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Adviser network Sesame will offer Elderly Care Benefit (ECB) as a free standing plan to consumers after its panel gave the move the green light.

TFC Homeloans has announced it will offer Sesame members a £99 application fee and free legal services on remortgage applications submitted online.

Just Retirement has held on to the top ranking in Sesame's annual provider service index, but AXA remains in last place.

Vertex Financial Services has acquired the Sesame Office business from Sesame Group.

Sesame has chosen Mortgage Brain's point of sale system, The Key, as its preferred mortgage technology solution.

More than eight in ten advisers expect increased red tape and bureaucracy pressures in 2008, research suggests.

Tough times in the mortgage market are causing intermediaries to become increasingly reliant on networks, according to Paragon Mortgages.

Adviser support for chartered status is growing according to Sesame with a new survey revealing 41% are likely or very likely to seek the professional accreditation.

Sesame has announced its chief executive officer Patrick Gale will be leaving the business in December.

Sesame is to run a series of investment technical seminars to help advisers cope with the recent volatility in world stock markets.