Breaking News

FSA fines broker for AR failings

2 July, 2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Richard Holmes, a director of insurance broker AIF Limited, £20,020 for control failings in relation to an appointed representative firm (AR).

Money

Mortgage supply easing

2 July, 2009

Today’s Credit Conditions survey from the Bank of England shows that the supply of mortgage finance appears to be slowly improving.

Puzzle

1 February, 2008

The current quiz closed at midnight on 30th June 2009, and we are verifying the winning score - result out soon.

Calendar

20 February, 2008

Mortgage Introducer provides a rundown of all the industry events proving to be a complete must for every adviser's calendar

Post dropping through the letterbox

10 March, 2008

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Breaking news

FSA fines broker for AR failings

2 July, 2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Richard Holmes, a director of insurance broker AIF Limited, £20,020 for control failings in relation to an appointed representative firm (AR).


Mortgage supply easing

2 July, 2009

Today’s Credit Conditions survey from the Bank of England shows that the supply of mortgage finance appears to be slowly improving.




Commercial insight

The problem of creeping regulation

June 2009

Although the FSA hasn’t taken over the regulation of the commercial finance industry, that doesn’t mean that as a market it is wholly unregulated. Adam Tyler, Chief Executive of the NACFB, explains


Small bank – big deal?

June 2009

Mark Stephens, deputy chief executive of Ruffler Bank plc, gives us the background into the re-emergence of Base Commercial Mortgages




Regulatory focus

Seismic waves to follow RDR

29 June, 2009

The FSA’s decision proposing a ban on commission and replacing it with adviser charging alone will be hugely expensive and disruptive for the UK life and pensions industry, says Ernst & Young.


FSA is unrealistic on consumer responsibility

23 June, 2009

Today the Financial Services Consumer Panel urged the FSA to abandon its unrealistic attempts to articulate consumer responsibilities in financial services.