Coventry Building Society is offering home loans over the internet. Its introductory mortgage is at 5.39 per cent fixed until early 2003 or there is a discounted rate deal of 2.35 per cent off its standard variable rate which stands at 7.7 per cent. Coventry will also pay for the valuation and legal costs.
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Private Label launches mainstream mortgage
Costs associated with buying a home such as legal fees and stamp duty are slowing down the housing market, according to Private Label. The mortgage packager is launching a mainstream discount mortgage which allows house buying costs to be added to the loan up to a maximum of 105 per cent LTV with no MIG […]
Portman's 5.99 per cent is cheapest on market
Portman Building Society has brought in the 5.99 per cent fixed rate mortgage. Aimed at first time buyers and remortgages, the mortgage is fixed for five years at 5.99 per cent for loans up to 95 per cent of valuation. At the end of the fixed rate period the mortgage will revert to Portman's standard […]
Moneyextra is sold in switch back to B2B
Moneyextra is ditching its consumer portal and going back to concentrate on the intermediary sector with a complete e-commerce service geared up for multi-ties.The Moneyextra consumer site, which has been a source of financial strain on the company, has been sold to Bristol & West for £26m.Many users had accused Money extra of neglecting its […]
Seam star manager quits for hedge fund
Scottish Equitable Asset Management has lost the star manager of its American assets fund, Neil Smeaton.Smeaton, who has been Seam's head of US equities for four years, is leaving to run a hedge fund. He is one of a raft of senior fund manager to quit top UK investment houses recently and move into the […]
How QE is distorting the gilt market
By Mike Riddell The moves in gilts in August were truly exceptional. Volatility in the gilt market (based off 10-year gilt futures) has soared to close to the highest levels seen this millennium, on a par with the eurozone debt crisis of 2011/12 and behind only the global financial crisis of 2008/09. The first distortion […]
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FCA survives complaints over Gabriel guidance
Two separate complaints about the clarity of the FCA’s guidance and expectations on Gabriel reporting requirements have been quashed by the Complaints Commissioner. However, the FCA has been asked to waive a late return charge and been asked to make sure debt collection and fees processes on Gabriel reporting are clear. In his report today, […]
The growing influence of research agencies on advisers
Their power over fund selection is only set to increase as more firms adopt centralised investment propositions Fund research and rating agencies have enjoyed a buoyant market in advice firms thanks to the post-RDR rise of centralised investment propositions. While a minority of advisers have chosen to outsource portfolio management, the majority are selecting funds […]
Lisa Webster: Transfer troubles with ill-health early pensions
Clients that suffer ill health at a young age can access their pension if certain requirements are met With the recent news that we are not living longer after all, there are questions to be asked as to why this is. Life expectancy increases the older you get, as the fact you made it that […]
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