Martin Lewis leads call for UK chancellor to prioritise financial inclusion at FCA
Consumer champion and former FCA chair among signatories in letter to Rachel Reeves
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UK house sales rise at fastest pace in three years, data shows
Lower interest rates spur rise in buyer demand in September, says Zoopla
OpenAI asks investors not to back rival start-ups such as Musk’s xAI
Sam Altman-led group wants exclusive arrangement as it secures $6.6bn funding round
Sri Lanka’s new president faces uphill battle to revive debt-ridden economy
September 21 was a day of many firsts in Sri Lanka. Millions of people went to the polls to vote in the first presidential elections since mass protests forced the country’s last elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, from office in 2022.
Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests
Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect.
Dockworkers’ Strike Halts Commerce at Newark Port, Affecting the Supply Chain Ecosystem
The strike by longshoremen has halted commerce at Newark and other ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, affecting an ecosystem of supply-chain workers.
U.S. Raises New Concerns Over Chinese Lending Practices
A Treasury official will call for greater transparency over emergency currency “swap” loans to struggling countries by China’s central bank.
Middle East escalation prompts government concerns about migration
The government in Athens is taking stock of its migrant reception facilities as the broadening of the conflict in the Middle East threatens a new wave of displacements in the region.
Starling Bank fined £29mn over ‘shockingly lax’ crime controls
FCA says lender’s efforts to identify potential money laundering ‘did not keep pace’ with its growth
What happens when charities don’t spend their money on the things they are meant to?
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been disqualified from acting as a charity trustee for five years by the UK regulator, after serious mismanagement was found to have taken place at Fashion For Relief. Campbell set up the charity in 2005; two other trustees, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, were disqualified for nine and four years respectively.
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