Wednesday 30 June. Ed Mayo, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, has accepted the cdfa‘s invitation to become its new Honorary President. Continue reading
Archives for June 2010
Month: June 2010
Government announces £1bn Regional Growth Fund and sets out plans to abolish RDAs
Wednesday 30 June. A £1bn Regional Growth Fund will support communities at risk of being affected by government spending cuts, while Local Enterprise Partnerships are set to replace RDAs. Continue reading
OFT publishes review of high cost credit
Tuesday 15 June. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today published the final report of its review of the £7.5 billion high-cost credit sector, which includes doorstep lenders, pawnbrokers and pay day loan companies. Continue reading
Financial Inclusion Taskforce to advise Treasury on affordable credit
Friday 11 June 2010. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, has asked the Financial Inclusion Taskforce to convene to help advise the government. Continue reading
Which? calls for ‘profound’ banking reform
Wednesday 9 June. The Future of Banking Group Commission, set up by the consumer group Which?, has today published a report calling for ‘profound reform’ of the UK banking system. Continue reading