Network Openwork in financial planning tie up with building society

Laura Miller
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Openwork has done a deal with Dudley Building Society (DBS) that will see customers of the lender introduced to the network's financial planners.

The building society, which previously introduced customers to Legal and General, will now have an introducer agreement where Openwork advisers provide full financial planning from within the branches of the building society. Openwork said the move is the first step in building a wider advice and distribution partnership that will also see the launch of Dudley Financial Solutions as an appointed representative of Openwork. Customers of Dudley Building Society will get full access to the products and services offered by the Openwork Group in addition to those already provided by the so...

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