17 Oct 2024 | Posted In Bob's Blog (MALG updates)

Hello to all our Members and Associates!

In this issue of Bob’s Blog:

  • MALG Conference 2024 – ONE WEEK LEFT TO BOOK!
  • MALG National Members Meetings
  • MALG Friday Forum
  • New MALG Members
  • MALG Regional Meetings
  • Latest money advice/debt sector news

MALG Conference 2024 – ONE WEEK LEFT TO BOOK!

The MALG Conference 2024 is now just three weeks away which means there is only ONE WEEK LEFT TO BOOK YOUR PLACE!

View the full programme and speaker details online here.

Theme: The Future of Financial Resilience

Session topics:

  • Fintech: Tackling Access to Financial Services and Streamlining the Customer Journey
  • Narrowing the Inequality Gap: Working Together to Build the Nation’s Financial Resilience
  • Engaging with and Supporting Hard to Reach Communities
  • Financial Capability in the ‘Finfluencer’ Age
  • Debt Collection and Advice in the Age of AI: Opportunities and Challenges
  • In-Work and in Poverty: The New Normal?
  • Renters Rights: Creating Financial Stability for Non-Homeowners

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Thanks to our headline sponsor CDER Group and other sponsors already confirmed Acquired.comAngel AdvanceTrustfolioDukes BailiffsLanternPRA GroupLester Aldridge and Catchbox. More sponsors will be announced soon and some sponsorship packages including session sponsorship and drinks reception sponsorship are still available. Please contact bob.winnington@malg.org.uk.

ALL 20 EXHIBITION STANDS ARE SOLD OUT.

View all sponsors and exhibitors HERE.

BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!

MALG National Members Meetings

Thank you to all those who joined us for the Virtual MALG National Members Meeting on Thursday 26 September 2024, including the speakers Cat Divers of National Support Network, Dr Neda Mahmoodi of UK Debt Service Ltd, Neil Costello of Lowell, and Alex Walsh of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who delivered fascinating presentations on topics including Signposting and Consumer Duty.

MALG National Members Meeting dates for 2025 are as follows – please save the dates:

  • 13 February 2025, via Zoom
  • 15 May 2025, venue tbc
  • 10 July 2025, (AGM immediately before Meeting), No.6 Alie Street, London E1
  • 2 October 2025, via Zoom

MALG Friday Forum

Whether you’re a regular, have attended before, a National or Regional Member who’s yet to take advantage of this hugely popular member benefit, we would be delighted to welcome you on screen for an hour of informal, open – and usually lively! – discussions and debates on the latest issues facing those across the debt landscape. These discussions often result in tangible solutions and collaborative opportunities so don’t miss out.

Don’t forget we have updated the password and Zoom link for Autumn/Winter 2024. All eligible Members should have received the new details via email. Please email info@malg.org.uk with any queries.

This Friday (18 October 2024), we’ll be joined by Ren Yi Hooi of Lightning Reach to talk about their Winter Warmth Network campaign before we open up the general discussion.

Find out more about the MALG Friday Forum here.

New MALG Members

Welcome to our newest MALG Members demonstrating their commitment to ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’: Wrekin Housing Group, IVAorg CIC and UK Debt Service.

If you are not already a Member, why not start taking advantage of the full range of benefitsOur Membership Application Form is now fully online and takes just minutes to complete. Find out more about packages and prices and apply here.

Need to make the business case for joining or renewing? Email info@malg.org.uk and we will do whatever we can to help. If there are any organisations or sectors you would like to see as MALG Members, let us know and we will look to engage with them.

MALG Regional Meetings

If you are a National Member, you have access to all the Regional Groups chosen on your original Membership Application form and should receive invites with a password-protected link to the online booking form for all relevant Meetings. If you do not receive the email invitations, please contact info@malg.org.uk.

Details of all upcoming Regional Meetings, including the MALG South East Meeting at Toynbee Hall on 20 November (theme: ‘Unlocking Engagement’), the MALG Scotland Meeting in Kilmarnock on 21 November and the MALG North West Virtual Meeting on 4 December (theme: ‘Council Tax Collection’) can be found here. Please also save the date for the MALG North East & Yorkshire Meeting on 12 December at StepChange’s headquarters in Leeds which will focus on households struggling with their finances and be followed by festive drinks.

You can use the form here to suggest topics, speakers and locations for future Meetings.

Please note some changes to the main contact for each Regional Group below should you have any other queries: