Society of Mortgage Professionals confirm 2016 roadshow agenda

05 February 2016

The Society of Mortgage Professionals have confirmed a 10-event roadshow schedule for 2016.

The first series of five events in Q1, beginning in Newcastle on 8 March, will feature morning sessions concentrating on the mortgage market. Among the highlights will be a regulatory update from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), complemented by other sessions on peer-to-peer lending, expert market overviews and a Level 4 mortgage technical case study.

In the afternoon the focus will switch to protection, featuring market research-based business opportunity sessions, behavioural science and resetting the financial protection need.

The schedule is:

Tue 8 March – Newcastle (Marriott, Gosforth Park)
Wed 9 March – Birmingham (Ramada, Sutton Coldfield)
Thu 10 March – Bristol (DoubleTree, Bristol city centre)
Tue 15 March – Scotland (Inglewood House, Alloa)
Fri 18 March – London (Chartered Insurance Institute, Aldermanbury)

Each event also provides valuable CII, PFS and SMP-accredited CPD of up to 5 hours.

Speakers at the events include Jeremy Duncombe, director of mortgages at L&G and Paul Clampin, chief lending officer at Landbay, in addition to the FCA. In addition there will also be specialist presenters from Aviva and Scottish Widows.

“The year ahead promises to be a significant one for the sector, with an increasingly revitalised mortgage market, and a growing awareness of the need for protection products amongst the generally under-insured UK public,” commented Society of Mortgage Professionals head of professional development, Lee Travis. “We shall be highlighting the things that not only make good commercial sense for advisers, but also produce the best customer outcomes.

“Our programme will focus on all the changes that we believe will further influence and impact on the market in 2016, to help advisers best equip themselves for the business opportunities that lie ahead.”

The second series of five events will commence in Q4 at Haydock, Lancashire, on 4 October. This will be followed by others in the East Midlands, Southampton and Northern Ireland, before concluding in London on 13 October.