MIS-selling, The 1980s And Skipton: The Mortgage Solutions News Quiz 30 Aug 2013
10 Questions
| Attempts: 98
Test your knowledge of the week's news with this quick quiz.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Who said, “I lived in the country in the late ‘80s”?
- A.
George Osborne
- B.
Mark Carney
- C.
Antony Jenkins
- 2.Communication was the top adviser skill valued by clients, according to a survey. What was the least rated?
- A.
Strong technical knowledge
- B.
Acting with integrity
- C.
Low fees
- 3.On what will Skipton Building Society now lend?
- A.
Flats over five storeys high
- B.
Basements with swimming pools
- C.
Ex-council terraced houses
- 4.What proportion of brokers report slowing protection sales this summer?
- A.
23%
- B.
42%
- C.
54%
- 5.Why has the Advertising Standards Authority banned a Money Boomerang mis-selling ad?
- A.
It included the words, “So sue me motherf**ker”
- B.
The actor mumbled the terms and conditions
- C.
It exaggerated possible pay outs
- 6.What, according to the Personal Finance Society, annoys advisers the most?
- A.
Clients cancelling appointments
- B.
Claims management companies
- C.
The cost of regulation
- 7.Which lender came second in the mortgage lending table this year?
- A.
Barclays
- B.
Nationwide
- C.
The Co-operative
- 8.Which of the following is most likely to put house hunters off a property?
- A.
Mice
- B.
A notorious former occupant
- C.
Bad smells
- 9.The network Sesame lost £9.3m in 2012. How much did it lose in 2011?
- A.
£2.4m
- B.
£6.7m
- C.
It made a profit
- 10.According to Mark Carney, what is “not so special”?
- A.
Saffron’s Special Situations range
- B.
The increase in mortgage lending
- C.
The US-UK relationship
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