US wholesale inventories surge in July

ProtectionBooked.co.uk and MortgagesBooked.co.uk (launched at the end of March) are live and focus on delivering booked appointments rather than cold leads. The platform connects advisers with motivated borrowers actively seeking mortgage and protection advice, helping brokers spend less time chasing leads and more time closing business. The service provides advisers with appointments that are already…

Tuesday marked the first day of the Big Six bank’s quarterly earnings announcement, with Scotiabank also revealing its third-quarter results. Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and National Bank of Canada (NBC) are all scheduled to release their earnings in the coming days. Financial markets will be…

Northmarq’s Anthony Cohen is six years into his commercial real estate career and already holds top roles at a firm noted for its leasing, sales and debt acumen. Cohen, 34, is a managing director in Northmarq’s Los Angeles commercial investment sales office and co-leader of the firm’s national net-lease and sale-leaseback group. Since 2020 —…

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Formerly known as Legal & General Surveying Services (LGSS), Westmarq has launched as the new surveying brand in the UK. The rebrand marks the next stage in the firm’s development as it continues to operate as a specialist surveying partner for lenders. The business said lenders will continue to receive the same technical expertise…

After years of being told to spend our pensions last because they could be handed down free of inheritance tax, a new rule coming in from next April flips that guidance on its head. From 6 April, 2027, most unspent pensions passed on will be included in the estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes and…