Mortgage News
Sesame Bankhall profits down on RDR investment
Trading profits at Sesame Bankhall Group fell significantly in 2011 compared with the previous year as the company invested in a series of solutions it hopes will cater for independent and restricted advisers from next year.
The Friends Life owned business reported a trading profit in 2011 of £2.2m, down from £5m the previous year.
It said this was due to a multi-million pound investment in a programme to support advisers ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and Mortgage Market Review.
This includes a wealth management joint venture announced last year with Henderson Global Investors called Optimum Investment Management, and a restricted advice service.
“Sesame Bankhall Group will become the home for all types of professional financial advisers, whether they are independent, restricted or a combination of the two,” it said in a statement.
“This will enable SBG to consolidate its position as the UK’s largest distributor of financial advice through directly regulated intermediaries and appointed representatives, across life, pensions, investments and mortgages.”
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Sesame has a 13.8% share of the UK mortgage market, up from 13.3% in 2010.
Sesame Bankhall’s executive chairman is Ivan Martin (pictured).