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Vitality: overconfidence in sick pay is widening the income protection gap
UK workers are significantly overestimating the level of financial support they would receive if they were unable to work due to illness…
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Reassured: Industry leaders must focus on closing the protection gap
The protection industry’s leadership should be fully focused on closing the protection gap, according to Reassured chief growth officer Laura Mullaney. In…
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L&G’s Mortgage Club launches Specialist Academy
L&G’s Mortgage Club has launched a new Specialist Academy to help advisers build the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to support increasingly…
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The hidden cost of inefficiency in the housing market
With affordability pressures remaining elevated and transactions taking longer than many would like, inefficiencies across the property market continue to have a…
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Industry calls for later life advice silos to be broken down
Industry leaders have called on distributors spanning mainstream mortgages and wealth management to break down entrenched advice silos, ensuring products such as…
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Kensington rolls out free valuations across residential range
Kensington Mortgages today announces that it has introduced free valuations across all Residential mortgage products, extending its existing proposition of free valuations…
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How are advisers really viewing fixed income now?
Fixed income is back on advisers’ radars, but where are the opportunities, and which risks remain front of mind? IFA Magazine’s in-depth…
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Blackfinch completes £4m Stevenage bridge-to-let loan
Blackfinch Property has completed a £4.0m, 36-month facility to support a newly completed mixed-use scheme in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, bringing around 20 brand…
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Paradigm Mortgage Services calls for mandatory regulated advice for all first-time buyers
Paradigm Mortgage Services has today published a new discussion paper calling for mandatory mortgage advice for all first-time buyers, arguing the move…
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British Friendly launches Lifetime Care Plan
British Friendly has launched its new Lifetime Care Plan, an Immediate Needs Annuity designed to help advisers support clients facing the financial…

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