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UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
Children's Commissioner also furious with Ofcom over a string of failures
FCA bans and fines adviser £742,700 over pension transfer advice
The FCA has decided to ban financial adviser Daniel Thomas from working in financial services and fine him £742,700 after finding he recklessly provided defined benefit pension transfer advice without the required qualifications or permissions.
One week to go until the Money Marketing Awards 2026
The countdown is officially on - with the Money Marketing Awards taking place one week from today! The awards will bring together hundreds of advisers, providers and other financial services professionals to celebrate the very best of the profession.
Hoxton Wealth reshapes workflows with AWS agentic AI solutions
Hoxton Wealth has begun working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit adviser productivity and reshape workflows.
Spurs boots VMware, cites 85% licensing saving
Part of wider infrastructure replacement upgrade project with HPE
MMI London to offer five accredited CPD hours
Financial advisers attending Money Marketing Interactive London 2026 will be able to earn five accredited CPD hours during the event. The CPD will be accredited by the London Institute of Banking & Finance and will cover issues directly affecting advice firms, including…
Goldman Sachs poaches Nomura’s Global CTO to lead engineering for "The Core"
Unit serves six of the bank’s core units, including enterprise platforms and shared services, with mission-critical tech.
British wind power to drive Maersk container ship
Rotor sails claimed to deliver fuel and emissions savings of 21%
Brooks Macdonald confident 5% net flow target is achievable
Brooks Macdonald is confident it can achieve its medium-term target of 5% annualised net flows after returning to positive flows in FY26, CEO Andrea Montague has told Money Marketing.
Cedar: the access control building block that's perfectly timed for AI agents
Don’t be put off by ‘formally verified’; this simple, powerful, rock solid authorization engine lets you set access policies you can rely on.
Alistair McQueen: The most important thing we never discuss about inheritance
Happy birthday, Ethel! Celebrating her 117th birthday in August, Ethel Caterham of Surrey proudly claimed the title of being the world’s oldest living person. She may be exceptional, but Ethel wonderfully represents what is sure to be inevitable: the ageing of our population.
To keep the AI hacking genie bottled up, try one-way networks
Sandboxes, permissions, and VMs aren't enough to keep frontier models at bay. "Data diodes" might do the job
M&G operating profit jumps 15% as inflows reach £2.4bn
M&G has reported a 15% rise in adjusted operating profit to £435m for the first half of 2026, helped by growth in its asset management business and £2.4bn of net inflows from open business. The £435m adjusted operating profit, up from £378m in the same
Terminated employee cost company hundreds of thousands of dollars because nobody revoked access
They had more access than the average Joe, and IT didn't track what needed to be cut off
Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'
While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often
Crocs to launch first Northern Ireland store
Crocs and Hollister have signed to open stores at The Boulevard shopping destination in Northern Ireland, delivering two “firsts” for the Banbridge outlet.
Colombian fintech Plenti raises $3 million in Tether-led seed round
Plenti, a Colombian fintech focused on currency movement and investment services, today announced a $3 million seed funding round led by Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, with participation from Verda Ventures.
UK retail footfall “increasingly fluid” impacted by heatwaves and back to school rush
It was a mixed pictured for UK retail footfall in August with shopping centres seeing a jump of 2.3 per cent, retail parks a small increase of 0.8 per cent, while the high street dipped 1.2 per cent.
VMware swings its focus back to low-end server virt, promises vSphere Standard upgrade
Found the time to focus and ‘corrected’ incentives that saw sales drive users to full private clouds
Claude Mythos only model to complete full cyber kill chain, experts say
Cyber Weapon Index finds AI attacks 'imminent'
Havaianas teams up with KidSuper for new collection
Havaianas has unveiled a new collection with Brooklyn-based creative label KidSuper, which brings together Brazilian football culture, art and fashion. The new collection, which is made up of four designs, follows the second chapter of the pairs partnership in Brazil.
Lando Norris stars in Tumi autumn campaign
Travel and lifestyle brand Tumi has unveiled its Autumn/Winter 2026 campaign fronted by McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Driver Lando Norris, who is a global brand ambassador for the company.
Steven Amir on ASOS Magazine being “something physical, considered and collectible”
ASOS recently unveiled its Autumn/Winter campaign 2026, with the launch date for the return of its magazine. ASOS Magazine was discontinued in 2019 as part of plans for a “social-first” strategy but has been recently brought back by the retailer.
Your VMware renewal invoice ate your AI budget – what now?
SPONSORED POST: A free event with Nutanix on Oct 7 can win some of it back
TabaPay closes $155m financing; agrees to buy a bank
Money movement platform TabaPay is set to buy a Denver-based bank after securing $155 million in strategic growth financing led by FTV Capital.
Sainsbury’s appoints former Curry’s exec as new chief people officer
Sainsbury’s has appointed Paula Coughlan as chief people officer, with the former Currys executive set to join the supermarket’s operating board in January 2027.
N Brown Group appoints former M&S leader Richard Price to board
Digital retail platform N Brown Group has appointed Richard Price as an independent non-executive director, as it works to strengthen its leadership expertise amid its long-term growth plan. Price has over 35 years of experience across the UK retail sector.
Amazon shopping assistant now helps users check if a message is a scam
Amazon has unveiled a new tool in the fight against fraudsters, enabling US customers to ask Alexa for Shopping to verify whether a message, email, phone call, or text actually came from the retail giant.
