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    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
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      Move comes as officials seek to draw partial line under long-running Horizon IT scandal

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      Meme stock platform faces hurdles to trading method behind US growth

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    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Pensions
      Gender pension gap to remain for decades without action

      Women caring for children and elderly relatives continues to hit retirement income

      A woman walks past the Bank of England
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      UK banks
      FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates

      NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal

    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Banking & Savings
      NS&I puts pressure on banks with market-leading 6.2% bond

      Move comes amid government pressure on deposit-takers to boost offering to savers

    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      Personal pensions
      Annuity sales jump on high interest rates

      Savers opt for income security as markets fluctuate

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    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
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      Venture capital funds prop up young companies as inflation bites

      Cash deployed by UK VCTs was up 8 per cent last year

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    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
      Banking & Savings
      NS&I increases green bonds interest rate to 5.7%

      Boost for environmental investments — but other providers offer higher rates

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      Creditors in ‘Ponzi-like’ scheme face losing millions

      Long-term leases on care home rooms were sold using ‘misleading statements’ says FCA

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      Young online experts fight against misinformation and offer proper financial guidance

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    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      St James's Place Capital PLC
      St James’s Place fares badly in Spot the Dog funds league

      Wealth manager has six entries on list of three-year underperformers

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    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      Financial fraud
      Loan fee fraud hits families as cost of living bites

      Scam lenders demand upfront payments

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    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      Investment trusts
      Investment trusts pin hopes on recovering dividends

      Payout income rises despite a fall in valuations

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    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Investing in funds
      Savers sell investments to meet rising mortgage costs

      Almost £1bn withdrawn from equity and fixed income funds in June

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    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
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      HMRC under fire from small businesses over cuts to phone services

      Firms fear a lack of support will lead to more filing errors

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      Interactive Investor moves customers to cheaper fees

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    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
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      Failures by UK tax agency leave £1.7bn dormant in Child Trust Funds, say MPs

      Public accounts committee asks HMRC to speed up its efforts to pair account holders with savings from 2002-11 scheme

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    • Sunday, 23 July, 2023
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      MPs urge changes to tax relief to boost UK’s regional start-ups

      Call for reform with London and the South East accounting for 80% of VC investment

      Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      UK consumer credit
      Consumers face rising borrowing costs as interest-free deals shrink

      Fall in demand for car loans and new credit cards

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    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
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      Government plans to scrap income tax benefits for inherited pensions

      Proposals follow April’s axing of lifetime allowance

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    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      Post Office Ltd
      Victims of Post Office IT scandal face compensation delays

      Public inquiry chair says postmasters could lose out on money due to ‘lack of clarity’ around government plans

      Protesters outside the Post Office Horizon inquiry in December
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Post Office Ltd
      Head of public inquiry threatens Post Office officials with criminal penalties

      Postmasters hearing faces further setbacks as chair sets legal penalties for disclosure failures

    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      Investment platforms probed over cash profit margins

      FCA demands data from providers ahead of consumer duty reforms

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    • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
      UK banks
      NS&I boosts one-year fixed savings rate to 5%

      Move to match rising market, with average bank fixes now at levels last seen in 2008

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