Financial Conduct Authority sets out priorities under the Consumer Duty for the remainder of 2024/25
The Consumer Duty is one of the most significant changes to the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory approach in recent years. It has been in force for open products and services since 31 July 2023, and for closed products and services since 31 July 2024. As part of meeting its secondary objective to facilitate international competitiveness and […]
Read MoreHelp for vulnerable Brits to access banking and credit on Government’s new Financial Inclusion Committee agenda
Support for vulnerable people to access banking, build savings and improve financial resilience was the topic of discussion at the first meeting of the Government’s new Financial Inclusion Committee last week. Made up of consumer groups and financial institutions, the committee’s focus is on tackling financial exclusion, looking at ways to provide individuals with poor […]
Read MorePRA Group to sponsor MALG Friday Forum for fifth consecutive year to facilitate ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’
PRA Group has announced that it will once again partner with not-for-profit organisation Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) to sponsor its ‘Members Friday Forum’ throughout 2025. The MALG Members Friday Forum was launched in March 2020 to enable money advisers, creditors, regulators, policy-makers and others from the financial services and advice sectors in the UK to advance […]
Read MoreBob’s Blog: MALG Update November 2024
Hello to all our Members and Associates! In this issue of Bob’s Blog: Introducing the MALG Podcast! MALG Conference 2024 Feedback MALG Regional Meetings MALG Friday Forum MALG National Members Meetings 2025 – Save the Dates Latest money advice/debt sector news Introducing the MALG Podcast! In case you missed it in and amongst all the […]
Read MoreMoney Advice Liaison Group (MALG) launches podcast to facilitate conversations about improving the lives of people in debt
UK membership organisation Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) is taking the next step in advancing its role as a facilitator of conversations that enable ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’, with the launch of its new podcast. The MALG Podcast, hosted by Helen Gill of Engage Comms and MALG CEO Bob Winnington, […]
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