Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed today. Refinancing rates for a 30-year, fixed-mortgage are averaging 7.36%, according to Curinos. For 15-year fixed mortgages, the average refinance rate is 6.48%, and for 20-year … Read more
When the government announced a rise in the stamp duty surcharge for landlords and second-home buyers, many predicted a mass exodus of buy-to-let investors. Cue dramatic headlines forecasting doom for the UK housing market and a bleak future for tenants searching for affordable rental homes. But has this actually happened? Not quite. Despite a hefty … Read more
It looks like Vanguard is no longer the undisputed consumer champion of old. Vanguard’s USP has been waning for a while but the recent announcement of a £4 per month minimum charge for DIY investment services has put the tin lid on it. Previously, Vanguard’s DIY investors paid a 0.15% platform fee calculated on their … Read more
Hamilton, the Bermuda based insurance and reinsurance holding company, has continued to earn positive performance fees from activities under its Ada Capital Management third-party capital platform and its Ada Re collateralized reinsurance and retrocession underwriting vehicle, in the third-quarter of this year.As we reported back in August, Hamilton’s performance fees earned through Ada Capital Management … Read more
The adoption rate of phishing-resistant forms of multi-factor authentication (MFA) such as WebAuthn hardware keys, device-based passkeys and Okta’s own FastPass nearly doubled in 2023, a study of Okta workplace users finds. But their overall usage rate is still very small. At the same time, the adoption rate of all forms of MFA, weak or … Read more
