans makes cuts across Core owner-occupied and buy-to-let ranges
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today (Friday 17th November) announced rate reductions across both its buy-to-let and owner-occupied Core product…
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Retail sales fall to lowest levels since February 2021
Danni Hewson, AJ Bell head of financial analysis, comments on the latest UK retail sales figures. She said: “Inflation might be falling and there…
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Why do advisers use platforms? CPD webinar opportunity
In the current climate, advisers typically use platforms for about 80% of their business, which is a historic change to how the…
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Four key priorities for new pensions minister Paul Maynard
Rachel Vahey, head of policy development at AJ Bell, comments: “Paul Maynard is taking on the mantle of pensions minister at a…
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Will the Chancellor offer landlords a helping hand in next week’s Autumn Statement?
Following analysis of its 2023 buy to let mortgage market data, Twenty7tec has revealed that there has been a significant fall in…
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FCA finds further work required to fully embed ‘Guiding Principles’ for ESG and sustainable investment funds
A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that while most Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) have made efforts to comply…
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IA and Thinking Ahead Institute publish benchmark report on EDI in UK’s investment management industry
The Investment Association (IA), alongside WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute, has today published an industry-wide data report on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)…
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Aegon welcomes new pensions minister
Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes Paul Maynard as the new Pensions Minister. “We welcome Paul Maynard as the new…
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91% of financial services firms have initiated cloud journey, yet many unable to realize full business value | Capgemini World Cloud Report
· Implementing cloud at scale is critical to harvest the full value of AI investments · One-in-two banks and insurers have not moved their…

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