The news that the Financial Conduct Authority can now strike off firms within 28 days of a first warning that don’t use regulatory permissions was most read this week.
Discussions about how to recruit young talent in the industry, how to talk about inflation with clients and how to explain swap rate volatility also garnered interest from readers.
The blocking of Dye and Durham’s buyout by the TM Group also climbed up into the Top 10, along with insights from AMI’s chief executive, Robert Sinclair around consumer duty.
FCA gains ability to strike off firms within a month that don’t use regulatory permissions
Preparing landlords for EPC changes will be key to advice process – Cox
Degrees don’t matter anymore in the hunt for young talent – Marketwatch
Inflation becoming ‘hot topic’ for brokers in client discussions ‒ analysis
The lowdown on swap rates – explainer
Property firms issued with substantial money laundering fines
Dye and Durham’s buyout of TM Group blocked to avoid higher homebuyer fees
House prices grow by £24,000 in a year – ONS
BSLS2022: Consumer duty ‘much more significant’ for specialist lending sector
Aldermore’s intermediary distribution head Nick Parker to depart
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.