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Buyout index found UK schemes were paying 23% above the accounting value of liabilities to insure them. This compares poorly with the other four countries in the research Ireland, US and Canada. UK market does not lack competition, despite being dominated by three insurers Read the full story here on Professional Pensions 

You may have recently received notice that PAA Leads are pulling out of the lead gen market, effective from the 9th of September 2016. What does this mean for you? This means that moneysupermarket leads will no longer be available to you and you will need to consider your lead gen requirements going forward. Simply…
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Until now, when the Bank of England announced the latest base rate, we’d have to wait a full two weeks before minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) were released, letting us know the rationale behind the decision-making. Today, Thursday 6thAugust, sees the first UK ‘Super Thursday’ in UK economics take place where the data…
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Anyone in the mortgage business will have their mind on the Mortgage Credit Directive with the new regulations due to be implemented by 21st March 2016. With the Mortgage Market Review still fresh in our minds, we shouldn’t see too much of an impact on the UK mortgage market, however there are some changes that…
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Over a quarter of respondents (27%) said they had witnessed a large increase in buy-to-let since last year Buy-to-let has traditionally been broker dominated and recent figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders showed the number of buy-to-let advances completed in January totalled 15,700. This market could have been given a further boost in…
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Generating business leads is one thing – the challenge really begins when you need to convert those prospects into sales. One thing to consider is where your leads have come from – in today’s world, your customers are highly likely to have come in as an internet lead – and as well as being an…
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As a broker or agent, it’s important to you and your business to have a consistent flow of leads coming into your business but finding those leads in the first place is not always that easy. You may have a number of different ways of promoting your products and generating new leads, however many of…
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According to the latest reports from the Halifax Intermediaries Broker Confidence Tracker, 99% of brokers are confident with the outlook for their firm in 2015. The increase in confidence is mainly due to an increase in business, with brokers suggesting that improved rates, products and LTVs are all helping, along with the focus of the…
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It’s always been important for us as a business to stay relevant to our customers and offer products and services that will be most beneficial to them so that is why today we are pleased to announce the re-brand of our price comparison site SoSwitch to SoSmartMoney! It’s more than just a change of name…
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