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Royal London Equity Release discusses the importance of holistic support for clients when it comes to later life lending
Posted: 27/11/2024
Head of business development at Saffron for Intermediaries, Tony Hall, discusses how the younger generation can find their way onto the housing ladder
Posted: 27/11/2024
The latest MoneyAge blog explores eConveyancer+, a new standard in conveyancing designed to support brokers in delivering exceptional service with complete confidence
Posted: 02/09/2024
Portfolio landlords – those with four or more properties - are the backbone of the private rented sector. Our latest report, Portfolio Landlord 2024, looked into who these landlords are, how they feel about their property business and their plans for expansion
Posted: 25/03/2024
Pulse discusses how their innovative dashboard makes use of Open Banking to help businesses manage their finances and obtain the funding they need securely
Posted: 30/11/2023
Neuberger Berman discusses the value of private equity in the latest post on the MoneyAge blog...
Posted: 24/11/2023
The equity release sector is facing one of its most significant periods of transition to date...
Posted: 22/11/2023
A survey from Saffron Building Society has highlighted that nearly half of self-employed (49%) said they wouldn’t feel confident finding a suitable mortgage lender that would offer a product to meet their needs
Posted: 13/11/2023
Air discusses its Later Life Lending Navigator Tool in the latest piece on the MoneyAge blog. Read it here
Posted: 01/11/2023
Chief operational officer at Pure Retirement, Simon Hayton, explores the ways technology is being used to enhance the later life lending market
Posted: 20/10/2023
Chief commercial officer at Pure Retirement, John Wilson, explores the later life lending market in the latest blog on MoneyAge
Posted: 27/09/2023
A new study from equity release lender Standard Life Home Finance has highlighted the impact of customers income on how they use the proceeds of housing equity
Posted: 15/06/2023
The latest post on the MoneyAge blog comes from Fisher Investments. Read it here
Posted: 03/01/2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been driving forward the regulations under the Consumer Duty, and the final guidance published in July sets down expectations not just for the companies it regulates but for themselves too
Posted: 21/11/2022
There are a number of reasons as to why you may wish to settle assets in trust, but one of the most prominent is to protect family wealth and to look after the long term interests of family members
Posted: 04/01/2022
James Bradley, Director of Sales and Business Development for DivideBuy, discusses the rise of Buy Now Pay Later
Posted: 13/12/2021
Pure Retirement CEO, Paul Carter, discusses how the equity release sector weather the storm of challenges presented by the last couple of years
Posted: 06/12/2021
Target Group opens up on how it became a National Credit Awards winner
Posted: 26/11/2021
Mark Whitear, Head of Commercial Development, Foundation Home Loans, discusses the role that fintech can play in the future of specialist underwriting
Posted: 18/08/2021
Gerard Boon, Managing Partner at Boon Brokers, discusses his top reasons for why potential homebuyers should look to use a mortgage broker
Posted: 23/07/2021
Ralph Hora, Pemberton Head of Business Development for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) and Chair of the Pemberton ESG Working Group, explains Pemberton’s approach to Net Zero and how the firm works with its portfolio companies to mutual benefit
Posted: 08/07/2021
TwentyFour Asset Management launched its first sustainable fund in January 2020 and I would like to share some of the lessons we have learned from our first year of sustainable bond investing
Posted: 29/06/2021
BNP Paribas Asset Management explores the restoration and preservation of ecosystems
Posted: 23/06/2021
Pantheon managing partner Paul Ward discusses private equity and diversity
Posted: 15/06/2021
Yolt Technology Services head of UK sales Jack Tenwick explains the open banking 'Moneyball' approach
Posted: 20/05/2021
ESG pensions made simple: “Impartial, whole of market ESG pension advice for no more than 0.92% per year including advice, platform and fund charges”
Posted: 27/04/2021
Yolt Technology Services explores how open banking will reshape the lending landscape in the UK
Posted: 16/03/2021
Pure Retirement CEO, Paul Carter, explores the role that housing equity can play in providing long-term care for the over-50s
Posted: 12/03/2021
Neuberger Berman’s Joana Rocha Scaff discusses the key advantages of tailoring bespoke custom accounts for clients in the private equity market
Posted: 17/02/2021
Skipton discusses its ‘Making Things Easier for You’ initiative
Posted: 08/02/2021
When you start planning your retirement, it may be the lifestyle you’re focused on. But if you don’t include life expectancy there’s a risk you could spend too much too soon
Posted: 11/12/2020
VitalityLife is delighted to have won the ‘Best Life Assurance’ award at the Mortgage Awards 2020
Posted: 08/12/2020
Paragon’s Derek Sprawling explains why Cash ISAs should not be overlooked as part of a resilient portfolio
Posted: 18/11/2020
Mortgage Brain is the leading provider of technology to the mortgage industry, developing and delivering the best software solutions for mortgage intermediaries since 1986. Its suite of products provides advisers with an end-to-end journey from sourcing to conveyancing.
Posted: 13/11/2020
2020 has been a strange and at times painful year for millions of people across the UK. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted many people’s personal finances whilst also endangering people’s businesses and livelihoods
Posted: 26/10/2020
A round-up of why BNP Paribas Asset Management took home the award at this year's Asset Management Awards
Posted: 11/06/2020
Jonathan Halberda, Wesleyan Financial Services Senior Financial Consultant answers the five questions that everyone should be asking. Find out more
Posted: 08/06/2020
A round-up of why BMO Global Asset Management took home the award at this year's Asset Management Awards
Posted: 04/06/2020
The spread of COVID-19 into a global pandemic has resulted in one of the most significant economic events of our lifetimes...
Posted: 14/05/2020
In challenging times, the equity release sector continues to show its resilience and its adaptability. Pure Retirement's CEO Paul Carter explains
Posted: 16/04/2020
With the complexities of retirement meaning there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, it’s important to understand the bigger picture
Posted: 17/03/2020
Pure Retirement CEO Paul Carter talks about the importance of meeting customer needs in a growing market
Posted: 17/02/2020
Since 2012, when the Equality Act came into force, it has been against the law in the UK for businesses to discriminate against people in the provision of goods and services on the basis of age. Which is as much to say, in most circumstances, companies cannot refuse to provide a certain service to someone because they are elderly, or charge them more because of their advanced years.
Posted: 25/10/2019
An innovative approach to financial planning. In our view, clients don’t really want financial products or investments. They never have and never will. What clients really want is the peace of mind and security of knowing where they are heading financially.
Posted: 25/10/2019
Electric cars were on sale a decade ago but who was interested? Few were prepared to overlook high buying costs and poor range for the pleasure of driving a choice of two mainstream models – the modest Mitsubishi i-MiEV hatchback or the tiny Smart Fortwo electric drive
Posted: 24/10/2019
As domestic holiday bookings and inbound tourism go from strength to strength, the holiday buy to let market continues to grow at a pace. Dan Atkinson, Head of Sales and Marketing, the Melton Building Society answers some of the questions most frequently asked by brokers
Posted: 22/10/2019
As an industry, we have the ability to help shape people’s futures by delivering independent, qualified and expert advice. Our advice changes lives and lifetime financial planners can have a deep, lasting and positive impact on our clients, how they live and their enjoyment in later life
Posted: 07/10/2019

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