Thinc Group has acquired Bristol-based adviser firm Crest Financial Group and its associated mortgage and IFA arms.
Based in Bristol, Crest has nine advisers split across its tied, mortgage and IFA
arms.
Thinc chief executive John Simmonds says: “Crest Financial Group is a valuable addition to the Thinc group. This acquisition is in line with our strategy to expand the group and grow the number of advisers within
it.”
AJ Bell is introducing complete open architecture on its Sippcentre product from early next year and will also allow investors to hold commercial property, trustee investment plans and access external bank accounts.
BM Solutions has unveiled the first study comparing the buy-to-let market across the European Union.At a presentation at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday, BM Solutions invited MEP and EP vice-president Diana Wallis to listen to the findings of its research.The study looked at the characteristics of the BTL sector in twelve countries, with an […]
The first flicker of life in the European securitization marketplace has emerged with the news that a residential mortgage-backed securitization has had all its notes publicly offered.
The Chartered Institute of Housing and the Institute of Directors’ recent calls for penal tax charges on buy-to-let investors are “simplistic and blinkered”, according to Assetz.
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