solicitors

Two solicitors have appeared at City of London Magistrates Court after being charged with offences in connection with a series of various commercial mortgage frauds.

Providers offering process short cuts and adviser incentives may be driving competition, but this will not build a strong distribution model in the long-term, Aegon's Alun Beynon says.

Aegon-owned Origen says it sees solicitors as the "gatekeepers" to new business after entering a strategic partnership with legal network LawNet.

SERA, the Society of Equity Release Advisers, launches today.

Positive Solutions is set to pair advisers with lawyers and accountants to give them access to more clients and says it may look to do the same with small private banks and foreign exchange dealers.

Solicitors must only refer clients to independent advisers for investment advice, revised guidance for solicitors states.

The Guardian Financial Group has launched Legal Issues, a free online legal service offering brokers access to a select panel of lawyers.

Winterthur Life has rolled out a business connection and education service to help intermediaries learn more about building professional relationships with solicitors and accountants.