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Higginson: Sort out industry representation...or else
Sesame Bankhall Group chief executive George Higginson has warned the advisory community it risks having further unwanted reforms thrust upon it if it does not better represent itself.
Sesame to roll out restricted proposition next year
Sesame will make a restricted proposition available to members from the middle of next year, built around its own platform and newly-created investment management arm.
Sesame Bankhall Group promotes George Higginson to CEO
Sesame Bankhall Group has promoted George Higginson from chief operating officer to chief executive officer, subject to approval by the Financial Services Authority.
Openwork embarks on protection, GI and mortgage road shows
Openwork is hosting a series of protection, general insurance and mortgage road shows across the UK.
Openwork blames losses on Caerus and RDR
Openwork recorded a pre-tax loss of £8.5m in 2010, on top of a £5.6m loss during the previous year.
Mortgage lending hits highest level in a year
Overall lending for house purchases hit its highest level in almost a year in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Paradigm kicks off protection revamp with Bupa addition
Paradigm has kicked off a revamp of its protection offering by adding Bupa Individual Protection's proposition to its Elite protection panel.
Protection 'pivotal' to adviser success - Sesame Bankhall
Protection products will be ‘pivotal' to adviser firms' future prosperity, according to Sesame Bankhall.
L&G names Standard's Geoff Towers as IFA sales director
Former Standard Life savings chief executive Geoff Towers will join Legal & General (L&G) as head of IFA sales for savings.
Geithner: US Govt will continue to back mortgages
Tim Geithner, US Treasury Secretary, has revealed the Government will continue to guarantee mortgages to minimize the risk of housing-led recessions in future.
Tenet bailing-out adviser firms abandoned by banks
Tenet is stepping in to bail-out adviser firms that have been let down by "unsympathetic or unwilling" banks.
Openwork launches road shows to preview future
Openwork is set to unveil changes and enhancements to its provider proposition in a series of nationwide adviser road shows.
Mint says CEO Gaines will not return
Mint Financial Services CEO, Paul Gaines, is to leave the firm next year.
Fortis expands onto Sesame network
Fortis Life UK has launched a new partnership with adviser network Sesame.
EU set to approve Northern Rock split
The European Union is set to give the go-ahead for Northern Rock to be split into two, clearing the way for a partial sale.
Adviser petitions Downing Street on dual-pricing
Clive Norman, an independent mortgage adviser at Sovereign Financial Planning in Eastbourne, is calling for the industry to support a petition posted on the No 10 Downing Street website demanding the Government intervenes to outlaw dual-pricing.
Intermediaries dominate mortgage lending
Despite the increased focus by some lenders on direct distribution, intermediaries continue to dominate mortgage lending, according to IMLA.
Lighthouse and Mortgage Intelligence in proc fee deal
Lighthouse has reached an agreement with Mortgage Intelligence (MI) that will see the network provide a centralised hub of product and procuration fee information for the wealth management firm's mortgage advisers.
Paradigm reveals Marbella conference details
Paradigm Partners LLP, the compliance and business support provider, has confirmed details of its inaugural conference for Partner firms, due to take place in September.
TMA in £100-a-case commission offer
The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is offering directly authorised intermediaries an opportunity to earn an additional £100 commission per completed case to mark the addition of Affirmative Finance to its bridging proposition.
Complete adds Affirmative to its panel
Mortgage packager Complete Mortgage and Loan Services Limited has announced the addition of bridging loans provider Affirmative Finance to its lending panel.
Troubled BoS exits self-cert market
Bank of Scotland (BoS) and BM Solutions have pulled their entire range of new business self-certification products.
TMA backs secured loans programme
The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has confirmed it is the first affiliate distribution partner to offer Promise Solutions' series of secured loans training and induction modules to its members.
Woolwich reveals distribution strategy for 2009
Woolwich is to launch a new distribution system for 2009, which will see the bigger networks and clubs given individual tranches of funding.
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