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MPs quiz bank bosses over scale of IT failures after Barclays outage

The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group formed of 11 members, wrote to banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Nationwide on Monday.

Evening Standard

UK data chief calls for more cash to lift response rates amid faulty jobs survey

Office for National Statistics boss Sir Ian Diamond told MPs that he is ‘super hopeful’ about its work to improve the labour force survey.

Evening Standard

Government has no plans to force businesses to accept cash, MPs hear

Economic secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds told the Treasury Committee the Government has no plans to compel big or small firms to accept cash.

Evening Standard

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Labour's 'Office for Value for Money' may be waste of money, top committee warns

LABOUR’S flagship plan to drive efficiency in public spending faces questions about its value for money by an influential cross-party group of MPs.

The National (Scotland)

Government value for money office ‘understaffed’ and ‘poorly defined’

A committee report into the unit found it was ‘lightly resourced’ with a ‘very short period of time to drive tangible improvements’.

The Independent UK

Treasury Committee probes whether Lifetime Isa is still fit for purpose in 2025

MPs are aiming to gather views from the finance industry, consumers and experts.

Evening Standard

Economic abuse survivors rely on physical cash for safety and survival, MPs hear

The Treasury Committee was hearing from charities and organisations as part of an inquiry into physical cash acceptance.

Evening Standard

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Sexual harassment and discrimination claims soar at City firms, finds survey

After a sharp rise in misconduct claims, Treasury Committee chief Dame Meg Hillier said that culture at finance firms may be ‘going backwards’.

Evening Standard

Sexism and the City: MPs to release scathing report on culture of the Square Mile

A powerful Commons committee is poised to reveal the findings of a six-month investigation into sexism in the City which is likely to be scathing about the culture that still exists at major financial institutions.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Jeremy Hunt grilled by Treasury committee as Britain to suffer highest inflation in G7

Watch live as Jeremy Hunt is questioned by the Treasury Committee on Wednesday, 29 November, after a major international forecast showed that Britain is set to suffer the highest inflation and the second-slowest growth rate in the G7.

The Independent UK

MP accuses UK’s biggest banks of being ‘far too slow’ to reward savers

Harriett Baldwin, who chairs the Treasury Committee, said the ‘big four’ banks have not done enough to pass on higher interest rates to savers.

The Independent UK

Banks under fire as HSBC profits surge while borrowers are squeezed

The chair of the Treasury Committee said the latest figures show major lenders are not sufficiently passing on higher interest rates to savers

The Independent UK

Savings providers must keep customers informed about available rates – watchdog

FCA boss Nikhil Rathi said firms will need a strategy to ensure customers are adequately informed of available rates across their product set.

The Independent UK

Average two-year mortgage rates at 15-year high as lenders are quizzed by MPs

Bank and building society bosses appeared before the Treasury Committee on Tuesday, to explain what they are doing to support struggling customers.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 hits lowest closing level of 2023 as interest rate rise fears grip markets – business live

FTSE 100 index posts biggest one-day fall since March, as strong US jobs report fuels fears of even higher US interest rates

The Independent UK

Banks pressed by MPs to make further rate hikes for savings customers

The Treasury Committee has written to the bosses of major banks to ask if they believe all their savings rates provide ‘fair value’ to customers.

The Independent UK

Concerns raised about ‘short notice’ of self-assessment helpline changes

The Treasury Committee is looking for clarification that the costs and benefits of the decision have been fully considered.

The Independent UK

Big banks offering ‘measly’ savings rates to loyal customers, say MPs

The Treasury Committee found that a ‘loyalty penalty’ was especially prominent for elderly and vulnerable customers.

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The Independent UK

Insurance industry bosses push back at perceptions of ‘profiteering’

Representatives appeared before MPs sitting on the Treasury Committee.

Fortune

Is crypto trading the same as gambling? This U.K. parliament committee thinks so, and most crypto advocates—unsurprisingly—disagree

The Treasury Committee in the House of Commons said crypto assets have "no intrinsic value."

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Should crypto trading be treated like a type of gambling?

The Treasury Committee says that consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling.

The Independent UK

Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, says Treasury Committee

Unbacked cryptoassets pose significant risks to consumers, given their price volatility and the risk of losses, the committee said.

Evening Standard

Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling as it ‘serves no useful purpose’ otherwise, MPs say

The Committee said regulating cryptocurrencies as financial products risked giving people a false sense of security in the assets

The Independent UK

Treasury Committee expands campaign to encourage banks to boost savings rates

The Treasury Committee said it has written to Nationwide Building Society, Santander, TSB and Virgin Money about their easy access savings accounts.

The Independent UK

‘Harm to loyal savers will have increased with interest rate rises’

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi was responding to the Treasury Committee, which has been looking into savings rates.

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