We are receiving reports that the British Loan Brokers Association (BLBA) is due to re-launch after rumours surfaced that the Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) may be looking to merge with the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).
The BLBA aborted their launch back in June 2010 due to what they described as “unforseen circumstances” but rumours [...]
The British Loan Brokers Association (BLBA) has announced the ’soft’ launch of their new trade body for brokers.
BLBA has been set up with the intention of representing brokers interests at a grass roots level and aims to deliver more income opportunities for every member firm. There will be a new chairman every year, voted for [...]
Leonard Battifarano has been apppointed chief exectutive of BrokersLink, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the world.
News of his appointment was made public at the BrokersLink annual conference in Portugal
Battifarano will be responsible for the international development and management of the network. He joins from Chartis International where he was as [...]
North Wales based IFA Buckles has purchased Wiltshire based practice, Heather Moor & Edgecomb Ltd in a deal that was financed by the parent company of Buckles, Sanlam UK.
The fee to purchase the company has not been disclosed however both parties are said to be delighted at the deal.
Heather Moor & Edgecomb Ltd was established [...]
Brooks Macdonald, the fee-based adviser and asset management firm has agreed a £4m deal to purchase structured product and property group Braemar.
The 2.25p per share offer, which has been agreed by the Braemar board, is at a 63.6% premium to Braemar’s closing price last night.
Its Securities operation designs, promotes and manages [...]
TrigoldCrystal today launched an iphone application that allows brokers to research the mortgage market from their iphone.
The application allows brokers to search the live TrigoldCrystal mortgage database using a range of panels, mortgage and repayment types as well as other options.
Results are sorted according to search criteria and can be emailed to the broker’s email [...]
Former Enterprise founder and chief executive Michael Clapper has launched sellmycommercialproperty.co.uk, offering fees to intermediaries who introduce business.
Sellmycommercialproperty.co.uk is a joint venture between Clapper Holdings and Werth Associates and will sell all types of commercial property across the UK, including shops, offices and industrial units. It offers decisions on whether to purchase or not [...]
