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Financial planning services: Financial Services Profession To Raise Standards
Finance professional bodies of retail financial services including banking, insurance and investment sectors, announced a statement of principles for professionalism in advance of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) interim statement on the retail distribution review.
The 'Edinburgh Declaratio(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
FTBs struggling to buy according to National Homebuyers
First-time buyers (FTBs) are finding it increasingly difficult to make it onto the property ladder, potentially leading to a surge in people seeking a fast property sale.
Sainsbury's Bank has spoken out after figures revealed that the cost of living in the UK is rising.
This is preventing FTBs(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
House prices down in April says National Homebuyers
House prices fell in April, potentially leading to a rise in the number of people seeking a fast property sale.
Rightmove has published its House Price Index for the month, showing that a typical property in England and Wales lost 0.1 per cent of its value.
It is a clear sign that the housing (Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
Investment increasing in the art segment
London (Longdogfinance) April 24, 2008: Auction prices of arts and antiques are not affected by the credit crunch and this segment is witnessing a growing demand from investors who are interested to mitigate financial market volatility. According to a recent survey, a growing number of consumers are(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
National Homebuyers: 'Bank plan criticised'
The Bank of England has launched a new scheme with the aim of easing the credit crisis, but website Fool has warned that the move will merely delay the onset of financial difficulties for many.
Under the plans announced today (April 21st), banks will be able to swap their mortgage assets for UK T(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
PORTWARE WINS TRADETECH 2008 AWARD FOR BEST EXECUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Portware Voted the Best for Client Satisfaction, Reliability, Speed and Cost Efficiency for Buy- and Sell-Side Firms in Europe
New York, 24 April, 2008 – Portware, a leading provider of global, multi-asset trading solutions, has won the Award for Best Execution Management System at the prestigiou(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
What's Next..North or South!
On a day when you hear about the worlds largest bank CITI Group losing $5 Billion and cutting 4,000 jobs world wide, you might expect markets to be down severely. You might also have expected the FTSE to stumble on the news that RBS is preparing a rights issue to shore up its balance sheet. However,(Added: Thu Apr 24 2008)
Apartment Buildings Versus Single Family Homes – Which is the Best Investment?
Anthony Chara is a seasoned Real Estate investor with over 15 years investing and property management experience. He owns properties in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee. He is featured in the “ask our expert” section of http://www.successinsiders.com/ (Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
Arrangement fee woe for many according to National Homebuyers
Mortgage borrowers are getting into financial difficulties because they are being advised to add an arrangement fee onto their deals.
According to uSwitch, arrangement fees add an average of 112 per cent to the cost of the original set up fee.
Further to this, almost 900,000 borrowers have had(Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
Bank may take big risk says National Homebuyers
Things have become so desperate in the housing market that the Bank of England is considering launching drastic new measures in an attempt to revive it – although further failure could lead to a surge in fast property sales.
The BBC is reporting that the Bank of England plans to offer banks the c(Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
First-time buyers cannot buy
First-time buyers cannot afford to make it onto the property ladder, potentially leading to many people seeking a fast property sale.
According to the latest Shelter report on housing, house prices for first-time buyers have increased by 200 per cent in the last ten years.
Although this may se(Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
First-time buyers put buying plans off says National Homebuyers
New research shows that many potential first-time buyers are turning their backs on the market, potentially leading to a rise in people seeking a fast property sale.
Equifax has published a study, showing that the removal of 125 per cent and 100 per cent mortgages from the market has forced 47 pe(Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
Online Financial Solution
Commercial Mortgage and Secured Loan Broker and Packager, The Financial Solution, part of The Direct Solution Group, have expanded their portfolio and launched a new online unsecured loan facility for Brokers.
Managing Director, Nick Battersby, said, “With Secured Loans getting more difficult to (Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)
Rate cut had little affect according to National Homebuyers
April's cut to the base rate of interest failed to have an affect on mortgages, potentially leading to financial difficulties for many.
John Charcol pointed out that the rate reduction did little for mortgage borrowers.
It is because the inter-bank lending rate remains high, forcing lenders to(Added: Wed Apr 23 2008)