24/10/2017 Making house purchase simpler, faster and more stress-free (UK) Ways of providing better information and guidance for house buyers and sellers, building trust and confidence in the market, applying digital technology more effectively and generally making the house buying/selling

20/10/2017 Online assistance with authorisation for new asset management firms (UK) New asset management firms preparing to apply for authorisation are now able to obtain assistance online from a new Asset Management Authorisation Hub launched by the Financial Conduct Authority to aid new entrants to the

19/10/2017 SMEs can now access government-backed export finance directly from banks (UK) A new partnership between UK Export Finance (the national export credit agency) and 5 major high street banks has helped to open up global markets to smaller businesses

17/10/2017 Further steps to tackle the holiday sickness claims culture (UK) A call for evidence to help identify the full extent of the rise in false insurance claims brought by British holidaymakers for food poisoning has been launched by the

17/10/2017 Corrosive substances covered by new laws to tackle violence (E, W, S) Online and high street retailers trading in acids and other corrosive products may have to change their business models to accommodate a proposed new offence – similar