Five ways employers can now check up on you and they're all legal Bosses can run different types of background check on future employees Liverpool Echo · May 26, 2022
FCA In Settlement Talks Over Excessive Diesel Emissions The government will not participate in the talks. Motor1 · May 25, 2022
FCA Will Plead Guilty In Emissions Fraud Probe, Pay $300M Fine: Report The multi-year investigation focused on Ram trucks and Jeep SUVs with diesel engines. Motor1 · May 25, 2022
Fiat Chrysler Accused Of Cheating Emissions In 100,000 Diesel Vehicles The Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 diesels are part of the near 104,000 vehicles affected. Motor1 · May 25, 2022
Five types of background check an employer can run on you Different checks will give access to different types of personal information about you and your past Wales Online · May 25, 2022
Douglas Ross criticises 'tone deaf' banks over access to cash Scottish Conservative leader grills Economic Secretary in committee session on action taken to stem closures of branches and ATMs Insider UK · May 24, 2022
Customers of failed funeral firm Safe Hands warned they will lose 90% of their cash Safe Hands left 45,000 customers in the lurch when it went into adminstration in March, and now Brits have been told to expect to lose most of their money - as well as their funerals Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022
UK Government grants FCA new powers to ensure access to cash Scottish Affairs Committee due to grill Economic Secretary John Glen in a final evidence session of its Access to Cash inquiry Insider UK · May 19, 2022
City regulator will have new powers to help protect cash access Banks will be subject to Financial Conduct Authority powers to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available in communities. The Independent UK · May 18, 2022
City watchdog to ensure banks provide access to cash across UK Regulator could fine banks failing to offer withdrawal and deposit facilities within ‘reasonable’ distance The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022
How to buy SafeMoon SafeMoon (SFM) is a cryptocurrency on the Binance Smart Chain blockchain and is headed by John Karony, a former US Department of Defense analyst. Evening Standard · May 18, 2022
Funeral plans: government urged to set up fund for victims of failed providers Recent collapse of funeral company Safe Hands left 46,000 customers facing losses The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022
Billions wiped off Bitcoin and Ethereum as cryptocurrencies hit by huge overnight crash The UK financial watchdog has urged Brits to be cautious as cryptocurrency values crash overnight following stalling stock markets and the shock performance of Bitcoin Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022
Interactive Investor boss Richard Wilson says FCA ‘fumbled the ball’ on ‘hostage’ exit fees The boss of Britain’s second biggest investment platform has accused rivals of taking customers “hostage” by charging high exit fees that trap them. Evening Standard · May 10, 2022
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 Financial advisers fined £1m for advice which cost customers £50m Two thousand customers were affected by the flawed advice they were given by five men.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 Firms should not be exploiting cost of living crisis in marketing, warns FCA The regulator has written to nearly 28,000 consumer credit firms, warning them not to use terms such as ‘no credit checks’ and ‘loan guaranteed’.
Chronicle Live · May 6, 2022 Cruel screen-sharing scam cost victim £48,000 - how to avoid making same mistake The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says more than £25 million has been lost since January 2021
Glasgow Live · May 5, 2022 Klarna shoppers warned as payment history to be reported to credit agencies Starting from June 1, buy now, pay later company Klarna will begin reporting UK shopper debts to credit agencies for the first time — which could be bad news for those who miss payments
Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022 Millions of home workers warned over screen-sharing scam that could access bank accounts The surge in the cyber attack comes as more people rely on video-conferencing and remote platforms for work - as well as online socialising through platforms such as Zoom
Edinburgh Live · May 5, 2022 Urgent screen sharing scam warning to Scots issued as online meetings targeted People in Scotland have been issued an urgent warning about a scam which sees criminals take over their devices, thereby giving them access to personal information
Evening Standard · May 5, 2022 Tech & Science Daily: The huge surge in screen sharing scams Tech & Science Daily spoke to Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement at the FCA
Daily Record · May 5, 2022 Criminals using 'screen-share requests' to scam people as Scots urged to be vigilant The FCA warns Scots to remain scam aware as fraudsters ask for access to computers to see online banking details
Birmingham Post · May 5, 2022 Hartley Pensions hires new CEO to oversee Bristol jobs creation The business said it had held ‘positive dialogue’ with the FCA on its current ‘no new business’ restriction
Daily Record · May 5, 2022 Motor insurance prices drop to their lowest levels in more than six years A shake-up of insurance pricing in January ended a ‘loyalty premium’ paid by existing customers.
Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2022 Three questions you must ask to avoid screen sharing scam as victim loses £48,000 Those working from home could be most at risk as cases continue to rise