Watch the launch of the ‘Pensions & Debt Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’ report live!
MALG has been working with Money Advice Scotland on a new report entitled ‘Pensions & Debt Advice – Bridging the Advice Gap’. The report was funded by the Money Advice Service and written by Nick Lord, who has more than 30 years experience in money advice and works with a range of commercial and not-for-profit […]
Read More#WorldMentalHealthDay: Four in ten people (40%) in the UK say their health has suffered due to financial concerns
The link between every day money worries and mental health is well known. As World Mental Health Day approaches (10th October 2017), and we continue to open up on mental health issues, research from Scottish Widows highlights that people saving nothing for retirement are twice as likely to have had mental health issues connected to money […]
Read MoreNew guide for energy suppliers on vulnerability and mental health
A new guide for energy suppliers has been launched today by the Money Advice Trust and Energy UK to help better identify and support consumers in vulnerable circumstances. The guide, Vulnerability, mental health, and the energy sector: a guide to help identify and support consumers, provides practical tools for frontline staff to use with consumers in […]
Read MoreChallenger Credit Bureau Credit Kudos gets FCA authorisation
Credit Kudos, a challenger credit bureau developing a Financial Behaviour Score (FBS), has announced its FCA authorisation, putting its stake in the ground as a fully regulated Credit Reference Agency. From its Dalston home in an old print workshop, Credit Kudos, founded by Freddy Kelly who will be speaking and exhibiting at the MALG Conference 2017, is […]
Read MoreOfcom announces rule changes for debt collection and communication
Communications regulator Ofcom has updated its rules to protect customers from nuisance calls and improve debt collection practices. The new rules will apply to all UK communications providers and will take effect from October 1 2018. Communications providers must block calls if telephone numbers displayed to people receiving calls are not valid, dialable and uniquely […]
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