Tory MP faces lobbying questions over Treasury committee role Co-owner of investment management firm called for ‘urgent’ post-Brexit changes to City rules at committee meetings The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024
Memeing Money: UK Targets 'FinFluencers' Using Memes to Shill Crypto Social media platforms like TikTok sway young investors, but FCA cracks down on misleading crypto advice & tightens ad rules. International Business Times UK · Mar 28, 2024
My car was a write-off – and so was Churchill’s paltry offer I have been battling for a like-for-like replacement rare Suzuki, but the insurer will not pay the right price The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024
Three years on, Football Index users are still trying to get their money back Some customers had five- or six-figure sums trapped when it collapsed in 2021 and say the site was not regulated properly The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024
‘Lost its human touch’: Australians ending up in court over missed strata fees in cost-of-living crisis Homeowners are facing legal action and bankruptcy, sometimes after just one missed payment, as strata managers increasingly use litigation as a first resort The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024
Retirement advice firms ‘not even getting basics right’, says City watchdog The FCA has called on all regulated firms offering financial advice to review their processes when providing retirement income advice Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2024
Ex-police chief says he didn't report wife's stolen credit card... as thief spent less than her Fellow peers were left struggling to work out if he was joking or not... Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2024
Millions more in cash needed to fund UK’s open-banking watchdog Exclusive: £10m needed for regulator charged with developing tools to thwart financial crime and protect consumers The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024
Car finance mis-selling is not the next PPI scandal, says UK watchdog Financial Conduct Authority says prompt intervention should ensure wrongdoing will be dealt with efficiently The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024
Bitcoin price nears $73,000 in fresh record high Cryptocurrency rises as UK financial regulator says it will allow trading of crypto-backed securities The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024
MPs call for crackdown on NDAs after bullying inquiry in UK financial sector Recommendation to ban non-disclosure agreements comes as report uncovers ‘shocking’ prevalence of sexual harassment The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024
FCA’s pay levels ‘could force its staff to rely on hardship fund’ Members of Unite union reject UK regulator’s offer and say it is failing to deal with salary shortfall The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
U-turn and profits dip add up to tricky sell for Barclays With rivals HSBC and Lloyds set to announce healthy earnings, it will be a tough week for the bank’s boss The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024
Has Crispin Odey struck gold? It was not a great 2023 for City stalwart Crispin Odey. The former Harrow and Oxford boy was kicked out of his own business, Odey Asset Management, before the firm eventually closed down after investors yanked their cash out of it as fast as they could. Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024
Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024 Close Brothers shares plunge as it scraps dividend over City watchdog car finance probe Close shares crashed 17% today, off 68p at 330p
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024 Jes Staley stayed ‘in contact with Jeffrey Epstein’ long after joining Barclays Legal documents said to suggest former bank CEO and child sex offender used third person to communicate
Top News · Feb 5, 2024 Stellantis Denies Merger Speculation with Renault Stellantis rejects rumors of a potential merger with Renault, denying any plans for such a collaboration in the automotive industry.
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024 Labour makes surprise 25% corporation tax pledge in new City charm offensive Party also vows to get more women into boardrooms, saying financial services can't thrive by 'ignoring the talents of half of the workforce'
International Business Times UK · Jan 30, 2024 Britain Crypto Renaissance: How will UK market evolve and grow in 2024 With the New FCA Rules? The new FCA rules coming into full effect on January 8 will create a more civilised and stable environment in the UK for crypto firms and traders.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024 ‘The key thing is to have a plan’: the former City watchdog now helping to guide Keir Starmer Charles Randell, ex-chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, cut his teeth helping the Treasury fight the financial crisis and is now a Labour election policy adviser
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 Martin Lewis and FCA claims people who bought a car on motor finance before 2021 could be owed money Martin Lewis has said this could be 'the new PPI', with compensation possibly in the billions
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 Martin Lewis urges drivers to claim payout that ‘millions’ could be owed Money expert Martin Lewis warned this could lead to a ‘PPI-type’ scandal as ‘millions’ of drivers could be owed financial compensation
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 Car finance: what is the FCA looking into and will people get money back? UK watchdog is investigating personal contract purchase (PCP) plans after two cases were found to have been unfair
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 UK car finance: ‘millions of drivers could get payout’ as watchdog investigates FCA to examine whether consumers have been charged inflated loan rates on new and secondhand cars
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024 FCA to review whether car finance customers could be owed compensation The Financial Conduct Authority will look at historical discretionary commission arrangements in the motor finance market.