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Brits to save thousands of pounds under new debt rules – what it means for you

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is banning certain providers of debt advice from receiving referral fees from debt solution providers with the new rules kicking in from today

Daily Mirror

FCA bans referral fees for debt packagers to help people struggling with debt

Existing debt packager firms will need to develop a new way of doing business by October 2 or face regulatory action, the financial watchdog said.

The Independent UK

Administrators find £81m potential shortfall in WealthTek client money as director's assets frozen

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is investigating the firm and its founder John Dance over potential regulatory breaches relating to client money and custody assets, and criminal offences of fraud and money laundering.

Birmingham Post

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Best savings rates as banks STILL short-changing customers by £100s each year

The warning from Which? comes after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to high street banks to ask them to justify their lower savings rates ahead of the new Consumer Duty

Daily Mirror

‘It’s a massive ask’: is Binance capable of being regulated?

Crypto exchange says it will do everything possible to change UK watchdog’s mind but opacity remains an issue for US as well

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners welcome new Government plans on ‘free access to cash’

The changes were introduced in amendments put forward by ministers late on Thursday to the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

The Independent UK

New rules proposed to strengthen protections for struggling borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to make requirements for lenders that were put in place during the pandemic permanent.

The Independent UK

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Younger adults ‘more likely to think long-term when dating than when investing’

The Financial Conduct Authority is encouraging people to apply the same principles to investing as they would to dating.

The Independent UK

Global watchdog calls for UK to regulate crypto in same way as stocks and bonds

Iosco recommendation runs counter to MPs’ stance that cryptocurrency trading should be treated as form of gambling

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle nightclub and pub The Lofts and The Hustle shut down as administrators called in

The city centre venues have ceased trading as the result of a financial investigation into a separate firm owned by director John Dance

Birmingham Post

Ban on John Dance's horses running lifted by racing chiefs as FCA probe continues

A statement from the British Horseracing Authority said that funds have been released to cover the costs of John Dance's racing interests. Gold Cup second Bravemansgame was one of his best horses

Daily Mirror

Synthetic data – beyond the hype

An expert at the University of Edinburgh's open finance spin-off makes the case for 'game changing' virtual datasets

Insider UK

Spike in mortgage arrears and homes being repossessed as interest rates soar

Lenders stand ready to help anyone who might be concerned about their repayments, according to UK Finance, which released the figures

The Independent UK

Jump in mortgage arrears and homes being repossessed

Lenders stand ready to help anyone who might be concerned about their repayments, according to UK Finance, which released the figures.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

6% annual increase in average price paid for home insurance

The average price of combined home buildings and contents insurance has increased at a below-inflation rate over the past year, the ABI said.

Daily Record

More than 10m people across UK struggling to pay bills and credit repayments this year

Some six-in-10 Scots are worried about affording their bills this year amid the cost of living crisis.

Wales Online

80% of cancer patients unable to safely take a holiday abroad

Neil Pearce, co-founder of cancer charity PLANETS, described the situation as a “scandal”

The Independent UK

More than 10 million UK adults struggling with bills and credit repayments

Number admitting to struggle grows by 3 million in one year

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The Independent UK

More than 10 million UK adults struggling with bills and credit repayments – FCA

Around 5.6 million adults were estimated to have missed bills or loan payments in at least three of the previous six months, the FCA said.

The Guardian - UK

Give customers a fair deal or else, finance regulator warns sector

The Financial Conduct Authority will soon launch the ‘consumer duty’, a tough new regime supposed to ensure firms put people’s needs first

Evening Standard

WANdisco warns it will run out of cash in two months as it seeks ‘urgent’ $30 million capital raise

Beleaguered tech firm WANdisco has sounded the alarm on its cash levels as it seeks a speedy $30 million capital raise to avert its demise.

Evening Standard

Binance bosses mount charm offensive to restore relations with FCA

Despite the FCA’s crypto crackdown, Binance bosses signalled their support for its hardline approach

The Independent UK

TSB warns about scams on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

Social media companies must ‘urgently clean up their platforms’, the bank said.

Bangkok Post

UK may ditch premium listings to boost LSE's appeal

LONDON: The UK is proposing "significant changes to the listing rulebook" in a bid to make London more attractive as a financial centre as moribund capital markets stoke fears about the city's ability to compete with New York and Asian hubs.

The Guardian - UK

FCA urges Capita clients to ascertain if data was compromised in cyber-attack

Corporate clients that outsource work to Capita – including Aviva and Phoenix Group – must ‘assess fallout from data breach’

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