General Consumer News News

Remaining miscellaneous consumer/lifestyle/regulatory stories that don’t cluster into any category above (wills, telecoms regulation, gambling rules, one-off PR stories, etc.).

New Beer Price Index Shows Copenhagen is Most Expensive City

By Danny Lord | Published: 19.07.2017

A newly published report has linked average beer prices to income tax rates to assess the cost of living in several cities around the world. The report was published by the Sovereign Group, a...

Donald Trump Wins Shock Victory in US Presidential Election

By Danny Lord | Published: 09.11.2016

Controversial business mogul Donald Trump beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States, in a result that came as a surprise to pollsters and...

EC Clarifies Policy on Abolition of Mobile Roaming Charges

By Danny Lord | Published: 21.09.2016

The European Parliament’s plans to abolish roaming charges for European citizens travelling abroad have been clarified, with an initially proposed limit on the number of days without surcharge...

Ofcom: Make Switching Phone Networks Easier

By Danny Lord | Published: 29.03.2016

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has come up with two proposals designed to improve the experience of customers trying to switch from one mobile phone network to another. According to Ofcom, around 47 million...

FCA Warns of ‘Financial Advice Gap’

By Danny Lord | Published: 14.03.2016

The Financial Conduct Authority has just published the final report on its Financial Advice Market Review and it contains proposals to change the way in which financial advice is offered, making it...

FCA Chief: New Regime not Soft on Bankers

By George Gangar | Published: 09.03.2016

The Financial Conduct Authority has said that its newly revealed regulatory system is aimed at creating more accountability for bank executives and is ï¿½not about trying to get heads on sticksï¿½....

Andrew Bailey Takes Over FCA

By Money Expert | Published: 28.01.2016

Former Bank of England Chief Cashier and current head of its Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Andrew Bailey, has been appointed as the new head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).The FCA...

FCA Chief Denies "Weakening Resolve"

By Money Expert | Published: 13.01.2016

The current head of the Financial Conduct Authority has rejected allegations made by a senior MP that the watchdog has become too lenient with banks. The claims were made after the Financial Conduct...