Banned from making transfers or told they must wait to retire, older people tell of fears for their life savings
July 2022
Ask the experts: homebuying
Will my home sale proceeds be protected in my bank account?
Conveyancer will only deposit funds into one account and I may need time to divvy it up elsewhere
November 2021
Finance watchdog ‘changed scheme to avoid paying compensation’
Financial Conduct Authority investigated after string of scandals
October 2021
Outrage over £125m bonuses for staff at UK’s ‘failing’ financial watchdog
Financial Conduct Authority accused of failures ‘from top to bottom’ after a string of scandals
April 2021
UK taxpayers face £120m compensation bill for LC&F scandal
Government announces payouts for almost 9,000 people who invested in defunct London Capital & Finance
January 2021
Bitcoin: be prepared to lose all your money, FCA warns consumers
Regulator cautions public over risk of products promising high returns from cryptoassets
January 2020
Investors face £230m loss in London Capital & Finance collapse
Only 159 mini-bond customers affected by scandal due to be compensated, says FSCS
March 2019
'One of the biggest financial scandals around': FCA criticised over LC&F
Calls for investigation into financial watchdog after London Capital & Finance collapses with £236m of investors’ money
July 2018
‘I lost my cash in a solar project, but after a five-year battle I’ll get it back’
A small investor teamed up with hundreds of others who saw £7.5m go up in smoke. Now they will get compensation
November 2016
Savings protection limit to go back up to £85,000
Drop in value of pound following Brexit vote prompts Bank of England to propose rise to keep in step with rest of the EU
April 2016
Manchester Building Society's future in doubt after it reports loss
Chairman says society faces ‘material uncertainty’ amid £4.9m loss but board is doing all it can to save the mutual
January 2016
Take care, FSCS changes mean your savings aren’t as protected as they were
EU limits mean the compensation you receive if your bank crashes has been cut by £10,000. You can take steps, but it’s not that simple
December 2015
Business leader
Spare a thought this holiday season for the retailers hoping for a pardon from investors
Several major chains have not been looking forward to Christmas. In many cases, sales declines are inevitable: the only question is, how far will they fall?
July 2015
Bank of England to cut amount of personal savings protected by £10,000
It has been forced to reduce figure covered when banks collapse from £85,000 to £75,000 to bring UK in line with rest of the EU
October 2014
Bank of England proposes savings protection limit of £1m
Temporary guarantee will apply only to money temporarily deposited in a bank, for instance from a house sale or insurance claim
September 2014
Carney: massive shortfall in currency reserves for independent Scotland
Scottish savers likely to have continued bank account protection
March 2014
How will problems at the Co-op Bank affect me?
The bank needs another £400m to steady the ship. We look at what that means for its savers
December 2013
Consumer champions
Is our money still safe with the Co-op Bank?
We know we are covered for £85,000 per person, but more will be passing through out account
November 2013
Government plans fines for claims firms that make unsolicited PPI calls
New government proposals aim to reduce volume of PPI mis-selling nuisance calls
