on 10 August, 2012
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a range of exclusive fixed rate products from Virgin Money.
The new products are the first exclusives to be launched through us since Virgin Money acquired Northern Rock in January 2012.
The two products are:
Posted in News Articles | Tagged advisers, Appointed Representative, exclusive, fixed, Mortgages, rate, Virgin Money
We’ve launched an online RDR toolkit as part of our drive to support advisers as they begin the transition to fee-charging business models.
Forming a central plank of our comprehensive RDR programme, the toolkit will provide the content and utilities our advisers require to plan and implement an RDR compliant proposition.
Available now, the toolkit will enable …
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We’ve announced support for advisers seeking financial assistance through and beyond the RDR with the launch of a comprehensive cash flow finance initiative.
Brokered by Fiducia Commercial Solutions, a long-standing member of Openwork, the initiative will enable our advisers to access a range of lending options including unsecured loans, commercial mortgages, secured loans and overdrafts. To help advisers …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged cash flow, FCS, Fiducia, funding, RDR
We’re significantly enhancing the marketing support we give advisers by launching an online support system, Smart Hub.
Smart Hub enables advisers to access a wide range of professionally-designed marketing support materials, which they can personalise and distribute to targeted sections of their client base.
Materials include client proposition brochures, stock market bulletins – to be written in …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged advisers, campaigns, growth, investments, marketing, Mortgages, Pensions, Protection, RDR, Smart Hub
We’re pleased to announce that our new national charity partner for the next three years will be Carers Trust (formerly The Princess Royal Trust for Carers).
The charity was set up on the initiative of HRH The Princess Royal in 1991, to help carers gain recognition and provide them with the support required to meet their …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged carers trust, community, foundation, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, young carers
We’re launching an ‘App’ enabling our advisers to obtain protection quotes via Apple mobile devices. This move is part of our ongoing drive to ease the way in which our advisers are able to write business.
Developed in conjunction with Assureweb, the Openwork-branded App was unveiled at yesterday’s 2012 Openwork National Conference in Birmingham. It will …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged advisers, AEGON, app, Friends Life, Legal & General, LV=, Protection, Protection panel, Zurich
A team of advisers, staff and friends have raised £75,000 for our community involvement programme, the Openwork Foundation, through a sponsored bike ride across Jordan.
Twenty-three cyclists set off for Jordan in October and cycled 320km in four days across the Arabian desert, from Madaba in the north to Aqaba in the south, raising …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged Cares4Kids, community, foundation, Jordan
We’re delighted our Learning and Development (L&D) team has been awarded a formal accreditation by the National Skills Academy. This recognises the high standards of training support we offer advisers.
Our L&D team designs and delivers comprehensive training programmes. These cover mortgage and protection products, specialist investment and pension advice, in addition to induction, RDR and …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged investments, Mortgages, National Skills Academy, Pensions, Protection, qualifications, RDR
We’re hosting a series of mortgage, protection and general insurance roadshows across the UK. These events will highlight upcoming developments and provide insights on key issues in these markets.
The roadshows, which are being held in a number of Premier League football grounds, began yesterday at St James’ Park in Newcastle. They will finish on 1 …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged advisers, Events, GI, growth, Mortgages, Protection, roadshows
We’re pleased to announce that Investment Funds Direct Limited (IFDL) is to power the second platform offering we’re making available to our advisers ahead of RDR. As part of this proposition, we’ve secured an exclusive arrangement with Veracity to support Openwork advisers in their analysis of legacy business.
The new wrap is a core part of …
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Posted in News Articles | Tagged advisers, fee charging, fees, growth, ifdl, investments, Pensions, platform, RDR, veracity